Workplace safety · Australia / New Zealand
Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety Compliance
Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety is issued by Safe Work Australia / ACCC and has applied since 2012-01-01. It applies to products sold in APAC. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.
- Authority
- Safe Work Australia / ACCC
- Jurisdiction
- Australia / New Zealand
- Regions
- APAC
- Effective
- 2012-01-01
- Evidence renewal
- every 1825 days
- Official source
- https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/product-safety
What Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety covers
Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety is a workplace safety requirement in Australia / New Zealand. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.
Product categories affected
Keywords that trigger a check
Who it applies to
Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in APAC, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.
Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Fines up to AUD 10M, mandatory recall
Restricted substances and materials
| Substance | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Lead in paint | 1000 | ppm |
| Asbestos | 0 | banned |
Supplier requirements and compliance evidence
Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.
| Document |
|---|
| Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) for electrical |
| SDS/MSDS compliant with Aus/NZ GHS |
| Product Safety recalls check |
| ACCC product safety standards compliance |
Certification types recorded for this regulation
How Complyra checks Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety
When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.
Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.
Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.
Related regulations
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 — Occupational Safety and Health Standards
- California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
- China GB Standards — Compulsory National Standards
- ENERGY STAR — Energy Efficiency Certification
Industries where this regulation applies
- Electronics and electrical equipment — 18 regulations
- Chemicals and hazardous materials — 9 regulations
- Consumer products, toys and home goods — 14 regulations
- Industrial manufacturing — 9 regulations
More
- All regulations in the dataset
- Regulation index (all 47 in one table)
- Free compliance checker — which regulations apply to a product
- RFQ template generator — build a structured RFQ
- The full AI procurement workflow
Check a product against Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety
Describe the product and destination market. Complyra identifies whether this regulation applies and which documents to request from the supplier.