SafeWork NSW
SafeWork NSW
WHS regulator and workers' compensation insurer for NSW.
10
Obligations enforced
2
Enforcement actions tracked
2
Scope topics
Obligations enforced by SafeWork NSW (10)
- criticalCWLTHAsbestos management — workplace + dwelling rules (state)
Asbestos work requires licensed asbestos removalist + asbestos management plan.
- criticalCWLTHComply with reduced respirable crystalline silica WEL (0.025 mg/m³)
WEL for respirable crystalline silica is halved from 1 December 2026.
- criticalCWLTHHold a Construction Induction (White Card) before construction site work
All construction site workers must have completed nationally recognised induction training (CPCWHS1001).
- criticalCWLTHManage psychosocial hazards at work
WHS duty extends to psychosocial hazards — workload, bullying, harassment, role conflict.
- criticalNSWNotify SafeWork NSW of notifiable WHS incidents
Death, serious injury, illness, dangerous incident — notify SafeWork NSW immediately.
- criticalNSWNSW mining safety obligations (Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013)
NSW mine operators face mine-specific WHS obligations + Resources Regulator oversight.
- criticalNSWPCBU primary duty of care (NSW WHS Act s 19)
NSW PCBUs must so far as reasonably practicable ensure the health and safety of workers and others.
- highCWLTHHold a High Risk Work Licence for HRWL classes
Forklift, crane, scaffolding, dogging, rigging, EWP and other high-risk work requires a HRWL.
- highCWLTHLodge Subcontractor Statement (NSW + QLD)
Principal contractors must obtain Subcontractor Statements before paying subcontractors over threshold.
- highCWLTHPsychosocial Hazards Code of Practice (model + jurisdictional)
PCBUs must manage psychosocial risk under WHS Acts + state codes.
Recent SafeWork NSW enforcement
- enforcement focus2025Safe Work Australia psychosocial uplift across jurisdictions
Each state WHS regulator continued psychosocial hazards enforcement focus through 2024-2025 — SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe Vic + Qld particularly active.
- criminal conviction2024SafeWork NSW prosecutions 2024
Multiple NSW WHS prosecutions across construction, manufacturing + transport. New industrial manslaughter offence (mid-2024) increases exposure.
Scope topics
Source: regulator's own website. Rules Mate links and summarises — we don't republish full statutory text.