WorkSafe campaigns
Each year, WorkSafe’s conducts compliance campaigns targeting particular construction safety issues.
Current Campaigns
Precast concrete panel yards
WorkSafe is currently focusing on the safety of workers in precast panel yards and the manufacture of concrete panels.
WorkSafe expects yards that have been visited in the past to maintain good safety standards, especially in the quality control of the panel manufacturing process.
Download the panel manufacturing checklist
Onsite mobile cranes
WorkSafe inspectors are focusing their attention on the safe use of mobile cranes at construction sites.
Download the Site & HSR checklist for mobile cranes.
Mobile plant on civil construction sites
WorkSafe inspectors visited civil construction sites across Victoria as part of a national campaign on the safety of people around mobile plant. The campaign ran during February and March 2007.
Lift installation on construction sites
Lift installation work on construction sites is under the spotlight as part of a WorkSafe compliance campaign that commenced in December.
Communiqués
Imported cranes compliance
WorkSafe has issued a communiqué to industry on imported cranes compliance. The communiqué aims to assist industry to understand the relevant OHS legislative requirements for imported cranes.
Reports
C&U Business Plan 2008-2009
The Construction and Utilities business plan 2008/09 outlines the objectives for the ninth year of operation of WorkSafe Victoria’s Construction & Utilities Program. It provides details of the Program’s work during the 2008/09 financial year and how it intends to meeting the business plan's objectives.
- WorkSafe construction and utilities business plan 2008/09
- WorkSafe construction and utilities 1st quarter progress report 2008/09
Year in Review 2007-08
The Year in Review reports on the eighth year of operation of WorkSafe Victoria’s Construction & Utilities Program. It details the Program’s work during that financial year and how it went about meeting the objectives of its Business Plan.
HWSA Campaign report - Demolition and Asbestos Removal in the Construction Industry
The Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities [HWSA] trans-tasman compliance project, undertaken in February and March 2006, focused attention on the risks associated with demolition work and associated asbestos removal work.
Evaluation and reporting of this project was jointly undertaken by WorkSafe WA and SafeWork SA. The draft project report was tabled to HWSA at its March 2007 meeting and has now been finalised.
To download the report got to the WorkSafe WA website.
