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Browse BIG's resources on safety in building and construction.


Resources

The myBIG library is constantly growing with new content. From Australian Standards to legislation, codes of practice to technical specifications, and everything in between, myBIG holds the most current Building and Construction industry resources. These are the documents recently added, or updated, in myBIG for August 2023. Codes of Practice WorkSafe Western Australia (Codes of Practice) Managing the risk of falls at workplaces: Information sheet (WA) Provides general guidance for workers and persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) on how to manage the risk of falls at work under
This Standard provides safety rules for optical fibre communication systems and associated materials and equipment.
Sets out procedures for the assessment of internal wall and ceiling linings according to their tendency to ignite; their tendency to release heat once ignition has occurred; their tendency to cause flashover; their tendency to release smoke; and their contribution to fire growth.
Specifies requirements for the installation of domestic solid fuel burning appliances that can be fully assembled prior to being transported to the installation site; does not cover the installation of appliances that have to be assembled in situ, or appliances with electrically driven fuel stoker systems.
Revised June 2022. (QLD Legislation.)
To safeguard young children from drowning or injury in regulated pools. (QLD legislation.)
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.
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.
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to the prevention of falls in construction work under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Provides practical guidance to those who have duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (the OHS Act) or Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 (the Regulations) on how to comply with those duties or obligations.