27 new inspectors join SafeWork NSW, including five psychosocial specialists
13 Aug 2026•BlueSafe Team•Source: SafeWork NSW
SafeWork NSW has added 27 newly graduated inspectors, including five specialising in psychosocial risks. The intake will strengthen workplace safety oversight in metropolitan Sydney and regional NSW.
Of the new inspectors, 14 will work in metropolitan Sydney and 13 will be based across regional areas. The Hunter, Central Coast, Riverina, South Coast, Illawarra and Central West regions will receive additional inspectors.
SafeWork NSW has recruited 68 new inspectors since it became a standalone regulator on 1 July 2025. That represents its highest recruitment intake in five years.
The graduating group includes five psychosocial inspectors with expertise spanning psychology, workers compensation and anti-bullying. Their work will focus on preventing and addressing psychosocial risks in NSW workplaces, supporting workers and businesses to understand and prevent psychological injury and harm.
Managing workplace psychosocial risks is one of SafeWork NSW’s five regulatory priorities. The inspectorate expansion is intended to help prevent hazards from causing injuries and leading to workers compensation claims.
The recruitment builds on the NSW Government’s record $127.7 million investment over four years to improve work health and safety outcomes. That investment includes 51 additional SafeWork NSW inspectors, with 20 specialising in psychosocial risks, as part of the regulator’s largest-ever increase in inspector numbers.
The NSW Government is also establishing a Psychosocial Advisory Service to give workers and business owners advice tailored to managing psychosocial safety at work. NSW was the first state to introduce a psychosocial code of practice covering all psychosocial hazards and all workplaces.
SafeWork NSW inspectors take targeted action to prevent or reduce workplace deaths, injuries and illnesses, particularly in the high-hazard areas identified in the regulator’s 2026–27 priorities. Their role includes workplace education and advice, as well as compliance and enforcement activities.
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