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Safe design of structures code of practice 2021

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (QLD)
The Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice 2021 is an approved code of practice under section 274 of Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011. It gives practical guidance to designers, clients, principal contract...
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Client Duties — Safe Design of Structures COP 2021

Jul 2026
Clients (PCBUs commissioning design, construction work, or a construction project) have specific WHS Act duties to ensure structures are des...
High
2 citations

Considering the whole lifecycle of the structure

Oct 2026
PCBUs designing structures used as workplaces must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the structure is designed to be without risk...
Medium
1 citation

Consulting, cooperating and coordinating with other duty holders

Oct 2026
A PCBU commissioning construction work must, so far as is reasonably practicable, consult the designer about eliminating or minimising desig...
Medium
1 citation

Designer Duties — Safe Design of Structures COP 2021

Jul 2026
Designers must ensure structures are designed without risks to health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable, and must provide a con...
High
2 citations

Managing risk through the pre-design, concept and design development phases

Oct 2026
The Code recommends a systems approach that integrates risk management into each design phase and encourages collaboration between client, d...
Low
1 citation

Passing on design safety information

Oct 2026
Designers must give adequate information to each person who is provided with the design, and clients must give designers all available site...
Medium
1 citation

Preliminary hazard identification framework

Oct 2026
The Code sets out a framework for preliminary hazard identification, covering siting, high consequence hazards and systems of work.
Medium
1 citation

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