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Welcome to WorkSafe
WorkSafe is a division of the Department of Commerce, the Western Australian State Government agency responsible for the administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984.
The principal objective of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 is to promote and secure the safety and health of persons in the workplace.
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Do you have a Certificate of Competency - You now need a high risk work licence More information - Application forms - Frequently asked questions
Quick links
- Act and regulations
- Education resources
- Information sessions
- Lunchtime informaton session
- Manual handling workshops - Ready to prevent those costly sprains and strains
- Planet ThinkSafe
- SafetyLine Institute
- SmartMove
- Information sessions
- Forms and registration
- In the workplace
- Free safety assessments (ThinkSafe Small Business)
- Guide to inspecting the workplace (pdf) word version
- Safety and health representatives
- Other
New publications
- Man overboard: Prevention and response - Code of practice
- Business plan 2010/11
- Working safely in hot conditions
- Prevention and control of Legionnaires' disease code of practice (revised)
- Stone tiles and decorative stones - a guide for importers, suppliers and tilers
- Managing health and safety in food retail - A handbook for the franchise industry
- Manual tasks code of practice (revised)
- Concrete and masonry cutting and drilling code of practice (revised)
- Isolation of plant guidance note (revised)
- Safeguarding of machinery and plant
- New safety alerts
- WorkSafe News
News
- New asbestos licensing laws
- Inspection campaigns
Contact details
- Customer Help Centre - 1300 307 877
- Reception (08) 9327 8777
- Licenses for High Risk Work - 1300 424 091
- Report an incident - 1800 678 198
- Email: safety@commerce.wa.gov.au