Compliance code: Workplace facilities and the working environment

This compliance code provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations) to provide facilities at workplaces and to maintain workplace conditions.

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What it contains

This code applies to the provision of adequate facilities for the welfare of employees and a working environment that is safe and without risks to health.

The information in this code is relevant to employers, people who manage or control a workplace, independent contractors, and employees including health and safety representatives (HSRs).

WorkSafe's Facilities in construction compliance code applies to certain construction workplaces and employers and persons who manage or control those workplaces will need to refer WorkSafe's Facilities in construction compliance code.

The Workplace facilities and the working environment compliance code includes information on:

  • what workplace facilities are
  • what the working environment is
  • why employees need facilities
  • who has management or control of a workplace
  • how to identify facilities that need to be provided
  • how to maintain, clean and monitor workplaces
  • facilities for special workplaces
  • responding to emergencies

While the guidance provided in the code is not mandatory, a duty holder who complies with the code will – to the extent it deals with their duties or obligations under the OHS Act and OHS Regulations – be considered to have complied with those duties or obligations.

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