SafeWork policy document register

SafeWork have a large number of policies under which it operates. These policies relate to internal and external operational procedures and protocols and are listed in the Policy Document Register.

In accordance with the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act), SafeWork NSW has made a number of policies, procedures and guidance documents publicly available, free of charge.

These documents are used by SafeWork NSW in connection with the exercise of functions that may affect, or may be of interest to, the public.

To access a copy of any of these documents please call the Right to Information Team on (02) 9289 1600 or email gipa@safework.nsw.gov.au.

If you are unable to locate the information you are looking for you may wish to make an application under the provisions of the GIPA Act. Please see the Right to Information section of our website for further information about your access options.

  • Improvement Notice Procedure
  • Incident response and investigation customer communication - procedure
  • Injunctions - procedure
  • Injury management and return to work legislation summary - guidance material
  • Inspection Report - Procedure
  • Inspector Technical Guide - Hazardous Noise
  • Inspector Technical Guide - Mould
  • Inspector Technical Guide Hazardous Manual Tasks
  • Inspectors statement - procedure
  • IPN 00002-18 Use of Inspector Notebooks by New Inspectors
  • IPN 00003-18 Penalty Notices from WSMS
  • IPN 00004-18 Cessation of Agreed Actions
  • IPN 00006-19 Inspectorial Response to Asbestos matters
  • IPN 00007-18 Selection of relevant Inspector powers in Inspection reports in WSMS
  • IPN 00010-19 Changes to WIMWCA 1998
  • IPN 00011-19 Display of Notices and Providing copies to EPHs and Persons Assisting HSR
  • IPN 00013-19 Failure to Notify - s38 Penalty Notice
  • IPN 00014-19 Amendments to WHSDOM procedures concerning self allocation
  • IPN 00016-20_Interim WHSDOM procedure - Field and Non Field Response amendment
  • IPN 00022-21 Checking compliance with a Prohibition Notice
  • IPN 00023-21 Improvement and Prohibition Notice requirements
  • IPN 00025-22 Penalty notices and Revenue NSW
  • IPN 00026-22 Responding to Allegations of Workplace Sexual Harassment
  • IPN 00030-23 New Inspector Accompanied Field Visits
  • IPN 00031-23 SafeWork Compliance Approach
  • IPN 00033-23 Mandatory Inclusions in Handwritten Penalty Notices
  • IPN 00035-24 Authorised access to WSMS
  • IPN 00036-24 - Changes to IDMF and submissions to Debrief, SIRP & IDMP
  • IPN 00037-24 Crystaline Silica Substances
  • IPN 00038-24 Management of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) matters by SafeWork NSW Inspectors
  • IPN 00039-24 Deletion of Merchant Fee information on Handwritten Penalty Notices
  • Issue resolution - procedure
  • Issuing a s163A Request for Certificate of Currency - procedure
  • Issuing a s163B Stop Work Order - procedure
  • Issuing a s183 Notice - procedure
  • Issuing a s198 Notice Procedure
  • Issuing a s238AA Notice - procedure
  • Issuing an Employer Improvement Notice under WIMWCA Act 1998 - procedure
  • Legal service for notices, orders, requests and directions - guidance material
  • Licences – inspection of licences and treatment of activities using fraudulent licences - procedure
  • Making minor changes to Notices - guidance material
  • Managing biosecurity risks during farm visits - Guidance
  • Managing risks of hazardous chemical exposure when undertaking workplace visits - Procedure
  • Matters to be taken into account in negotiations - guidance material
  • Nanotechnology - Inspector Technical Guide
  • New Inspector - Accompanied Field Visits Policy
  • Obtaining a Death Certificate or other Coroner documents
  • Obtaining Telecommunication information - procedure
  • Occupational Diving - Inspector Technical Guide
  • Photographs - capturing and storing - procedure
  • Preparing a Report for a Coroner - procedure
  • Principles for conducting workplace interactions - Guidance
  • Procedures for Inspector response to return to work RFS - procedure
  • Prohibition Notice Procedure
  • Provisional Improvement Notice - request for review of a provisional improvement notice - procedure
  • Quad Bike SSV First Response procedure
  • Radiation - Inspector Technical Guide
  • Reasonable concern of worker or HSR - guidance material
  • Recognition of other WHS jurisdiction's HSR training - procedure
  • Refusal of access to person assisting health and safety representative - procedure
  • Request for service (RFS) response - Inspector's Report - procedure
  • Request for service field and non-field response -procedure
  • Respiratory fit test - (FT-30) Qualitative fit test method
  • Respiratory Protective Equipment (Air-purifying only) Inspector Technical Guide
  • Return to work principles and scope of Inspector visit - Guidance Material
  • Section 155 notices under Explosive Act - Procedure
  • Serious risk and immediate or imminent exposure - guidance material
  • Single contravention per notice - guidance material
  • Specific proofs workers compensation and injury management - guidance material
  • Validity of notices with formal irregularities and defects - guidance material
  • Ventilation - Inspector Technical Guide
  • Warnings - Procedure
  • What is an agreed procedure - guidance material
  • What is reasonable excuse - guidance material
  • When to notify blood body substance and needlestick exposure incidents - policy position
  • Whole Body Vibration - Inspector Technical Guide
  • Worker or contractor paying the correct premium - Fact sheet
  • Workers Compensation policy check - procedure
  • Working in Cold Environments - Inspector Technical Guide
  • Working in Extreme Heat - Inspector Guide
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