Under the work health and safety (WHS) legislation, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) and the person with management or control of plant at a workplace must ensure that the risk in...
Breathe easy: Occupational health and hygiene forum was held during Safe Work Month 2023. This forum brought together a range of industry experts to discuss topics around air quality, silica,...
Under the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS General Regulations), a design verifier is a person who confirms that the design of an item of plant was produced in accordance with...
Pursuant to regulation 684 of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WHS Mines Regulations), I have determined on my own initiative to grant an exemption from the requirement that an...
Use this template to draft a disclosure statement of a proposed distributing co-operative. It must be submitted to the Registrar at least 35 days before the formation meeting is due to be held. The...
WorkSafe: The way forward 2023-24 to 2025-26 describes the goals, priority areas and measures of success for health and safety actions undertaken by WorkSafe. It provides an overview of the regulator...
This complaint from is to be lodged on behalf of a person or entity, or during a complaints process where parties select another person to act on their behalf.
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety – Consumer Protection Division (Consumer Protection) has undertaken a review of the Petroleum Retailers Rights and Liabilities Act 1982...
WorkSafe is aware of at least eight known asbestos exposure incidents, which occurred between June 2020 and April 2023. These directly related to asbestos containing flooring materials. These...
Pursuant to regulation 684 of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS Regulations), I have determined on my own initiative to grant an exemption from the requirement that an item...
The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards will be held at Optus Stadium on 27 October 2023 . Find out about the finalists in this prestigious event in the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards...
16 October 2023 Consumer Protection's view on odometer tampering The Motor Trade Association WA and a number of dealers have asked the Commissioner for Consumer Protection for a position statement in...
Since the introduction of the work health and safety legislation in 2022-23 there has been number of changes to legislation covering the asbestos removal. This Health and safety snapshot : Asbestos...
Important guidance for beginning the building process including tips for choosing a builder and signing your home building work contract. Available in Chinese Simplified (Mandarin), Vietnamese,...
Regulation 675UK of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WHS Mines Regulations) requires information about high risk mining activities at a mine to be notified to the regulator...
The Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2023 (Amending Regulations) were published on the WA legislation website on 20 September 2023 and have commenced operation.
WorkSafe has become aware of risks arising from a lack of maintenance of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at workplaces. An AED is a piece of first aid equipment designed to be used by any...
6 September 2023 Your rights and responsibilities in a shared tenancy Changes in the property market in Western Australia have seen shared tenancies (two or more people renting the same house)...
6 September 2023 Managing a shared tenancy Shared tenancies occur when part or all of a property is rented by two or more independent tenants. It is important to maintain proper administration of...
6 September 2023 Managing a shared tenancy Shared tenancies occur when part or all of a property is rented by two or more independent tenants. It is important to maintain proper administration of...
WorkSafe Mines Safety and Professor Michael Quinlan, author of Ten Pathways to Death and Disaster hosted a series of free, interactive workshops on fatality prevention in the mining industry in...