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Safe design of structures

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)
The Western Australian Code of Practice: Safe Design of Structures provides practical guidance to PCBUs who design structures used or likely to be used in WA workplaces. It supports compliance with the Work Health and Sa...
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Designer duty: eliminate or minimise risks across structure lifecycle

Jul 2026
Designers must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure their design eliminates or minimises health and safety risks during the construc...
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Enabling legislation: WHS Act 2020 and WHS Regulations 2022 (WA)

Oct 2026
This Code is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA).
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Geotechnical structures excluded from the code

Oct 2026
The Code does not apply to geotechnical structures as defined in the WHS Mines Regulations.
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What counts as a structure under 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 per...
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Who must comply: PCBU designers of structures

Jul 2026
PCBUs who design structures to be used (or reasonably expected to be used) at a WA workplace must comply with this Code, which gives practic...
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