A crack team will enforce some of the toughest industrial manslaughter laws in the nation in a bid to hold bosses and businesses to account.

A senior solicitor, two additional solicitors and a witness assistance officer have joined the Director of Public Prosecution's office in NSW under a $6.9 million government funding commitment until 2028/29.

Their mission will be to pursue individuals or related corporate bodies involved in workplace deaths.

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On average, one worker dies at work every week, NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley said.

To assist with their task, the state last year brought in some of the nation's toughest industrial manslaughter laws.

[Sophie Cotsis] NSW Work Health and Safety Minister Sophie Cotsis says every

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