The Compendium of Occupational Health and Safety Standards and Guidelines 2025

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is an essential service in both the public and private sectors, but its legislative framework is complex. In order to ensure compliance and gain the confidence of their clients, OHS practitioners engaged in the planning and implementation of OHS in the workplace must make recommendations that are based on solid factual foundations and codes of good practice.

Thorough knowledge of OHS standards and codes is crucial not only for OHS practitioners - such as health and safety representatives, safety officers, occupational hygienists, and occupational health and occupational medical professionals - but for all those who may be engaged in the OHS field, including employees, organisation management, and students taking OHS-related courses.

In response to this need for increased knowledge in the OHS field, The Compendium of Occupational Health and Safety Standards and Guidelines provides an up-to-date reference to the technical standards and guidelines relevant to OHS and includes a selection of international codes provided as a benchmark for the design of services.

Further, the Compendium seeks to increase the participation of OHS practitioners in the evaluation and further development of OHS standards and guidelines in order to deliver improved services.