Legal obligations

Employers and business have specific legal obligations under WHS law.

Workers have health and safety obligations under WHS law.

All medical practitioners have an obligation to report any diagnoses of a case of asbestosis or silicosis in NSW.

Anyone visiting a workplace has health and safety responsibilities.

All workers, including contractors, have health and safety responsibilities at work.

Volunteers also have health and safety responsibilities.

It is important that work health and safety strategies take this diversity into account.

Strata title and body corporates may have responsibilities under health and safety laws.

This section has links to all the relevant health and safety legislation you need.

A code of practice provides detailed information on how you can achieve the standards required under the work health and safety (WHS) laws. These do not replace the WHS laws, but codes of practice can be issued to help make understanding what you have to do a little easier.