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Bricklaying  

Prevent injuries while working with bricks and concrete blocks.

Carpentry  

Prevent injuries during carpentry work including framing and decking.

Concreting  

Prevent injuries while pumping and pouring concrete and working with pre-cast panels.

Demolition  

Safe demolition work including working with asbestos, recycling and disposing of waste.

Electrical  

Electrocution is one of the leading causes of death for construction workers.

Excavating and trenching  

Excavated trenches pose a serious risk to the health and safety of all your workers.

Plumbing  

Reduce the risk of injury during plumbing work including pressurised pipe testing.

Roofing  

Safe roofing work at heights and handling roof trusses.

Scaffolding  

Working at heights and erecting and disassembling scaffolding safely.

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The pocket guide for construction safety

This downloadable guide is for construction businesses with fewer than 20 employees. It has a series of checklists on a range of topics as well as QR codes to access resources with more information.

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Identifying high risk crystalline silica work

This video is designed to help employers, duty-holders, and self-employed persons meet the requirement to identify High Risk Crystalline Silica Work (HRCSW) outside of engineered stone.

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Topics in detail

Falls  

Construction’s number 1 cause of fatalities. You need high standards when working at heights.

Elevating work platforms  

Everything about elevating work platforms in one place.

Earthmoving and construction plant  

Excavators, concrete pumps and plant used on construction sites.

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Incident animations

An animation series puts the spotlight on lessons learnt through case studies.

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You might also need

Shortcuts to information for workers on construction sites including SWMS, compliance codes and licences.

Safe work method statements (SWMS)  

Psychological health  

Compliance codes  

Licences and training  

Notify or register high risk work  

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