Codes of Practice

Managing the Risk of Falling in Housing Construction (Tasmanian Housing Industry Code of Practice)
Effective 28 Jun 2000

This Code outlines the process of Risk Management and provides practical guidelines for its application in controlling the risk of falling from height in housing construction workplaces. This code is only available for purchase from Print Applied Technology or via your industry association.

Size: 4.8 MB, 57 pages
Number: COP003 

Code of Practice for Working at Heights in Commercial Construction
Effective 28 June 2000

This Code of Practice provides practical guidance and outlines measures to prevent injury to persons performing work on and around structures of a commercial construction nature. This code is only available for purchase from Print Applied Technology or via your industry association.

Size: 3.8 MB, 41 pages
Number: COP004 

Forest Safety Code (Tasmania) 2007
Effective 17 Oct 2007

This code provides guidance on an agreed means of achieving compliance with occupational health and safety legislation as it applies to the Tasmanian forest industry.

Size: 1.1 MB, 105 pages
Number: COP006 

Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Reinforced Plastics
Effective 2 July 2003

The purpose of this code is to provide a safe and healthy workplace by outlining safe work practices and general responsibilities when handling reinforced plastics (RP) and also addresses systems and building design. This code is available for purchase from Printing Applied Technology or by downloading here.

Size: 279.8 KB, 56 pages
Number: COP007 

Code of Practice for the Tasmanian Abalone Industry
Effective 11 Dec 2002

This code applies to diving operations using Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus within the Tasmanian Abalone Industry. This code does not apply to diving deeper than 30 metres, to mixed gas diving or to recreational diving

Size: 159.7 KB, 20 pages
Number: COP008 

Hairdressing Industry Code of Practice
Effective 28 April 2004

This Code provides practical guidance to the hairdressing industry for managing hazards commonly found in the workplace.

Size: 1.5 MB, 1 page
Number: COP011 

Code of Practice for Risk Management of Agricultural Shows and Carnivals
Effective 15 Dec 2004

This Code applies to agricultural shows and carnivals. It covers matters including management and assessment of equipment, vehicle movements within show areas and methods of ensuring all persons are safe from injury and risks to their health.

Size: 583.7 KB, 40 pages
Number: COP012 

Induction for Construction Work
Effective 19 Aug 2009

Code of Practice - Induction for Construction Work. The Tasmanian Code calls up in full the National Code of Practice for Induction for the Construction Industry.

Size: 102.4 KB, 4 pages
Number: COP018 

Occupational Licensing (Supervision of Prescribed Work) Code of Practice 2010
Effective 15 December 2010

This code sets minimum standards for the supervision of those required to be supervised in the performance of prescribed work. Came into effect 15 December 2010.

Size: 250.9 KB, 13 pages
Number: COP016 

Occupational Licensing (Fit and Proper) Code of Practice 2010
Effective 15 December 2010

To be granted and retain a licence under the Occupational Licensing Act 2005, a contractor and practitioner must be fit and proper. Other persons under the Act, for example, company directors and officer bearers in companies, must also be fit and proper. Came into effect 15 December 2010

Size: 132.2 KB, 4 pages
Number: COP017 

Occupational Licensing (Standards of Electrical Work) Code of Practice 2008
Dec 2008

This code sets the minimum standards for electrical work and duties in relation to the reporting of dangerous or defective electrical work.

Size: 66.2 KB, 2 pages
Number: COP015 

Occupational Licensing (Standards of Plumbing Work) Code of Practice 2010
Effective 15 December 2010

This code sets the minimum standards for plumbing work. Came into effect 15 December 2010.

Size: 80.4 KB, 1 page
Number: COP019 

Occupational Licensing (Standards of Gas-fitting Work) Code of Practice 2010
Effective 15 December 2010

This code sets the minimum standards for gas-fitting work. Came into effect 15 December 2010.

Size: 79.8 KB, 1 page
Number: COP020