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Managing the risk of falls in housing construction

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)
The NSW Code of Practice: Managing the Risk of Falls in Housing Construction is approved under s 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW). It provides practical guidance to PCBUs — including builders, subcontract...
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Version as at 1 Aug 2019 Compiled version

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Approval, commencement and legal status of the NSW Code

Oct 2026
The NSW Code is approved under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and commenced on 18 July 2014.
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Edge protection and safe access for working platforms

Oct 2026
PCBUs must fit working platforms with edge protection and give workers a safe way to get on and off them.
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Information, training, instruction and supervision for fall risks

Oct 2026
PCBUs must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the information, instruction, training or supervision needed to protect people from...
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Risk management process and identifying fall hazards

Oct 2026
The Code sets out a systematic process to identify fall hazards, assess risks where needed, control them and maintain those controls.
Medium
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Safe use of ladders in housing construction

Jul 2026
The Code restricts use of ladders as a work platform, permitting them only for light, short-duration tasks where other access equipment is n...
Medium
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Safe work methods for wall framing and top plates

Oct 2026
Wall framing may start once the floor is laid and fall risks from stairwells, atriums and voids have been minimised.
Medium
1 citation

Temporary work platforms and scaffold inspection

Oct 2026
Temporary work platforms such as scaffolds, elevating work platforms and step platforms are fall prevention devices commonly used in housing...
Medium
1 citation

Work positioning systems

Oct 2026
A work positioning system, such as a restraint technique, may only be considered where ground work, solid construction or a fall prevention...
Medium
1 citation

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