Profile
The Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) is a group comprising the General Managers (or their representatives) of the peak bodies responsible for the regulation and administration of occupational health and safety (OHS) in Australia and New Zealand.
HWSA is committed to cross-jurisdictional harmonisation and contributing towards the achievement of the targets of the National OHS Strategy 2002-2012, which include a 20% reduction in the incidence of work-related fatalities and a 40% reduction in the incidence of workplace injury by 30 June 2012.
HWSA undertakes national compliance campaigns targeted at specific hazards within industries that have been identified as national priority areas. These campaigns facilitate the development of a nationally consistent approach to priority areas, while providing the flexibility to tailor campaigns according to the unique characteristics of each jurisdiction.
HWSA is committed to providing a balance of information, assistance and enforcement activity that improves the capability of industry to conduct business safely, while minimising health and safety risks and identifying casual factors for non-compliance.