Report unsafe work in NSW: SafeWork NSW options
Short answer
In NSW, tell your boss or employer about unsafe work. Go to SafeWork NSW if that doesn’t fix it or you’re worried about speaking up. SafeWork NSW has the Speak Up Save Lives app and a phone line. The app allows you to stay anonymous, and the rows below carry the regulator’s own wording.
Automatically checked against SafeWork NSW , between 31 Oct 2026 and 1 Nov 2026.
Start on site
The people running the job can act today, so that’s where to begin. SafeWork NSW’s own advice is to speak up and tell your boss or employer when you see something unsafe. A message to the supervisor with a photo works. So does a Haznote report, which puts the photo, the location and your own words in front of the site manager.
Going to SafeWork NSW
If you’re worried about speaking up, or the site hasn’t fixed it, SafeWork NSW takes the concern directly. It runs the Speak Up Save Lives app, where you can tag the location and attach photos. If you can’t get into the app, you can still ring the regulator on the number in the table below. Give your contact details and an inspector may come back to you for more information or advice.
Your name and what happens to it
Staying anonymous is a choice SafeWork NSW’s app allows. The trade-off is the follow-up. Without contact details the regulator has no way to come back to you. Decide which matters more before you send it.
When someone has been hurt
A report about a hazard is different from an incident. A death, a serious injury or illness, or a dangerous incident is a notifiable incident, and it goes to SafeWork NSW straight away by phone. Our NSW notifiable incidents page has the detail, and the last row below shows the regulator’s own words.
Where Haznote fits
On a NSW site, Haznote keeps what the worker saw, with the photo and GPS. That gives you something concrete to point to if the matter does reach SafeWork NSW. It doesn’t send anything to the regulator for you. Anonymous reports are a site setting that’s off by default, and best-effort when on, because voice and photos can still identify someone.
What the regulator says
Each row shows the source’s own words, who published them and when they were last checked by script.
| Item | What it says | Source and check date |
|---|---|---|
| Tell the site | If you see something unsafe in your workplace, SafeWork NSW wants you to speak up and tell your boss or employer. Source says: | SafeWork NSW Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Reporting app | The Speak Up Save Lives app lets you report an unsafe work situation, while giving you the choice to remain anonymous. Source says: | SafeWork NSW Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Phone | If you can’t access Speak Up, you can still tell SafeWork NSW your concern by calling 13 10 50. Source says: | SafeWork NSW Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Contact details | If you provide your contact details, SafeWork NSW may contact you for more information or provide advice about your concern. Source says: | SafeWork NSW Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Death or serious injury (NSW) | Report a serious injury or illness, a death or a dangerous incident to SafeWork NSW immediately on 13 10 50. Source says: | SafeWork NSW Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
Plain answers.
Should I tell my employer before contacting SafeWork NSW?
SafeWork NSW’s advice is to speak up and tell your boss or employer. If you’re worried about doing that, its app gives you a way to report on your own.
Can I report without giving my name?
SafeWork NSW’s app allows an anonymous report. Without contact details the regulator can’t come back to you.
Can I rely on this page?
It’s general information, not legal advice. The regulator’s wording and sources are linked. Check the current position with SafeWork NSW.
Where this comes from.
- Speak Up Save Lives app · SafeWork NSW
- Incident notification · SafeWork NSW
General information, not legal advice. Check the current rules with SafeWork NSW.
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