The key legislation you should be aware of are:
- Building Act 2004 (and relevant state and territory instruments)
- Building Regulations (relevant to each state/territory)
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (and relevant state and territory instruments)
- Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (and relevant state and territory instruments)
- The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (and relevant state and territory instruments)
- The Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulations 1979 (and relevant state and territory instruments)
- Other state and territory-based legislation and policies affecting buildings as described in NCC2019 (See Schedule 1)
- Relevant local laws depending on local government area
Policies vs procedures
A policy is very much a rule that is in place by the company derived from the regulations relevant to their industry, in this case, the regulations need to be relevant to the building and construction industry. The procedure is essentially the process tasks are carried out.
Planning and organising process
Regardless of the task or project that you will be undertaking, there are some common things that you will need to do each time that you begin the planning and organising stage.
- Clarify what you need to do
- Review the legislation
- Consider safety
- Break the project down into its component tasks
- Plan the sequence of tasks
- Document the plan
Manufacturing and assembly process
Regardless of the task or project that you will be undertaking, there are some common things that you will need to do each time that you work on a construction project.
- Utilise PPE
- Select and check tools and equipment
- Manufacture the components
- Assemble the components
- Clean up
The following links provide you with additional information.
- Safe Work Australia- Safety Data Sheets
- There are a number of techniques that you can use to help generate ideas and to get you thinking about all of the components of a particular project further information on a range of tools
- Workflow planning provides you with additional templates for planning techniques
- The Easy Shed website provides you with additional information for building a shed.
- The following Guide for liquid waste PDF, provides you with additional information with regards to appropriate storage and disposal of liquid waste.