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Lead in Plumbing Products: Implementation Plan 2022 cover

Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2022.  (Current)
From 1 September 2025, only products conforming to the lead free provisions, where required, will be authorised for use in plumbing installations.
Changes to the regulation of work with crystalline silica substances 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
From 1 September 2024, stronger work health and safety regulations will apply to work with materials containing 1% or more crystalline silica, known as crystalline silica substances.
Principles that apply to WHS duties: Factsheet 2023 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2023.  (Current)
Overview of the four key principles that apply to all WHS duties in the model WHS Act.
Addendum to the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings—Existing Buildings 2019. cover

COAG Energy Council Hydrogen Working Group

Version:  2019.  (Current)
This document forms an addendum to the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings and outlines the opportunities for improving existing buildings, both commercial and residential.
Mesothelioma in Australia: cresting the third wave 2016 cover

Version:  2016.  (Current)
Proposes approaches to obtaining the information needed to properly estimate the risk of third-wave asbestos exposures, and guide actions that will crest a likely third-wave with minimum harm and cost to the community.
An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry 2020 cover

Version:  2020.  (Current)
This research primarily aims to investigate an inclusive list of factors impacting on quality management system deployment in the construction industry building sector by focusing exclusively on the external factors and the critical success factors of project level in order to develop a comprehensive framework of quality management system deployment.
Understanding and enhancing responses to distress in the construction industry: protocol for a data linkage study 2022 cover

Version:  2022.  (Current)
This research aims to understand the characteristics, including sociodemographic characteristics, health services utilisation and contacts with non-clinical services, of individuals working within the construction industry and who experience distress, and to quantify the costs and benefits of different help-seeking pathways.
Waterproofing practices in Australia for building construction 2018 cover

Version:  2018.  (Current)
This paper aims to discuss Standards and Codes; membrane systems and performance, waterproofing practices, design and installation techniques, inspection and testing and quality assurance adopted by the waterproofing industry in Australia.
Suicide trends among Australian construction workers during years 2001–2019 2022 cover

Version:  2022.  (Current)
This study provides evidence of a decline in suicide rates among Australian construction workers over the last two decades; this decline may be attributable to the combined effects of population-wide, male-specific, and sector-specific suicide prevention efforts over this same period, suggesting that the continuation or expansion of such efforts may lead to further declines.
Construction Workforce’s Mental Health: Research and Policy Alignment in the Australian Construction Industry 2023 cover

Version:  2023.  (Current)
The Australian construction industry is facing a mental health crisis; poor mental health indicators are significantly higher than the all-industry average. This paper addresses the knowledge gap by reporting the results of a systematic review of peer-reviewed mental health research and reveals significant misalignment between existing research and Australian government regulation.