Safe handling of timber preservatives and treated timber code of practice review

Have your say to help improve work health and safety

SafeWork NSW is reviewing the Code of practice for the safe handling of timber preservatives and treated timber and is asking for your help to make sure it:

  • is still relevant
  • is easy to understand
  • supports current and emerging work practices and technologies.

The Code provides information and guidance to make sure health and safety risks are identified, assessed, eliminated or controlled according to work health and safety laws.

This code of practice covers timber preservatives used in Australia. Those in current use may include:

  • water-borne preservatives, for example, copper chrome arsenic, boron compounds and sodium fluoride;
  • oil-type or oil-borne preservatives, for example, creosote; and
  • light organic solvent preservatives, for example, solutions containing pentachlorophenol, copper naphthenate and tributyltin oxide.

Thank you for your feedback

This consultation closed on 26 November 2023. Thank you for sharing your feedback.

Have your say to help improve work health and safety

SafeWork NSW is reviewing the Code of practice for the safe handling of timber preservatives and treated timber and is asking for your help to make sure it:

  • is still relevant
  • is easy to understand
  • supports current and emerging work practices and technologies.

The Code provides information and guidance to make sure health and safety risks are identified, assessed, eliminated or controlled according to work health and safety laws.

This code of practice covers timber preservatives used in Australia. Those in current use may include:

  • water-borne preservatives, for example, copper chrome arsenic, boron compounds and sodium fluoride;
  • oil-type or oil-borne preservatives, for example, creosote; and
  • light organic solvent preservatives, for example, solutions containing pentachlorophenol, copper naphthenate and tributyltin oxide.

Thank you for your feedback

This consultation closed on 26 November 2023. Thank you for sharing your feedback.