Act

SafeWork SA - Department of the Premier and Cabinet, South Australian Government administers and enforces the following Acts:

• Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act 1986;

• Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare (SafeWork SA) Amendment Act 2005.

A duty of care is imposed upon employers, persons in control of a workplace, employees, self-employed persons, building designers, manufacturers and suppliers of plant and substances and installers of plant to eliminate or minimise the risk of injuries to persons at or near a workplace.

Act

Regulation

SafeWork South Australia administers, implements and enforces the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1995 which deals with the following administrative matters:

• Duties and responsibilities;

• Incident reporting and notification;

• Hazardous work;

• Registration of plant;

• Training requirements;

• Safety and emergency procedures;

• Risk management.

Regulation

Publications

SafeWork SA has a range of publications that provide practical occupational health and safety guidance and information to industry.

• Fact sheets;

• Guides;

• Risk assessments;

• Information papers;

• Checklists.

Publications

Reporting and Notification

SafeWork South Australia has specific notification, reporting and registration requirements in relation to:

• Incident notification;

• Building and construction work;

• Dangerous goods;

• Registration of plant;

• Asbestos reporting.

Reporting

Codes of Practice

SafeWork SA codes of practice provide practical guidance and advice on how to achieve a standard required by the act and regulation.

Guidance and advice in a code of practice is not legislation, it should be adopted unless a person chooses an alternative control measure or course of action that achieves an equivalent or better standard than that recommended in a code of practice.

• Codes of practice are developed in consultation with employers, employees, industry and union representatives and government agencies.

Codes of Practice

Related Legislation

Links to South Australian Government legislation provides persons with access to information relevant and pertinent to a related workplace matter.

A workplace matter that would require an employer, contractor or employee to make enquires would include but not be limited to a:

• Workers compensation;

• Mining safety;

• Explosives.

Related Legislation