What WHS compliance software should do
WHS compliance software is the system an Australian business uses to meet its Work Health and Safety duties: drafting the documents the regulator expects, keeping the registers the law requires, and holding the evidence an audit or prosecution would need.
At minimum, that means SWMS and risk assessments, an incident and near-miss register, a chemical register with SDS tracking, worker training and licence records, and evidence of consultation with workers. More mature organisations add ISO 45001 gap analysis, psychosocial risk registers under ISO 45003, contractor induction systems, and investigations.
The gap most SMEs run into is that safety ends up spread across a dozen tools: spreadsheets, shared drives, DocuSign, a cheap checklist app, a $300-per-hour consultant on retainer. RAE IQ brings the full workflow into one workspace at a price point designed for businesses without a dedicated WHS team.
Who RAE IQ is built for
- Businesses with no dedicated WHS team, where safety is on HR, ops, finance or the owner.
- Small safety teams (1-3 people) drowning in templates and spreadsheets.
- Principal contractors managing subcontractor compliance.
- Healthcare, manufacturing, construction and transport operations where psychosocial risk or chemical safety is mandatory.
- Organisations preparing for an ISO 45001 certification or audit.
Three steps. About a minute.
- 1
Tell us about the work
A guided form captures the activity, site, people and conditions: the inputs your safety document actually needs.
- 2
We ground the draft
The drafting engine applies your state's WHS Act, regulations, codes of practice and any reference documents you've uploaded.
- 3
You review and ship
Edit anything, accept the rest, and download a signature-ready PDF with your logo and the right legislation citations.
How RAE IQ delivers it.
All 8 Australian jurisdictions
Terminology, legislation citations and regulator names adapt automatically from QLD to NT, including the territories.
Frequently asked questions
How is RAE IQ different from SafetyCulture, Donesafe, Kynection or Sitemate?
SafetyCulture is an inspection checklist tool. It’s great for inspections, weaker on document generation and regulatory grounding. Donesafe and Sitemate are enterprise suites priced accordingly. RAE IQ sits in the middle: SME-priced (Free to $249/month), but with jurisdiction-aware drafting, a 7-tier authority hierarchy, and ISO 45003 support that enterprise suites usually require custom configuration for.
Can we migrate from an existing system?
CSV import is supported for workers, licences and training records on Professional and Business plans. Document migration is manual. Drop old SWMS and risk assessments in as reference documents so the generator uses them as context for new drafts.
Is this suitable for a business without a safety manager?
Yes. The Free and Starter tiers are designed for exactly that. The platform does the WHS Act lookup, the hierarchy-of-controls structure, and the citation work so the person wearing the safety hat can focus on getting the detail right, not on reading the legislation.
Do we own our data?
Yes. All data is your organisation’s. Export as CSV from every register and PDF from every document at any time. Row-level security isolates your data from every other organisation on the platform.
What happens at audit time?
Your registers and document library are already audit-ready, because the evidence was captured as the work happened rather than retrofitted the week before the auditor arrives. The ISO 45001 gap analysis and audit programme features on the Business plan map evidence to clauses automatically.
What does it cost?
Free for 3 documents (one user). $49/month Starter (10 docs/month). $99/month Professional (unlimited documents plus full register set, up to 5 users). $249/month Business (unlimited everything plus ICAM investigations, ISO audit programme, permits to work, API access).