Knowledge Centre

The knowledge centre has been compiled to provide a resource area where visitors to our site can quickly access information regarding height safety regulations and legal requirements. You may also find other useful information in one of the many technical articles we develop.

Code of practice

With the release of the Code of Practice for Managing The Risk Of Falls At Workplaces, many companies are still not fully aware of how it will effect their business and the steps they will need to take to ensure that they continue to be legally compliant.

Compliance toolkit

Tools to help you comply with fall prevention laws

Staying on the right side of the law when it comes to fall prevention means remaining on top of a daunting array of height safety regulations, codes, standards and guides.

Hierarchy of control

The hierarchy of controls that applies to most OHS hazards sets out the order of control measures, running from elimination to substitution, followed by engineering, administration, and finally, personal protective equipment.

Literature

We have developed a number of brochures, technical papers, newsletters and support materials providing education and insight into height safety and the many steps that can be made to prevent accidents and ensure that your system provides optimum safety performance.

Prevention of falls hub

Working at height remains one of the greatest risks to the safety of workers across Australia and the incidence of falls continues to alarm regulators.

To assist WorkSafe in raising awareness of the risks when working at height, we have put together some handy tools to help you manage the risk when working at height.

Standards & regulations

A national code of practise provides a useful summary of the requirements to comply with working at heights legislation. You can view the national code of practise on the Safe Work Australia web site.