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Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL)
The Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Cth) (F2011L02664) are the principal Commonwealth subordinate legislation made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth). They set detailed requirements for managing wor...
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Version as at 25 Mar 2025 Compiled version

Current Topics 8

Asbestos — Management, Removal and Licensing Requirements

Sep 2026
Duties on PCBUs and building owners to identify, manage, and safely remove asbestos; licensed removalists required for friable and non-friab...
High
1 citation

Current compilation of the WHS Regulations 2011 (Compilation No. 28)

Oct 2026
The current compilation of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 is Compilation No. 28, showing the law as amended and in force on 25...
Low
1 citation

Duty to manage risks: identifying hazards and eliminating or minimising risks

Oct 2026
PCBUs with a duty to manage WHS risks must identify reasonably foreseeable hazards and eliminate risks, or minimise them, so far as is reaso...
Medium
2 citations

Health monitoring for workers exposed to hazardous chemicals

Oct 2026
PCBUs must provide health monitoring to workers at significant risk from exposure to hazardous chemicals in ongoing work.
High
1 citation

Identifying, training and monitoring for high risk processing of crystalline silica substances

Oct 2026
PCBUs must assess whether their processing of crystalline silica substances is high risk and record that assessment in writing.
High
2 citations

Keeping airborne contaminant exposure within the exposure standard

Oct 2026
PCBUs must ensure no one at the workplace is exposed to an airborne substance or mixture at a concentration above its exposure standard.
High
3 citations

Monitoring airborne contaminant levels and keeping results

Oct 2026
PCBUs must carry out air monitoring where unsure whether an exposure standard is exceeded or where needed to determine a risk to health.
Medium
1 citation

Noise — managing hearing loss risk and audiometric testing

Oct 2026
PCBUs must manage the risk of hearing loss from noise and ensure workers' noise exposure does not exceed the exposure standard for noise.
Medium
1 citation

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1 Dec 2026 · Amended
3 Sep 2026 · Amended
3 Sep 2026 · Amended

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Also under this Act

Construction work
How to manage work health and safety risks
How to safely remove asbestos
Demolition work
First aid in the workplace
Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work
Managing risks in stevedoring
Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
Welding processes
Safe design of structures
WHS consultation cooperation and coordination
Managing the work environment and facilities
Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica at work
Managing psychosocial hazards at work
Managing risk of falls at workplaces
How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Confined spaces
Healthcare and social assistance industry
Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals
Spray painting and powder coating
Tower cranes
Excavation work
Abrasive blasting
Managing risks of plant in the workplace
Hazardous manual tasks
Managing electrical risks in the workplace
Sexual and gender-based harassment
Managing the risk of fatigue at work
Managing the risk of falls in housing construction
See all under Work Health and Safety Act 2011