Case studies - Examples of Safe Design can be found in our publication Guidance on the Principles of Safe Design for Work (PDF 761 kB). The Office of the ASCC is currently developing further case studies which wi...

Statistics on safe design - The evidence presented below implies that by eliminating OHS hazards during the design process, safer workplaces will result and there will be a reduction in the incidence of occupational disease, inj...

What is safe design - Safe Design is important to: Employees Designers: architects, engineers, industrial designers Manufacturers, importers and suppliers Employers Educators Jurisdictions OH...

Benefits of safe design - Whats in it for me - Safe Design is good management practice. The Safe Design approach will result in a safer designed-product with more predictable business costs and less exposure to risk. Applying the Safe Design appr...

Workplace layout and design fact sheet - WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Poor workplace layout and design are major factors contributing to workplace injuries. As well as increasing the risk of sprain and strain injuries and occupational overuse injur...

Why should you consider a safe design approach - In the designing for your client's or your own business, consider this: it is cheaper to eliminate occupational health and safety hazards by well-informed decisions in the design or planning stage...

Plant design - making it safe - Plant design - making it safe PlantDesignMakingSafe.pdf (PDF K)