Emergency Numbers — Construction (Australia)
Emergency Numbers — Construction (Australia)
Every number an Australian construction worker might need, in one place. Print two — one for the site shed, one for the ute.
Life-threatening emergency
| Police / Fire / Ambulance | 000 |
| From a mobile (any network) | 112 |
| Text emergency (TTY / speech-impaired) | 106 |
Poisoning & chemical exposure
| Poisons Information Centre | 13 11 26 |
Mental health & crisis support
| MATES in Construction (24/7) | 1300 642 111 |
| Lifeline (24/7) | 13 11 14 |
| Beyond Blue | 1300 22 4636 |
| 13YARN — First Nations (24/7) | 13 92 76 |
WHS regulator — by state / territory
| NSW — SafeWork NSW | 13 10 50 |
| VIC — WorkSafe Victoria | 1800 136 089 |
| QLD — Workplace Health & Safety QLD | 1300 362 128 |
| WA — WorkSafe WA | 1300 307 877 |
| SA — SafeWork SA | 1300 365 255 |
| TAS — WorkSafe Tasmania | 1300 366 322 |
| ACT — WorkSafe ACT | 13 22 81 |
| NT — NT WorkSafe | 1800 019 115 |
Before you dig
| BYDA — Before You Dig Australia | 1100 |
A notifiable incident must be reported to your state WHS regulator immediately — and don't disturb the scene until you're told you can.
Sources: Triple Zero (000) · Poisons Information Centre · MATES in Construction · Lifeline · Beyond Blue · state WHS regulators (confirm current line before printing)
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