RECENT NEWS

Last updated April 2026. In 2015, the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) replaced the old concept of serious harm with notifiable events. While the language changed, the purpose did not. To ensure WorkSafe is informed when serious work‑related harm or risk occurs. More than ten years on, notifiable events are still an area of confusion for many businesses. This is often because people rely on outdated examples or focus on injury outcomes rather than the legal test. This bl