New and varied of Codes of Practice published

New Codes of Practice have been approved in the Northern Territory under the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.

• Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code of Practice provides practical guidance on managing the risks to a workers and/or other person’s psychological or physical health and safety.
• Sexual and Gender Based Harassment Code of Practice provides practical guidance on managing the risks to a workers and/or other person’s psychological or physical health and safety, including psychosocial hazards such as sexual and gender-based harassment.

In addition to the approval of the above Codes of Practice, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has also approved the variation to the Code of Practice titled “Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice”.

The full list of approved Codes of Practice in the Northern Territory is available here.