SafeWork small business rebate eligible safety items

A full list of safety items that are eligible for the $1,000 SafeWork small business rebate.

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Once you have purchased an eligible item, apply for the rebate

You can also view an A-Z list of eligible safety items

Slips, trips and falls

Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of serious injuries at work in NSW.  Slippery or poorly maintained floor surfaces or inadequate protection from falling from a height are the common causes.

Using anti-slip products, keeping workplaces clean and tidy and installing fall prevention items is the best way to avoid serious injuries. 

Choose items from the list below.

Metal spiral stairs.

Anti-slip or trip items

  • anti-slip surface treatment
  • industrial cable management systems (construction cable stands, industrial cable protectors, construction cable management systems)
  • industrial/commercial anti-slip treading or matting, safe check plates, treading or capping
  • retractable hoses/leads
  • retractable steps/stairs
  • stair nosing.
Warehouse with roller doors.

 Improving working environment

  • lighting - fixed entry or exit lighting or external security lighting on commercial premises*
  • portable or battery-powered lighting, for example for construction or agriculture*.

*does not include decorative lighting, headlamps, torches or interior lighting.

 

House with scaffold.

 Falls from a height

  • barriers (physical restraint) and guard railing system including edge protection, rails, screens, pit covers, open penetration and void protection
  • bottom fill equipment for fuel tanks
  • electric tarpaulin systems for heavy vehicle trailers
  • extension poles/equipment for working at heights, for example poles and water jets
  • ladders* must comply with requirements of Australian Standard 1892
    • extension ladders come with safety features like roof and/or wall stabiliser, leg levellers
    • portable industrial ladders (load rating at least 120kg) [does not include domestic ladders]
    • platform ladders fitted with fully enclosed barriers around platform and locking mechanisms on the frame and wheels

*does not include step ladders

  • scaffolding, fencing (including scaffolding anti-tampering devices)
  • fencing (portable and lightweight)
  • silo safety lid.

Being hit by moving objects or isolated at work

There are many things in the workplace that can fall onto or hit someone and cause serious injury or even death. Installing animal restraint devices, falling object protective covers and having good traffic management systems can protect workers.

Being isolated at work in remote locations is a concern because the worker may be injured and unable to seek assistance. In these scenarios, it's important to use appropriate safety items that are not reliant on regular telecommunications. 

Choose items from the list below.

Cow standing in a cattle crush.

On a farm 

  • animal management devices - examples include:
    • sliding segregation gate for livestock
    • cattle crush
    • lamb marking cradle
    • head bales
    • calf puller
    • cattle panels.
Road safety barriers.

On the job site

  • protective structures for falling objects
  • traffic management tools such as bollards, cones, barricades, convex mirrors, elevated walkway, pedestrian crossing gates
  • visual warning and signal systems
  • aerial line markers/power line markers
  • telegraph pole/electrical asset protective hi-vis wraps (agricultural or construction industries).
Person in the bush holding a radio.

Isolated at work

  • two-way (2-way) radios, emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRBs) satellite phones
  • personal duress alarms

  • site security devices and system - commercial premises only* - examples include:

    • barriers
    • security screens
    • security doors to prevent unauthorised access to secure work areas.

    *excludes closed-circuit television (CCTV)

Heavy lifting, carrying or doing the same task often

Muscular stress, disability or even death can be caused by handling very heavy items, doing the same task repetitively, over-reaching and sitting for too long.

Choose items from the list below that are designed to limit lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, moving or holding items.

Worker using a pallet forklift.

Lifting objects, people or animals

  • conveyer or elevator systems
  • dock leveller
  • lifting devices - manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum or magnetic* examples include:
    • conveyor systems, for example gravity roller, motorised, belt conveyor
    • drum lifters
    • electric hoists
    • forklift attachments
    • hoists
    • hydraulic lifters
    • lifting hoists
    • pallet rollers
    • patient handling/transfer device/rescue stretcher
    • tailgate lifter
    • trolleys (stand-alone)
    • vacuum lifters

*not free standing cranes; not forklift vehicles. 

Worker carrying equipment.

Carrying equipment and moving animals

  • backpack industrial equipment, for example industrial cleaning backpack vacuum
  • livestock chutes, overhead shearing equipment.
Work platform

Muscle strain and stress

  • work platforms* - elevated/temporary such as platform - adjustable loading

*does not include sit-stand office desks or office chairs.

Moving machinery, plant or vehicles

Moving machinery, manufacturing equipment and electronic mixers have the potential to seriously injure or cause death if they collide, trap or crush a person.  

Effective traffic and machinery management procedures should be developed for each individual workplace. Please note:

  • Agricultural drones (used in a primary producing farming operation with one or more of the following capabilities: spray, spread and/or visual capabilities) are included in this rebate to address the unacceptable number of fatalities and serious injuries caused by high-risk farm vehicles. It encourages the use of eligible agricultural drones as a safer alternative to quad bikes, side by side vehicles (SSV) or tractors to undertake farming activities.
  • Quad bike/SSV helmets: Helmets purchased for quad bikes and Side-by-Side Vehicles (SSV) use must comply with one of the following standards: AS/NZS 1698:2006; NZS 8600:2002 or UNECE22.05/06.
  • Bogged vehicles/machinery: It is the responsibility of the small business to ensure that you purchase vehicle/machinery recovery kit or items that are correctly rated for the weight and type of vehicle/machinery involved. For safety information on how to reduce the risks to workers and others involved in vehicle and equipment recovery please refer to Safe Recovery information or Safe recovery of bogged vehicles and equipment.

Choose items from the list below.

Vehicle reversing camera.

Vehicles and trucks

  • guarding for tyre rim assembly/fitting
  • reversing cameras (standalone only, does not include dash cams)
  • vehicle recovery kits/equipment (where applicable items should be compliant with relevant Australian or recognised technical standards) - examples include:
    • recovery point such as header hitch plates or safety hitches
    • recovery cable
    • recover chains
    • recovery dampeners
    • recovery dampers
    • recovery kit
    • recovery point such as header hitch plates or safety hitches
    • recovery straps
    • recovery strops
    • recovery winch
    • shackles/soft shackles for bogged vehicle/machine recovery
    • warning and safety lights for traffic management.
Machinery safety button.

Machinery

  • emergency stop buttons such as alarm or shut down device
  • Lockout Tagout (LOTO) kits/software management tool for LOTO kits (not including maintenance, annual fees or licensing)
  • machine guarding including fixed, interlocked, photoelectric and combination.
Quad bike.

On the farm

  • Agricultural drones (must be used in a primary producing farming operation and have one or more of the following capabilities:
    • spray capability (for example spray liquids such as pesticides or fertilisers etc.).
    • spread capability (for example distribute solid materials such as seeds or granulated fertilisers etc.)
    • visual capability (for example drone cameras or sensors (RGB, multispectral, thermal, etc.) to capture images or data.
  • platforms/steps (portable)
  • power take-off guards for tractors
  • quad bike safety such as operator protective devices (OPDs), roll bars (ATV Lifeguard and Quadbar Flexi™
  • quad bike/side-by-side vehicle (SSV) safety: protective helmets must be compliant with AS/NZS 1698:2006, UNECE22.05 or NZS 8600:2002
  • rollover protective structures (ROPs) for tractors
  • runover protective devices (tractors)
  • safety bar for wool press.  

Hazardous noise, chemicals and sun exposure 

Too much exposure to noise at work can lead to temporary or permanent hearing loss. There are many controls you can put in place to protect workers from exposure to hazardous noise. 

Harmful exposure to chemicals can be prevented. Without the proper handling and storage of chemicals, exposure can cause life threatening harm as well as other injuries.

Risks from heat and UV exposure for outdoor workers can be reduced. When planning working in hot conditions consider working under shade and shelter, rotating tasks, scheduling work to cooler times of the day, and providing personal protective equipment and water.  

Choose items from the list below.

A yellow triangle with a black outline. Inside the triangle is a line drawing of a human ear, sound wave lines next to it, and an exclamation mark above the ear - indicating a warning about loud noise.

Hazardous noise

  • specialised personal hearing protectors complying with AS1270 may be eligible as part of a hearing conservation program (AS/NZS 1269) such as specialised ear muffs or ear plugs (not in ear monitors)

Please note: you cannot apply for the rebate for this item unless you have tried eliminating or minimising the noise hazard by other means. 

If you are considering purchasing this item and claiming a rebate, you must email us to discuss the technical requirements needed to support your application.

  • intake/exhaust system mufflers for air tools/machinery

Using hearing protection for the protection of workers against hazardous noise on a regular basis triggers a duty to provide audiometric testing for those workers.

Chemical drums.

Chemicals and dangerous goods

  • air filtering system or ventilation/exhaust system (not an air purifier) that efficiently removes hazardous airborne contaminants from the work environment. For example exhaust extraction systems for a silica dust vacuum, or a ventilation/exhaust system for hazardous chemicals and welding fume extractors/filters.
  • bunding or spill kit containment systems
  • chemical/dangerous goods (DG) storage cabinets (ANZS standard compliant)
  • chemical delivery dispensing and/or siphoning system - closed and automatic
  • dust suppression attachments for tools or machinery such as water fed attachment for a grinder or polisher
  • powered air purifying respirator AS/NZS1716 compliant
  • vacuum cleaner - asbestos and hazardous dust with dust class level ‘H’ or “M” filter compliant with AS 60335.2.69:2003
  • wire mesh secured enclosure for chemical storage. 
Sunshade protection structures.

Sun exposure 

  • sunshade protection structures for rural and outdoor work areas including vehicle mounted awning and portable gazebo*

*excludes temperature control equipment such as air conditioners.

 

List by A-Z

This A-Z list specifies individual items that are available under the $1,000 rebate.

Some items come under a broader category. The broader category you will need to use on your application form for a specific item will be identified where applicable.

A

Aerial line markers/power line markers

Agricultural drones (used in a primary producing farming operation with one or more of the following capabilities: spray, spread and/or visual capabilities)

Air filtering systems for machinery such as exhaust extraction system for a silica dust vacuum or a ventilation/exhaust system for hazardous chemicals (not air purifiers)

Animal management devices such as sliding segregation gate for livestock, cattle crush, lamb marking cradle, head bales, calf puller

Anti-slip and surface treatment

Anti-slip treading or matting, safe check plates, treading or capping (industrial/commercial)

B

Backpack industrial equipment

Barriers (physical restraint) and guard railing system e.g. edge protection, rails, screens, pit cover, open penetration, void protection

Bottom fill equipment for fuel tanks

Bunding for spills containment

C

Chemical delivery and dispensing and/or siphoning system – closed and automatic

Chemical/dangerous goods (DG) storage cabinets (ANZS standard compliant)

Conveyer or elevator systems

D

Dock leveller

Drones, agricultural (used in a primary producing farming operation with one or more of the following capabilities: spray, spread and/or visual capabilities)

Drum lifters (online application form description - Lifting devices - Manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, or magnetic)

Dust suppression attachments for tools or machinery such as water fed attachment for a grinder or polisher

E

Electric hoists (online application form description - Lifting devices - Manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, or magnetic)

Electrical asset/telegraph pole protective hi-vis wraps (agricultural or construction industry)

Emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) (online application form description - Two-way (2-way) radios, EPIRBs, satellite phone)

Emergency stop buttons

Extension poles/equipment for working at heights such as poles, water jets

External security lighting

Exhaust system mufflers for air tools/machinery (online application form description - Intake/exhaust system mufflers for air tools/machinery)

F

Fencing (portable and lightweight) (online application form description - Scaffolding, fencing (portable and lightweight)

G

Gates – sliding segregation gates for livestock (online application form description - Animal management devices such as sliding segregation gate for livestock, cattle crush, lamb marking cradle, head bales, calf puller, cattle panels)

Gazebo (online application form description - Sunshade protection structures for rural and outdoor work areas including vehicle mounted awning and portable gazebo)

Guard railing system or barrier (physical restraint) (online application form description - Barriers (physical restraint) and guard railing system including edge protection, rails, screens, pit covers, open penetration and void protection)

Guarding for tyre rim assembly/fitting

H

Helmet for quad bike/SSV safety (online application form description - Quad bike/side-by-side vehicle (SSV) safety: protective helmets compliant with AS/NZS 1698:2006, UNECE22.05 or NZS 8600:2002)

Hoists (online application form description - Lifting devices - Manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, or magnetic)

Hoses (retractable) (online application form description - Retractable hoses/leads)

Hydraulic lifters (online application form description - Lifting devices - Manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, or magnetic)

I

Industrial cable management systems (e.g. construction cable stands, industrial cable protectors, construction cable management systems)

Intake/exhaust system mufflers for air tools/machinery

L

Lighting - fixed entry or exit lighting or external security lighting on commercial premises, portable or battery powered lighting, for example for construction or agriculture (does not include decorative lighting, headlamps, torches or interior lighting)

Ladders: must comply with AS1892, industrial load rating of at least 120kg, extension ladders with safety features (e.g. roof/wall stabilisers, leg levellers), platform ladders with fully enclosed barriers/locking mechanisms on frame/wheels.

M

Machine guarding including fixed, interlocked, photoelectric or combination

Machinery/Plant – alarm or shut down device (online application form description - Emergency stop buttons)

O

Operator Protective Devices (OPDs)/Roll bars for quad bike safety (online application form description - Quad bike safety: Operator Protective Devices (OPDs)/Roll bars (ATV Lifeguard and Quadbar Flexi™))

P

Pallet rollers (online application form description - Lifting devices - Manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, or magnetic)

Patient handling/transfer device/rescue stretcher (online application form description - Lifting devices - Manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, or magnetic)

Pedestrian crossing gates (online application form description - Traffic management tools – bollards, cones, barricades, convex mirrors)

Personal duress alarms

Platforms/steps (portable)

Platform – adjustable loading (online application form description - Work platforms – elevated/temporary)

Power take-off guards for tractors

Powered Air Purifying Respirator AS/NZS1716 compliant

Power line markers/aerial line markers

Protective structure for falling objects

R

Radios (2-way; VHF-UHF) (online application form description - Two-way (2-way) radios, EPIRBs, satellite phone)

Ramps (access) (online application form description - Traffic management tools – bollards, cones, barricades, convex mirrors)

Recovery cable (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery chains (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery dampeners (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery dampers (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery kit (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery point eg. header hitch plates or safety hitches or tow points (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery straps (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery strops (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery winch (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Recovery rope (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Restraint supports to mount tools, cords, leads and hoses to prevent trip hazards 

Reversing cameras – (standalone only-not including dash cams) (online application form description - reversing cameras)

Rollover protective structures (ROPs) for tractors

Runover protective devices (tractors)

S

Safety bar for wool press

Scaffolding (online application form description - Scaffolding, fencing (portable and lightweight))

Shackles (compliant with AS 2741) (for bogged vehicle/machinery recovery) (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Silo safety lid

Site security devices and systems* excludes Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) - Commercial premises only
*For example:

  • security screens
  • barriers
  • security doors to prevent unauthorised access to secure work areas

Soft shackles (for bogged vehicle/machinery recovery) (online application form description - Vehicle recovery kits/equipment including cables, chains, dampeners, dampers, kits, hitches, straps, stops, winches, wire ropes, and shackles)

Spill kits containment system (online application form description - Bunding or spill kit containment systems)

Stair treads or capping (online application form description - Anti-slip treading or matting, safe check plates, treading or capping)

Stair nosing

Steps/stairs (retractable)

Sunshade protection for rural and outdoor work areas

T

Tailgate lifter (online application form description - Lifting devices - manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum or magnetic)

Telegraph pole/electrical asset wraps, protective hi-viz (agricultural or construction industry)

Traffic management tools – bollards, cones, barricades, convex mirrors

Trolleys (stand-alone) (online application form description - Lifting devices - Manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, or magnetic) 

V

Vacuum cleaners (industrial backpack only) (online application form description - Backpack industrial equipment)

Vacuum cleaner - asbestos and hazardous dust with dust class level ‘H’ or “M” filter and compliant with AS 60335.2.69:2003

Vacuum lifters (online application form description - Lifting devices - Manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, or magnetic)

Vehicle recovery kits/equipment– where applicable items should be compliant with relevant Australian or recognised technical standards

Ventilation, exhaust or extraction systems (online application form description - Air filtering systems for machinery e.g. exhaust extraction system for a silica dust vacuum or a ventilation/exhaust system for hazardous chemicals (not air purifiers))

Visual warning and signal system

W

Walkway (elevated) - pedestrian safety (online application form description - Traffic management tools – bollards, cones, barricades, convex mirrors)

Wire mesh secured enclosure for chemical storage 

Work platforms – elevated/temporary

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