Safety
Find practical information about making your workplace safer and healthier, no matter what your industry type or business size
Compensation
Whether you are an employer or an injured worker, find out about the workers compensation process in Tasmania and how to make a claim - and then, how to return back to work. You will also find how to make a compensation claim for asbestos-related disease.
Licensing
Find out about getting a permit for a fireworks display, performing high risk work, getting a construction industry white card, and more. If you are after an occupational licence (for example, to be a plumber, electrician, builder) please go to the Building Standards and Occupational Licensing website.
Laws
Find the acts and regulations that govern work health and safety, compensation, long service leave, public holidays and more. Also find practical, user-friendly codes of practice that help you comply with the safety laws; and other guides about the laws.
Resources
Find all our guides and kits, sample templates for you to use in your workplace, permit and other forms to send to WorkSafe, details about upcoming events, and recent editions of Workplace Issues magazine.
To import explosives, you must notify WorkSafe Tasmania of all explosive import/export consignments, including those by air, at least 7 days before transport.
Do this by submitting the approved form Explosives Import/Export Record to WorkSafe Tasmania.
Specific safety requirements apply to ports. These are detailed in Regulation 29 of the Explosives Regulations 2012 and require you to also need a Security Sensitive Dangerous Substances permit from WorkSafe Tasmania.
