Library guides: Occupational health and safety: Key resources

Key databases

SAI Global (Standards On-line Premium)
Complete collection of current Australian standards plus recent draft standards, amendments and handbooks. Includes some International Standards.
PDF documents: unlimited user licence. HTML documents: one concurrent user licence.

The most downloaded standards are:

AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk management - Principles and guidelines
AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational health and safety management systems - Specification with guidance for use
AS/NZS 4804:2001 Occupational health and safety management systems - General guidelines on principles- systems and supporting techniques
ISO 11228-1:2003 Ergonomics - Manual handling - Part 1: Lifting and carrying

Australian Work Health and Safety Law – Legislation (CCH IntelliConnect)
This title includes the annotated Work, Health and Safety Act and Work, Health and Safety Regulations, key concepts and terms in the model legislation and the development and harmonisation of OHS law.
NCC: National Construction Code
To get your free online copy you will need to register on the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) website. If you are already a subscriber to the NCC, you will still need to register. The NCC is only be available online and the ABCB no longer produce hard copy versions of the code.
Model Work Health and Safety Act
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) (ComLaw)
s. 3(1) The main object of this Act is to provide for a balanced and nationally consistent framework to secure the health and safety of workers and workplaces.
Guide to the model Work Health and Safety Act
This guide provides an overview of the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act. It is designed as a general guide to help people understand their health and safety duties and rights at work. This document is not intended to replace the model WHS Act.

Workplace Health and Safety in CCH Intelliconnect
Includes Australian workplace health and safety legislation, cases and commentary, as well as guides, kits, manuals and more.

AustLII - Australasian Legal Information Institute
Free access to Australasian public legal materials. Includes primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals) and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (e.g. law reform and royal commission reports). Also includes a substantial collection of law journals.

Last reviewed: 22 February 2019