SafeWork small business rebate eligible safety items

A full list of safety items that are eligible for the $1000 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.

Anti-slip or trip items  

Image of anti slip flooring being applied in a workplace.
Example of anti-slip surface treatment being installed
  • anti-slip surface treatment
  • anti-slip treading or matting, safe check plates, treading or capping
  • guards, balancers, restraint, suspension systems or stands to mount processing equipment
  • retractable hoses/leads
  • restraint supports to mount tools, cords, leads and hoses to prevent trip hazards
  • retractable steps/stairs
  • stair nosing

 Improving working environment 

Man cleaning with a high pressure hose.
Example of pressure cleaners
  • high pressure water cleaning equipment
  • fixed entry or exit lighting or external security lighting on commercial premises* 
  • portable or battery-powered lighting (eg for construction or agriculture)*

*Does not include decorative lighting or interior lighting.

 

 Falls from a height

A worker wearing personal protective equipment, using an extension ladder.
Example of a portable ladder
  • 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
  • extension poles/equipment for working at heights e.g. poles, water jets
  • fall arrest and rope access systems and equipment (industrial)
  • harnesses for working at heights

  • industrial ropes
  • ladders e.g. fixed access, step and full length
  • scaffolding, 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.

On a farm 

Cattle being separated by metal fencing.
Example of livestock sliding segregation gate
  • animal management devices eg. sliding segregation gate for livestock, cattle crush, lamb marking cradle, head bales, calf puller

On the job site

Worker's walkway inside aluminium processing plant.
Example of traffic management 
  • load covers and restraints for vehicles including tag lines, tensioners, strapping to secure loads and cargo nets
  • protective structure for falling objects
  • safety signage
  • traffic management tools including bollards, cones, barricades, convex mirrors and signs
  • visual warning and signal systems

Isolated at work

Man working remotely using a two way radio
Example of two-way radio
  • 2-way radios, emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) and satellite phones 
  • site security devices or closed circuit TV (CCTV) - Commercial premises only
  • personal duress alarms

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.

Lifting objects, people or animals 

A woman in a pink gown, mask and protective cap observes and gestures with one hand at a child with physical disabilities while helping him with rehabilitation to learn to stand up.
Example of adjustable examination table
  • conveyer or elevator systems
  • cranes – ute or free standing
  • dock leveller
  • forklifts and/or attachments
  • harnesses/pulleys for confined spaces
  • hoists
  • lifting devices (manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum or magnetic)
  • patient handling/transfer devices
  • platform – adjustable loading
  • skids
  • trestles (lifting)

Carrying equipment and moving animals 

Young woman moves an empty pallet jack through an industrial hall.
Example of a pallet roller
  • access ramps, tailgate lifters
  • backpack industrial equipment
  • livestock chutes, overhead shearing
  • pallet rollers
  • tripod (mechanical) to support people, loads and materials being lifted or lowered from openings
  • trolleys
  • vacuum cleaners (industrial backpack only)

Muscle strain and stress 

Example of a sit-stand desk.
Example of a sit-stand desk
  • adjustable/tilting work bench, table or workstation
  • anti-fatigue floor mats
  • work platforms – elevated/temporary

Moving machinery, plant or vehicles

Forklifts, vehicles, trucks, farming 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. Customers purchasing protective helmets for quad bike/Side-by-Side Vehicle (SSV) use must also upload a signed statutory declaration declaring that they are the owner of the quad bike/SSV, the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and a photograph of the vehicle. Choose items from the list below.

* 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 Save Recovery information or Safe recovery of bogged vehicles and equipment

Vehicles and trucks

Image of a worker in a parked forklift talking to a production manager
Example of a safe forklift 
  • anti-vibration or ergonomic vehicle seats
  • guarding for tyre rim assembly/fitting
  • pedestrian crossing gates
  • reversing cameras (standalone only)
  • stock picking machine
  • vehicle recovery kits/equipment (refer to A-Z list for eligible items)
  • walkway (elevated) - pedestrian safety
  • warning and safety lights

Machinery

Hand pressing emergency stop button on a large manufacturing machine
Example of emergency stop switch
  • alarm or shut down device
  • gas detection system
  • emergency stop buttons
  • Lockout Tagout (LOTO) Kits and isolation software/management tool for LOTO kits (excluding maintenance/annual fees/licencing)
  • machine guarding including fixed, interlocked, photoelectric and combination

On the farm

Farmer harvesting the crop with a tractor that has a cover over the top of the tractor
Example of rollover protection on a tractor
  • platforms/steps (portable)
  • power take-off guards for tractors
  • quad bike safety: Operator Protective  Devices (OPDs)/Roll bars (ATV Lifeguard: www.atvlifeguards.com, Quadbar Flexi™: www.quadbar.com)
  • 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 is 100% preventable. 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.

Hazardous noise

Example of handheld noise monitor

Example of handheld noise monitor

  • earmuffs – specialised personal hearing protectors (earmuffs or ear plugs, not In Ear Monitors) as part of hearing conservation program
  • enclosures, door seals, or sound-proof covers around noise sources
  • low noise design and emission machinery and equipment (equivalent continuous sound level 8hr of 85dBA or less)
  • noise monitor – handheld
  • remote controls to operate noisy plant from a distance
  • signage and labelling for areas of hazardous noise
  • Intake/exhaust system mufflers for air tools/machinery
  • sound absorbent surface/film, barriers, or screens to block direct path of sound

Chemicals and dangerous goods

Image of chemicals spill kit in a workplace
Example of chemicals spill kit
  • 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)
  • bunding or spill kit containment systems
  • chemical delivery and dispensing system - closed and automatic
  • chemical signage, marking and placarding system
  • dust suppression attachments for tools or machinery (eg. water fed attachment for a grinder or polisher)
  • chemical/dangerous goods (DG) storage cabinets (ANZS standard compliant)
  • supplied air respirator (AS/NZS 1716 compliant)
  • vacuum cleaner/dust extractor – asbestos and hazardous dust (dust class level ‘H’ or “M” filter and compliant with AS 60335.2.69:2003)
  • wire mesh secured enclosure for chemical storage 

Sun exposure 

Image of an awning blocking out the sun
Example of vehicle mounted awning 
  • sunshade protection structures for rural and outdoor work areas including vehicle mounted awning and portable gazebo

 

COVID-19

To protect yourself and your workers from COVID-19, safety practices can be put in place to maintain good hygiene and limit exposure.  Choose items from the list below.

Hygiene 

Image of lady using wall mounded hand sanitiser
Example of wall mounted hand sanitiser
  • hand sanitiser stand
  • wall mounted sanitiser dispenser 

Protection

Bakery owner wiping down surfaces wearing mask
Example of cough and sneeze guard
  • floor decals (e.g. 'stand here') 

  • sneeze and cough guard

  • warning signage (COVID-19 specific)

Cleaning

Image of someone using foot to operate hands free rubbish bin
Example of hands-free rubbish bin
  • hands-free rubbish bin
  • roller buckets

 

List by A-Z

The same list as above, sorted by A-Z. 

A

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)

Adjustable or tilting work bench/table

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

Anti-fatigue floor mats

Anti-slip and surface treatment 

Anti-slip treading or matting, safe check plates

Awning – vehicle (sunshade protection for rural and outdoor work areas)

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

Cameras – reversing (standalone only)

Chemical delivery and dispensing system – closed and automatic

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

Chemical signage, marking and placarding system

Closed circuit TV (CCTV) - commercial premises only

Conveyer or elevator systems

Cranes – ute or free standing

D

Dock leveller

Dust suppression attachments for tools or machinery (eg. water fed attachment for a grinder or polisher)

E

Ear muffs – specialised personal hearing protectors (earmuffs or ear plugs) as part of hearing conservation program

Emergency position-indicating radio beacons – 406 MHz (EPIRBs)

Emergency stop switches

Enclosures, door seals, or sound-proof covers around noise sources

Extension poles/equipment for working at heights e.g. poles, water jets

External security lighting

Intake/exhaust system mufflers for air tools/machinery

F

Fall arrest and rope access systems and equipment (industrial)

Fencing (portable and lightweight)

Floor decals (e.g. ‘stand here')

Forklifts and/or attachments

G

Gas detection system

Gates – sliding segregation gates for livestock 

Gazebo – sunshade protection for rural and outdoor work area

Guard railing system or barrier (physical restraint) and – eg edge protection, rails, and screens, pit cover or open penetration and void protection

Guards, balancers, restraint, suspension systems or stands to mount processing equipment, tools, power cords, leads or hoses to prevent trip hazards

Guarding for tyre rim assembly/fitting

H

Hands-free rubbish bin

Hand sanitiser stand

Harnesses for working at heights

Harnesses for confined spaces

Helmet for quad bike/Side-by-Side Vehicle (SSV) safety: Protective helmets (must be compliant with AS/NZS 1698:2006, UNECE22.05 or NZS 8600:2002).

High pressure water cleaning equipment

Hoists

Hoses (retractable)

I

Intake/exhaust system mufflers for air tools/machinery

L

Ladders – step and full length

Ladders – access ladders

Fixed ladders – access

Leads (retractable)

Lifting devices – manual, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum or magnetic

Lighting – fixed entry or exit lighting or external security lighting on commercial premises*. Portable or battery-powered lighting (eg for construction or agriculture)*. *Does not include decorative lighting or interior lighting.

Livestock chutes, overhead shearing

Load covers and restraints for vehicles – tag lines, tensioners, strapping to secure loads

Lockout Tagout (LOTO) Kits and isolation software/management tool for LOTO kits (excluding maintenance/annual fees/licencing)

M

Machine guarding including fixed, interlocked, photoelectric or combination

Machinery/Plant – detection system, alarm or shut down device

N

Noise monitor – hand held

Noise – low noise design and emission machinery and equipment (Leq8hr of 85dBA or less – exposure std - less than the exposure standards ie 8 hour average of 85dBA)

O

Operator Protective  Devices (OPDs)/Roll bars for quad bike safety: (ATV Lifeguard: www.atvlifeguards.com, Quadbar Flexi™: www.quadbar.com)

P

Patient handling devices

Pedestrian crossing gates

Personal duress alarms

Platforms/steps (portable)

Platform – adjustable loading

Power take-off guards for tractors

Protective structure for falling objects

Pulleys for confined spaces

R

Radios (2-way; VHF-UHF) 

Ramps (access)

Recovery cable (compliant with AS 3569)

Recovery chains (compliant with AS 3569)

Recovery dampeners

Recovery dampers

Recovery kit

Recovery point eg. header hitch plates or safety hitches or tow points

Recovery straps (compliant with AS 1353.1 & AS 1353.2)

Recovery strops

Recovery winch (compliant with AS 3569)

Recovery wire rope (compliant with AS 3569)

Remote controls to operate noisy plant from a distance

Restraint supports for equipment and tools, including safety cages

Roller buckets

Rollover protective structures (ROPs) for tractors

Ropes – industrial

Runover protective devices (tractors)

S

Safety lighting – traffic management

Safety bar for wool press

Scaffolding

Shackles (compliant with AS 2741) (for bogged vehicle/machinery recovery)

Side access steps/platforms for tractors

Signage (safety)

Signage and labelling - areas of hazardous noise and protection required

Silo safety lid

Site security devices - Commercial premises only

Skids

Sneeze and cough guard

Soft shackles (for bogged vehicle/machinery recovery)

Sound absorbent surface/film, barriers, or screens to block direct path of sound

Sound-proof covers around noise sources

Spills containment system

Stair treads or capping

Stair nosing

Steps/stairs (retractable)

Stock picking machine

Sunshade protection for rural and outdoor work areas

Supplied air respirator (AS/NZS 1716 compliant)

T

Tailgate lifter

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

Trestles (lifting)

Tripod (mechanical) to support people, loads and materials being lifted or lowered from openings

Trolleys

V

Vacuum cleaners (industrial backpack only)

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

Visual warning and signal system

W

Walkway (elevated) - pedestrian safety

Wall mounted sanitiser dispenser

Warning signage (COVID-19 specific)

Wire mesh secured enclosure for chemical storage 

Work platforms – elevated/temporary

Workstation (adjustable or tilting)

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