Site induction requirements in Tasmania
Tasmania has no housing exemption, so the induction duty reaches a deck as much as a block of units. Where it comes from, and what the principal contractor owes from $250,000.
Short answer: Tasmania has no regulation that names a site induction and no housing exemption, so the duty to inform and train workers applies on every job, from a deck to a block of units. From $250,000 the principal contractor must also make every worker aware of the WHS management plan before they start.
Starting a job this week? Print the free site induction register for the site folder, or run your job through the Tasmanian SWMS and induction checker.
Tasmania at a glance
| Tasmania | |
|---|---|
| Law | WHS Act 2012 and WHS Regulations 2022 |
| Site induction | Expected under the general duty |
| Housing | No exemption |
| Construction project | $250,000 or more (r 292) |
| Fall trigger for a SWMS | More than 2 metres (r 291) |
| Regulator | WorkSafe Tasmania |
Which Tasmanian regulations apply?
The Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022. They replaced the 2012 Regulations on 12 December 2022, so anything still citing the 2012 version is out of date. The construction chapter matches the national model, which is why the general duty explained on our national page applies here as written: section 19(3)(f) of the WHS Act 2012 (Tas), and regulation 39 of the 2022 Regulations.
Do you need a site induction on a house in Tasmania?
Nothing in the Tasmanian regulations treats housing differently for inductions. The only housing rule in the construction chapter decides who the principal contractor is: where an individual owner engages a builder for their home, the builder with management or control of the site takes the role (regulation 293).
So the same duty applies to a bathroom reno in Launceston and a commercial fit-out in Hobart. In practice, a short site induction is the easiest way to show you met it.
What changes at $250,000?
At $250,000 the job becomes a construction project (regulation 292). The principal contractor must write a WHS management plan with any site-specific rules before work starts (regulation 309), and make sure each person is aware of it, and of their right to inspect it, before they start construction work (regulation 310).
An induction at the gate that includes the plan covers regulation 310 for everyone who comes on site, including subbies' crews you've never met. Keep the plan until the project is finished, and for at least 2 years after a connected notifiable incident (regulation 313).
What should a Tasmanian induction cover?
The regulations don't list topics. Start with the hazards on this site this week, the emergency procedure and the SWMS for the person's work, then add your site rules, amenities and who to report to.
Foreman's site inductions work without downloading an app or making an account. Prefer paper? Print the free site induction register and keep it in the site folder.
For the other states, see site induction requirements in every state.
General information on Tasmanian WHS law, not legal advice. For your job, ask WorkSafe Tasmania.
Sources
Every regulatory statement on this page traces to one of these. We recheck them when we update the page.
- Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas). Tasmanian Legislation, checked 15 October 2026.
- Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022 (Tas). Tasmanian Legislation, checked 15 October 2026.