Work Health and Safety Act 2011Reprint noteThis is the last reprint before repeal. Repealed on 1 August 2022 by 2022 SL No. 96 s 6.Work Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 20111Short titleThis notice may be cited as the Work Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2011.2CommencementThis notice commences on 1 January 2012.3DictionaryThe dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this notice.4Notice of approval of codes of practice—Act, s 274(1)Subsection (2) applies to an entry in schedule 1 naming a code of practice and stating that it has been approved as a code of practice by a ministerial instrument stated in the entry.(2)The entry is notice for the purposes of section 274(4) of the Act that the ministerial instrument stated in the entry approving the code of practice has been made by the Minister.(3)Subsection (4) applies to an entry in schedule 1 naming a code of practice and stating that it is an old code of practice.(4)The entry means that the code of practice is an old code of practice taken under section 284(2) of the Act to be made under section 274 of the Act.(5)The old codes of practice mentioned in subsection (3) and the commencement date for each code of practice set out in schedule 1, column 3, are included for information purposes only.Note—A code of practice listed in schedule 1, part 1 does not expire under section 274(4C) of the Act. A code of practice listed in schedule 1, part 2 expires, under section 274(4C) of the Act, 5 years after its commencement date.s 4 amd 2021 SL No. 12 s 95Notice of variation of codes of practice, and of making of instrument varying codes of practice—Act, s 274(4)(1)Subsection (2) applies if an entry in schedule 1 for a code of practice states that the code of practice has been varied by a ministerial instrument stated in the entry.(2)The entry is notice for the purposes of section 274(4) of the Act that the ministerial instrument stated in the entry varying the code of practice has been made by the Minister.6Notice of revocation of codes of practice, and of making of instrument revoking codes of practice—Act, s 274(4)(1)Subsection (2) applies if an entry in schedule 2 for a code of practice states that the code of practice has been revoked by a ministerial instrument stated in the entry.(2)The entry is notice for the purposes of section 274(4) of the Act that the ministerial instrument stated in the entry revoking the code of practice has been made by the Minister.(3)The commencement date and revocation date for a code of practice mentioned in schedule 2, columns 3 and 4, are included for information purposes only.Schedule 1Codes of practicesections 4 and 5Part 1Codes of practice approved before 23 October 2017Column 1EntryColumn 2Code of practiceColumn 3Commencement date1Cash in Transit Code of Practice 2011•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20185 February 20112Children and Young Workers Code of Practice 2006•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 July 20063Forest Harvesting Code of Practice 2007•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20182 February 20074Formwork Code of Practice 2016•approved as a code of practice by MI 2016 No. 2•varied by MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 201831 March 20165Foundry Industry Code of Practice 2004•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012, MI 2014 No. 4 on 30 May 2014 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 July 20046Industry Code of Practice for Horse Riding Schools, Trail Riding Establishments and Horse Hiring Establishments 2002•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 January 20027Manual Tasks Involving the Handling of People Advisory Standard 2001•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 March 20028Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 July 20069Occupational Diving Work Code of Practice 2005•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 May 200510Rural Plant Industry Code of Practice 2004•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 201810 September 200411Safe Design and Operation of Tractors Code of Practice 2005•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 April 200512Steel Construction Advisory Standard 2004•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 201810 September 200413Sugar Industry Code of Practice 2005•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 201824 May 200514Tilt-up and Pre-cast Construction Industry Code of Practice 2003•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 June 200315Tower Crane Code of Practice 2017•approved as a code of practice by MI 2017 No. 2•varied by MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 July 201716Traffic Management for Construction or Maintenance Work Code of Practice 2008•old code of practice•varied by MI 2011 No. 2 on 1 January 2012 and MI 2018 No. 2 on 1 July 20181 September 2008

Part 2Codes of practice approved on or after 23 October 2017Column 1EntryColumn 2Code of practiceColumn 3Commencement date1Abrasive Blasting Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 20212Concrete Pumping Code of Practice 2019•approved as a code of practice by MI 2019 No. 52 December 20193Confined Spaces Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 20214Construction and Operation of Solar Farms Code of Practice 2019•approved as a code of practice by MI 2019 No. 1•varied by MI 2019 No. 3 on 30 September 201913 May 20195Demolition Work Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 20216Excavation Work Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 20217First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 20218Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 20219How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202110How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202111How to Safely Remove Asbestos Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202112Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202113Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202114Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in the stone benchtop industry Code of Practice 2019•approved as a code of practice by MI 2019 No. 2•varied by MI 2020 No. 1 on 1 July 202031 October 201915Managing respirable dust hazards in coal-fired power stations Code of Practice 2018•approved as a code of practice by MI 2018 No. 4•varied by MI 2020 No. 1 on 1 July 20203 December 201816Managing Risks in Stevedoring Code of Practice 2018•approved as a code of practice by MI 2018 No. 131 March 201817Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202118Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202119Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202120Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202121Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202122Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202123 Scaffolding Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 31 July 202124Spray Painting and Powder Coating Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202125Welding Processes Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 202126Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination Code of Practice 2021•approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 11 March 2021

sch 1 amd 2011 SL No. 310 s 3; 2013 SL No. 259 s 3; 2014 SL No. 17 s 3; 2014 SL No. 80 s 3; 2016 SL No. 9 s 4; 2017 SL No. 94 s 4; 2018 SL No. 33 s 3sub 2018 SL No. 99 s 4amd 2018 SL No. 208 s 3; 2019 SL No. 47 s 8; 2019 SL No. 192 s 7; 2019 SL No. 190 s 4; 2019 SL No. 214 s 4; 2020 SL No. 132 s 3; 2021 SL No. 12 s 10; 2021 SL No. 54 s 4Schedule 2Revoked codes of practicesection 6Column 1EntryColumn 2Code of practiceColumn 3Commencement dateColumn 4Revocation date1Abrasive Blasting Industry Code of Practice 2004•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2013 No. 11 July 200430 November 20132Hazardous Chemicals Advisory Standard 2003•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2013 No. 11 May 200330 November 20133Plant Code of Practice 2005•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2013 No. 11 April 200530 November 20134Tunnelling Code of Practice 2007•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2013 No. 18 June 200730 November 20135Prevention of Workplace Harassment Advisory Standard 2004•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2014 No. 11 July 200428 February 20146First Aid Advisory Standard 2004•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2014 No. 28 March 200429 May 20147Formwork Code of Practice 2006•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2016 No. 11 January 200630 March 20168Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2017 No. 11 July 200630 June 20179Concrete Pumping Code of Practice 2005•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2019 No. 41 April 20052 December 201910Abrasive Blasting Code of Practice 2013•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 December 20131 March 202111Confined Spaces Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202112Demolition Work Code of Practice 2013•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 December 20131 March 202113Excavation Work Code of Practice 2013•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 December 20131 March 202114First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2014•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 230 May 20141 March 202115Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202116How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202117How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202118How to Safely Remove Asbestos Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202119Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202120Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202121Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2013•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 December 20131 March 202122Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2013•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 December 20131 March 202123Managing the risk of falls at workplaces Code of Practice 2018•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 July 20181 March 202124Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202125Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202126Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice 2013•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 December 20131 March 202127Spray Painting and Powder Coating Code of Practice 2013•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 December 20131 March 202128Welding Processes Code of Practice 2013•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 December 20131 March 202129Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination Code of Practice 2011•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 21 January 20121 March 202130Scaffolding Code of Practice 2009•revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 43 July 20091 July 2021

sch 2 amd 2013 SL No. 259 s 4; 2014 SL No. 17 s 4; 2014 SL No. 80 s 4; 2016 SL No. 9 s 5; 2017 SL No. 94 s 5; 2019 SL No. 214 s 5; 2021 SL No. 12 s 11; 2021 SL No. 54 s 5Schedule 3Dictionarysection 3MI 2011 No. 1 ...sch 3 def M1 2011 No. 1 om 2021 SL No. 12 s 12(1)MI 2011 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument titled the ‘Work Health and Safety Variation of Codes of Practice Notice (No. 1) 2011’.MI 2011 No. 3 ...sch 3 def MI 2011 No. 3 ins 2011 SL No. 310 s 4om 2021 SL No. 12 s 12(1)MI 2011 No. 4 ...sch 3 def MI 2011 No. 4 ins 2011 SL No. 310 s 4om 2021 SL No. 12 s 12(1)MI 2013 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Codes of Practice Notice (No.1) 2013’.sch 3 def MI 2013 No. 1 ins 2013 SL No. 259 s 5MI 2013 No. 2 ...sch 3 def MI 2013 No. 2 ins 2013 SL No. 259 s 5om 2021 SL No. 12 s 12(1)MI 2014 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Codes of Practice Notice (No.1) 2014’.sch 3 def MI 2014 No. 1 ins 2014 SL No. 17 s 5MI 2014 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Codes of Practice Notice (No. 2) 2014’.sch 3 def MI 2014 No. 2 ins 2014 SL No. 80 s 5MI 2014 No. 3 ...sch 3 def MI 2014 No. 3 ins 2014 SL No. 80 s 5om 2021 SL No. 12 s 12(1)MI 2014 No. 4 means the ministerial instrument titled the ‘Work Health and Safety Variation of Codes of Practice Notice (No. 1) 2014’.sch 3 def MI 2014 No. 4 ins 2014 SL No. 80 s 5MI 2016 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled the ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Codes of Practice Notice (No. 1) 2016’.sch 3 def MI 2016 No. 1 ins 2016 SL No. 9 s 6MI 2016 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument titled the ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Codes of Practice Notice (No. 1) 2016’. sch 3 def MI 2016 No. 2 ins 2016 SL No. 9 s 6MI 2017 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Codes of Practice Notice (No. 1) 2017’.sch 3 def MI 2017 No. 1 ins 2017 SL No. 94 s 6MI 2017 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Codes of Practice Notice (No. 1) 2017’.sch 3 def MI 2017 No. 2 ins 2017 SL No. 94 s 6MI 2018 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Code of Practice (No. 1) 2018’.sch 3 def MI 2018 No. 1 ins 2018 SL No. 33 s 4MI 2018 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Variation of Codes of Practice (No. 1) 2018’.sch 3 def MI 2018 No. 2 ins 2018 SL No. 99 s 5MI 2018 No. 3 ...sch 3 def MI 2018 No. 3 ins 2018 SL No. 99 s 5om 2021 SL No. 12 s 12(1)MI 2018 No. 4 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Codes of Practice (No. 3) 2018’.sch 3 def MI 2018 No. 4 ins 2018 SL No. 208 s 4MI 2019 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety and Electrical Safety Approval of Codes of Practice (No. 1) 2019’.sch 3 def MI 2019 No. 1 ins 2019 SL No. 47 s 9MI 2019 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Code of Practice (No. 1) 2019’.sch 3 def MI 2019 No. 2 ins 2019 SL No. 190 s 5MI 2019 No. 3 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety and Electrical Safety Variation of Code of Practice (No. 1) 2019’.sch 3 def MI 2019 No. 3 ins 2019 SL No. 192 s 8MI 2019 No. 4 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Code of Practice (No. 1) 2019’.sch 3 def MI 2019 No. 4 ins 2019 SL No. 214 s 6MI 2019 No. 5 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Code of Practice (No. 2) 2019’.sch 3 def MI 2019 No. 5 ins 2019 SL No. 214 s 6MI 2020 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Variation of Codes of Practice (No. 1) 2020’.sch 3 def MI 2020 No. 1 ins 2020 SL No. 132 s 4MI 2021 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Codes of Practice (No. 1) 2021’.sch 3 def MI 2021 No. 1 ins 2021 SL No. 12 s 12(2)MI 2021 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Codes of Practice (No. 1) 2021’.sch 3 def MI 2021 No. 2 ins 2021 SL No. 12 s 12(2)MI 2021 No. 3 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Code of Practice (No. 2) 2021’.sch 3 def MI 2021 No. 3 ins 2021 SL No. 54 s 6MI 2021 No. 4 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Code of Practice (No. 2) 2021’.sch 3 def MI 2021 No. 4 ins 2021 SL No. 54 s 6MI or ministerial instrument means an instrument made by the Minister approving, varying or revoking a code of practice under the Act.