The ACT Government has announced it has accepted all of the 28 recommendations of the Getting Home Safely report into the Territory’s construction industry.

"The Government is committed to improving safety on construction sites in the ACT," Territory Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations Simon Corbell said.

"It is no longer acceptable for people in the construction industry to say there are safety issues in construction sites and then do nothing about them. This report compels unions, employers and government to stand up and actively promote a culture where everyone looks out for their mates, and everyone can go home safely every day."

Mr Corbell said that the Government acknowledged the findings of the report and accepted responsibility to implement those recommendations where it had control of that implementation process.

"As the report highlights, this is not simply an issue for Government. Safety is an issue for every person on a construction site with principal contractors, sub-contractors, workers, unions and the Regulator all working together.”

Mr Corbell said that the Government would lead by example and called on industry and unions to follow suit.

"Work has already started within Government. We will introduce a package of measures to ensure the implementation of the recommendations and will ensure the improvements we make are sustainable."

Mr Corbell said it was anticipated that legislation to establish the Industrial Magistrate would be before the Legislative Assembly in June.

Consultation with stakeholders to introduce an active certification process for government contracts was also underway.