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Managing your safety
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October is National Safe Work Month.
No job should cost someone their health or ability to enjoy life outside of work. By checking in with your team, identifying risks early and making safety an ongoing commitment, you can create a workplace that protects everyone, today and into the future.
When you’re juggling deadlines, managing your team and keeping projects on track, workplace safety can sometimes feel like another item on an already long list. But beyond meeting your obligations, Work Health Safety is about looking after yourself, the people you work alongside and the families counting on everyone getting home safely.
This October, HIA is supporting National Safe Work Month to help you make safety part of everyday life on site. ‘Safe work is for life’ is this year’s theme, and it recognises that the decisions you make today can have a lasting impact on your and all those around you.
Below you’ll find a range of free tools, resources and advice to help you put safety into practice. Helping to keep you and your team safe and protect your business.
Safety resources
Working with silica
Silica is a harmful substance that can cause serious health problems. Learn more about working with silica and how to protect yourself from exposure.
Dealing with asbestos
There's no excuse for not understanding the rules and correct ways to safely remove and dispose of asbestos from residential work sites and homes. Make sure you know the latest safety rules and regulations for handling and removing asbestos.
Falls from heights
Falls are a major cause of death and serious injury on worksites which can be prevented with robust safety guidelines and control measures. Find out how you can do more to keep your employees safe when working from heights.
Safety rules
Enforcing robust safety measures is one of the most important elements of site management in the residential building industry.
Resources & advice
Member offers
Asbestos Awareness
30% off during Safe Work Month with code "HIASAFE30%" - Learn about asbestos: where it may be found, health hazards and safety control measures.
Silica Awareness
30% off during Safe Work Month with code "HIASAFE30%" - Find out more about how to work safely with products containing silica with this regulator-approved virtual course.
How to SWMS
30% off during Safe Work Month with code "HIASAFE30%" - Learn about SWMS: what are they, when are they required and how to prepare and implement.
Psychosocial Hazards
FREE during Safe Work Month! Learn how to recognise and manage psychosocial hazards in the construction industry.
HIA SafeScan
Get up to $290 in bonus value when you sign up for HIA SafeScan during Safe Work Month. SafeScan helps you get instant access to WHS forms anytime, anywhere.
Managing risks at work
One of the most effective ways to prevent injuries and fatalities at work is through regular risk assessments. Risk management is the safety net for our workplaces.
Conducting a risk assessment means identifying potential hazards, assessing the risks, and deciding on control measures. It's important to involve all staff in this process.
Engaging with your workers each step of the way ensures that everyone is aware of the risks and has a say in the control measures.
Risk assessment resources
Learn who is responsible for what, how to work in heat and the correct use of key tools to minimise risks for your team.
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The hierarchy of control
This information sheet explains the general hierarchy of control to help employers understand and apply the requirements of work health and safety law...
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Working in heat
Working in hot conditions can cause workers to become dehydrated and suffer heat stress. The risks should not be underestimated. Heat stress can resul...
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Scaffolding safety basics
Builders, contractors and their workers have obligations for erecting, using, and maintaining safe scaffolds on the building site. This article outlin...
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Safe use of portable ladders
Each year there are dozens of serious incidents where workers have fallen from ladders. Most of these incidents involve a ladder being used incorrectl...
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Using hand and power tools safely
Using hand tools incorrectly – or tools that are not fit for purpose or not suited to the person using them have resulted in many injuries at construc...
Safety basics for everyone
What all workers need to know on a job site. Refresh your team on the essentials to stay safe at work in the residential building industry.
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Safe use of nail guns
Nail guns are widely used in construction. They are dangerous tools and serious injuries occur regularly from nail guns that are incorrectly used or u...
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Manual handling safety
Hazardous manual handling is one of the main causes of workplace injuries and covers a wide range of activities when you use force to lift, push, pull...
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Scaffolding safety basics
Builders, contractors and their workers have obligations for erecting, using, and maintaining safe scaffolds on the building site. This article outlin...
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Manage the risk of falling from roofs
Falls are a major cause of death and serious injury in construction. There are fall hazards wherever work is carried out at height. This information p...
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Sun protection and extreme heat
As the weather warms up, it's important to know the risks associated with sun exposure and how working in hot conditions can lead to life threatening ...
Managing your safety
While physical hazards are well known and managed on site daily, other priorities like lessening exposure to hazardous dusts are just as critical. As work methods and patterns evolve and new forms of work emerge, our WHS approach needs to adapt.
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Silica dust hazards and solutions
Silicosis is a serious, irreversible lung disease caused by prolonged exposure to respirable dust that contains crystalline silica. The disease causes...
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Completing a Safe Work Method Statement when using Silica
This resource details how to prepare and complete a SWMS for controlling risk to health and safety when working materials that contain crystalline sil...
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Face masks and respiratory protection
Face masks are widely used in construction work to protect workers against inhalation of hazardous dusts but not all face masks are equal.
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Mental health at work
There is a lot of discussion about mental health, or “psychological health” at present. As a result, there is a growing focus on the role businesses c...