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Work Health and Safety Inspector resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what work health and safety inspectors actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most work health and safety inspectors should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Work Health and Safety Inspector with a strong background in regulatory compliance and field inspection. Experienced in conducting workplace assessments, investigating incidents, and preparing evidence for enforcement action. Committed to preventing harm and improving safety outcomes across diverse industries.
Key skills
- Regulatory compliance and enforcement under the Work Health and Safety Act
- Risk assessment and internal controls
- Field inspection and testing
- Incident investigation and evidence gathering
- Legal research and administrative law
- SafetyCulture (iAuditor) and mobile inspection apps
- Case management systems
- Microsoft Office
- Written communication and attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted workplace inspections across construction, manufacturing and healthcare to assess compliance with WHS legislation, identifying hazards and unsafe practices.
- Investigated serious incidents and complaints, gathering evidence and preparing detailed reports and briefs for legal proceedings.
- Issued improvement, prohibition and infringement notices where risks were identified, and monitored corrective actions to confirm compliance.
- Provided advice and education to employers and workers on their rights and obligations under the WHS Act, helping to prevent future incidents.
- Used SafetyCulture (iAuditor) and case management systems to record inspection findings, track enforcement actions, and manage evidence.
- Prepared evidence briefs that supported successful prosecutions and enforceable undertakings, contributing to safer workplaces.
Education
Certificate IV or Diploma in Work Health and Safety, or a bachelor degree in occupational health and safety, law, engineering or a related discipline, depending on the state or territory regulator.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- WHS Act
- WHS Regulations
- SafeWork NSW
- WorkSafe Victoria
- WorkSafe Queensland
- Comcare
- state and territory regulators
- improvement notices
- prohibition notices
- infringement notices
- incident investigation
- evidence briefs
- prosecution
- regulatory compliance
- risk assessment
- field inspection
- case management systems
- SafetyCulture
- iAuditor
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.