New South Wales amendments to the WHS Regulations

In the past month, NSW has passed two significant amendments to the states WHS Regulations.

1. Work Health and Safety Amendment (Demolition Licensing) Regulation 2022

Under the new amendments commencing March 2023, all persons conducting ‘licenced demolition’ work must be licenced and trained to undertake the work.

2. Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulations 2022

Commencing on 1 October 2022, the regulations clarify the requirement under the WHS Regulations for PCBUs to manage the risks arising from Psychosocial hazards in the workplace per standard risk identification, assessment, and control.

This moves the obligation from just management of Psychosocial injuries to a pro-active obligation to reduce the risk of a psychosocial injury arising in the workplace as far as reasonably practicable.

For more information, please contact our office or look to our next legislation update.