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Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)
The Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW) (SL 2025-0440) commenced 22 August 2025, replacing the WHS Regulation 2017. It sets detailed obligations for PCBUs across NSW covering psychosocial risk management (includ...
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Version as at 3 Jul 2026 Compiled version

Current Topics 6

Codes of Practice Become Legally Enforceable from 1 July 2026 (s 26A WHS Act)

Jul 2026
Section 26A of the WHS Act 2011 (NSW) is now in force. Approved Codes of Practice are enforceable minimum standards; PCBUs must comply or de...
Critical
1 citation

Demolition and Asbestos Licensing, Supervision and Training

Oct 2026
Licensed demolition work must be done by or for a demolition licence holder, with a named supervisor present and workers trained in an appro...
Medium
2 citations

Hierarchy of Controls Applied to Psychosocial Risks

Jul 2026
WHS Regulation 2025 (NSW) expressly applies the hierarchy of control measures to psychosocial hazards, elevating the standard expected of PC...
High
1 citation

Keeping airborne exposure below workplace exposure limits

Oct 2026
Under the model WHS Regulations from 1 December 2026, PCBUs must ensure no person at the workplace breathes a contaminant above its workplac...
High
2 citations

Silica Worker Register — Information Sharing Duty for PCBUs

Jul 2026
PCBUs involved in high-risk processing of crystalline silica substances (crushing, cutting, grinding, drilling) must share information under...
High
1 citation

WHS Regulation 2025 (NSW) — Commencement and Overview

Aug 2026
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 commenced 22 August 2025, replacing the 2017 Regulation. Introduces hierarchy of controls for psychos...
High
1 citation

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Spray painting and powder coating
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Managing the risks of plant in the workplace
Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work
Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals
Managing electrical risks
Demolition work
Overhead protective structures
Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
Safe handling of timber preservatives and treated timber
Cutting and drilling concrete and other masonry products
Safety aspects in the design of bulk solids containers
Managing risks of falls at workplaces
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Managing psychosocial hazards at work
How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
How to manage work health and safety risks
Safe use and storage of chemicals in agriculture
Safe use of bulk solids containers
Tower Cranes
Control of work-related exposure to hepatitis and HIV (blood-borne) viruses
Managing the risks of silica in engineered stone workplaces
Safe use of pesticides in non-agricultural workplaces
Excavation work
Amenity tree industry
How to safely remove asbestos
Storage and handling of dangerous goods
Safety in forest harvesting operations
Moving plant on construction sites
Safe design of structures
Managing the work environment and facilities
Hazardous manual tasks
Welding processes
Safe use of synthetic mineral fibres
Managing risks in stevedoring
Sawmilling industry
First aid in the workplace
Work health and safety consultation cooperation and coordination
Abrasive blasting
Formwork
Managing the risk of falls in housing construction
Accommodation for rural agricultural work
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