About Us

As South Australia's work health and safety agency, SafeWork SA regulates, promotes and encourages safe, fair, productive working lives.

A business unit of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, SafeWork SA administers state industrial relations legislation and manages the state's work health and safety functions.

Our team is dedicated to achieving this by:

• providing advice and assistance to workers and employers
• increasing workplace safety through active involvement and consultation with employers, businesses, workers and the community
• growing knowledge, understanding and skills with improved education and training
• ensuring compliance and helping everyone to understand and meet their regulatory obligations
• developing prevention initiatives based on sound research and delivered with effective engagement
• monitoring and assessing safety procedures to encourage and help with a cycle of continuous improvement.

Working with employers, workers, business, industry, government and unions, we provide a full range of work health and safety, public safety and state-based industrial relations services to all South Australian workplaces.

The Department of the Premier and Cabinet is a progressive agency driving the Premier's initiatives through a range of services to the community and government to provide:

• improved opportunities and participation for all South Australians, regardless of heritage, disability or lifestyle
• a commitment to create a sustainable future
• cultural, literary, and artistic opportunities for the public, artists and their patrons
• information and support to maintain safer workplaces
• ideas and encouragement to improve health and fitness.

Behind the scenes, we lead reform in government services and the development and implementation of government policies, and meet community expectations through accountable and responsive programs and practices.