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Safe design of structures

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)
The Model Code of Practice: Safe Design of Structures (October 2018) provides practical guidance to PCBUs — including architects, building designers and engineers — who design structures intended to be used as workplaces...
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Consultation during the design of structures

Oct 2026
Consultation is a legal requirement and an essential part of managing work health and safety risks, including at the design stage.
Medium
1 citation

Designer duty to eliminate/minimise risks across lifecycle

Jul 2026
PCBUs who design structures intended as workplaces must eliminate or, if not reasonably practicable, minimise health and safety risks for al...
High
2 citations

Safe design report — mandatory information provision

Jul 2026
Designers must prepare and provide a safe design report (construction safety report) to the commissioning PCBU, covering hazards, risks and...
High
2 citations

What counts as a structure covered by the Code

Oct 2026
The Code applies to the design of 'structures', defined under the WHS Act as anything constructed, whether fixed or moveable, temporary or p...
Low
1 citation

What reasonably practicable means for the designer's duty

Oct 2026
A designer's duty to ensure health and safety is qualified by what is reasonably practicable, weighing up all relevant matters.
Low
1 citation

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