Emergency preparedness

Gives information for those performing debris clean-up and demolition of structures involved in wildfires.

UPDATED: April 2022

***This resource is current to March 2019. For information on the latest OHS requirements, visit OHS website.***

This bulletin describes the minimum standards to which a fire service must comply under occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation.

PUBLISHED: March 2019

This resource provides information on how to start recovery work in a wildfire-damaged structure. It includes information on steps employers and workers must take to ensure fire-damaged buildings are structurally safe to enter.

UPDATED: April 2022

A questionnaire to help employers determine if a worker is fit to work in areas where there is a high chance of exposure to smoke.

This publication discusses wildfire smoke as a workplace hazard, potential health effects, risks and controls.

UPDATED: April 2022

This resource discusses exposure risks when working in smoky environments, hazard control and related legislation.

UPDATED: April 2022

***This resource is current to May 2020. For information on the latest OHS requirements, visit OHS website.***

Outlines some of the hazards that can be introduced as a result of a flood and ways to address those hazards.

PUBLISHED: May 2020