Principal contractors and builders

Where is the construction project?

Free WHS management plan checklist for construction projects of $250,000 or more: what the principal contractor's plan must include, and when.

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  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door
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ePlan fills in

  • State rules
  • Project value test
  • Required contents

How it works

WHS management plan checklist, from one answer

  1. Enter the site and the project cost.
  2. ePlan checks the threshold and lists what your plan must include.
  3. Read the checklist free. Consent asks for environmental controls too? Start a CEMP draft.

What you get

WHS management plan checklist and 2 more documents

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the CEMP door.

The first draft

WHS management plan checklist (free)

  1. Is it a construction project ($250,000 or more)?
  2. Who is the principal contractor
  3. Names, positions and safety responsibilities
  4. Consultation, co-operation and co-ordination
  5. Incident and emergency arrangements
  6. Site safety rules

Modeled on: Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Cth), r 309

Next · 2

Safe work method statement (SWMS)

  1. High risk work
  2. Hazards and risks
  3. Controls
  4. Monitoring and review
Next · 3

Construction environmental management plan (CEMP)

  1. Noise and dust
  2. Sediment and stormwater
  3. Waste
  4. Complaints

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

$250,000

is the cost at which construction work becomes a construction project needing a principal contractor and a written WHS management plan
Source: Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Cth), r 292 and r 309

Ready for the paperwork?

A construction environmental management plan drafted from your DA consent conditions: dust, noise, runoff, waste and hours. Free to read.

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Questions

WHS Management Plan: what people ask

When is a WHS management plan required?

When construction work is a construction project, meaning one costing $250,000 or more. The principal contractor must prepare a written WHS management plan before work on the project starts.

Source: legislation.gov.au

What must the plan include?

The names, positions and safety responsibilities of people with roles on the site; arrangements for consultation, co-operation and co-ordination; arrangements for managing incidents; site-specific safety rules; and how SWMS are collected, assessed, monitored and reviewed.

Source: legislation.gov.au

Is Victoria different?

Yes. Victoria has its own OHS laws. WorkSafe Victoria says the principal contractor must ensure a health and safety coordination plan is prepared before construction starts where the whole project, including demolition, costs more than $350,000.

Source: worksafe.vic.gov.au

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