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Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)
The Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA) are made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) and set out detailed operational requirements for managing workplace health and safety in South Australia. They cov...
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Current Topics 12

Asbestos Management and Removal

Jul 2026
Obligations for identifying, managing, and removing asbestos and asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in workplaces.
High
1 citation

Confined Spaces

Jul 2026
Duties for managing risks associated with confined space entry, including risk assessment, permits, atmospheric testing, and rescue procedur...
High
1 citation

Construction Work — Safe Work Method Statements and Notification

Jul 2026
Duties specific to construction work, including preparation of Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) for high-risk construction work and projec...
High
1 citation

Continuity of engagement when unsafe work ceases

Oct 2026
Prescribes the benefits and entitlements for which a worker's engagement is treated as continuous under the cessation of unsafe work provisi...
Low
1 citation

Hazardous Chemicals Management

Jul 2026
Duties for managing hazardous chemicals at workplaces, including SDS, labelling, register, risk assessment, and exposure standard compliance...
High
1 citation

High Risk Work Licences

Jul 2026
Licence requirements for workers carrying out prescribed high-risk work (e.g., scaffolding, rigging, crane operation, forklift operation).
High
1 citation

Identifying hazards and managing risks using the hierarchy of control

Oct 2026
PCBUs with a duty to manage risks must identify reasonably foreseeable hazards and eliminate or minimise risks using the hierarchy of contro...
Medium
1 citation

Incident Notification Requirements

Jul 2026
Duty to notify SafeWork SA immediately of notifiable incidents (death, serious injury/illness, dangerous incidents) and preserve the inciden...
High
1 citation

PCBU General Health and Safety Duties

Jul 2026
Primary duties on persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety...
High
1 citation

Plant and Structures — Design, Registration and Inspection

Jul 2026
Requirements for design registration, item registration, inspection, and maintenance of plant and structures to manage risk of harm.
High
1 citation

Work groups and election of health and safety representatives

Oct 2026
Work groups must enable effective worker representation, and a PCBU must not unreasonably delay the election of a health and safety represen...
Medium
1 citation

Workplace entry by WHS entry permit holders

Oct 2026
Sets the required content of WHS entry permits and requires a public register of WHS entry permit holders.
Low
1 citation

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How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Hazardous manual tasks
Managing the risks of plant in the workplace
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Safe design of structures
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How to safely remove asbestos
Work health and safety consultation cooperation and co-ordination
First aid in the workplace
Managing the risk of falls at workplaces
Welding processes
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See all under Work Health and Safety Act 2012