We are responsible for administering legislation that covers a range of topics including health and safety at work, mines rescue, hazardous substances, and electricity and gas
Safe work instruments are a new type of tool in the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA), and are a type of subordinate instrument (sometimes called tertiary legislation)
Whether you‘re a representative from a large organisation, a self-employed contractor or an interested member of the public, your views are important to us and we encourage you to have your say.
Enforceable undertakings are voluntary agreements between WorkSafe and a duty holder. They are legally binding and are generally used as an alternative to prosecution.
Electricity and gas gazette notices that have been formally issued establishing prohibitions, declared articles and other regulatory instruments under the provisions of Acts and Regulations
Our operational policies are primarily intended for our own internal use but are published to provide transparency. They state our approach to carrying out our regulatory functions
Brief descriptions of our investigations into electrically-caused serious injuries and significant property damage caused by fire, as well as notifiable gas accidents reported to us during each calendar year
Under regulation 13.23 of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017, we can set restricted entry intervals for a pesticide to protect persons from the toxic effects of a substance.
