Construction edition · ready for 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026 every NSW PCBU must comply with an approved Code of Practice, or prove the alternative method delivers an equivalent or higher WHS standard. The burden of proof sits with the PCBU.
This 45-minute CPD walks construction PCBUs, supervisors and safety managers through what changed, the 10 HIGH-priority NSW Codes you must know (incl. the new 2025 Tower Cranes, OPS and Moving Plant on Construction Sites COPs), what an audit-ready risk register looks like, and where AI / predictive analytics / IoT fit in.
No extension. No grace period. No implementation phase. Codes of Practice become mandatory PCBU obligations on that date.
The rule, the "equivalent or higher" fallback, the penalty bracket under WHS Act ss.31, 32, 33, and what the inspector will ask from 1 July 2026 onwards.
Walkthrough of the 10 HIGH-priority NSW COPs including the four new 2025/2026 COPs (Tower Cranes, OPS, Moving Plant on Construction Sites, Work Near Electric Lines).
The six fields every audit-ready register row needs (hazard, control, verification, owner, review date, COP anchor) — with a worked tower-crane workbox example.
A SWMS line is documentation. A toolbox sign-on is evidence. From 1 July 2026 the inspector tests both — this lesson shows the evidence cadence that makes a control verified.
Where AI, predictive analytics and IoT fit inside the COP framework — plus the Privacy Act guardrails (APP 6 / 8 / 11) on what you can put into a public AI tool.
5 critical questions on the 1 July 2026 rule, plus 15 on Codes, register, controls and op-risk tech. Pass mark 80%. Any wrong critical answer = Not Yet Competent.
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