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Introduction to aggression in the workplace

Aggression in the workplace can be defined as ‘any incident in which employees and other people are abused, threatened or assaulted at work’. Within this definition, threat means any statement or behaviour that leads a person to believe they are in danger of being physically attacked. This can be...
Violence and aggression
04 Mar 2014

Immediate assistance and support - Aggression

If you have mental health concerns, you could contact one of the following helplines or organisations. Your local General Practitioner may also be of assistance. Agency or Company Telephone Contact Mental Health Emergency Response Line – for a psychiatric emergency assessment and advisory service...
Violence and aggression
04 Mar 2014

Hazardous manual tasks

Most jobs involve doing some manual tasks. Manual tasks cover many activities, including stacking shelves, working on a conveyor line and entering data into a computer. These include lifting, pushing, pulling or carrying. Some manual tasks are hazardous and may cause musculoskeletal disorders (MSD...
Manual tasks
04 Mar 2014

Office safety - Overview

While hazards in the office may not always be as obvious as those in factories, construction sites or field based work, office workers also face a range of safety and health issues, including poor job design, prolonged sitting, repetitive work, moving heavy items, inadequate lighting and cramped or...
Office safety
04 Mar 2014

Office safety - Frequently asked questions

This page contains frequently asked questions on office safety. Should I be sitting all day? No. We have known for some time that sedentary lifestyles are not beneficial for our health. Prolonged sitting at work can also adversely affect your health. You should where possible alternate between...
Office safety
04 Mar 2014

Consultation

One of the objects of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (the OSH Act) is to foster cooperation and consultation between employers and employees and associations representing employers and employees.
Consultation, accommodation and volunteers
03 Mar 2014

Referring an issue to the regulator

If an issue about health and safety arises at a workplace, it is required in the first instance that the parties make reasonable efforts to attempt to resolve the matter, under Issue resolution — part 5, division 5, of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act). The parties must discuss the...
About WorkSafe
03 Mar 2014

Priority areas (areas of focus)

WorkSafe is working with employers, employees and employee representatives to set up and maintain systems of work so that employees are not exposed to hazards. This page explains how we are setting priorities so that our joint efforts make the greatest possible impact on workplace deaths and lost...
About WorkSafe
03 Mar 2014

Important information for forklift operators in Western Australia

The National Licensing Standard requires operators of forklifts to hold a National Licence issued by WorkSafe. Types of forklifts covered by the National Licensing Standard The National Licensing Standard requires operators of the following types of forklifts to hold a National Licence: Forklift...
Forklifts
03 Mar 2014

Working safely in hot conditions

Working safely in hot conditions provides practical advice for employers and workers on heat illness, related health and safety problems and actions and measures to take to prevent or minimise the likelihood of heat illness.
Environmental factors
28 Feb 2014

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Publications

WA award summary - Building Trades (Construction) Award

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This publication is a summary of the Building Trades (Construction) Award. On 16 June 2023 the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) issued the 2023 State Wage Case decision...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
24 Aug 2023

WA award summary - Furniture Trades Industry Award

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This publication is a summary of the Furniture Trades Industry Award. On 16 June 2023 the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) issued the 2023 State Wage Case decision...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
29 Jun 2023

WA award summary - Shop and Warehouse Award

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Effective from the first full pay period on or after 5 June 2024 , the Shop and Warehouse Award will be updated. The updates to the Shop and Warehouse Award amend award provisions to better reflect...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
17 Apr 2024

WA award summary - Club Workers Award

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This publication is a summary of the Club Workers Award. On 16 June 2023 the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) issued the 2023 State Wage Case decision increasing the minimum...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
29 Jun 2023

WA award summary - Animal Welfare Industry Award

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This publication is a summary of the Animal Welfare Industry Award. On 16 June 2023 the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) issued the 2023 State Wage Case decision increasing...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
29 Jun 2023

WA award summary - Electrical Contracting Industry Award

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Allowance rates in the Electrical Contracting Industry Award amended The state Electrical Contracting Industry Award was varied by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission effective...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
30 Oct 2023

WA award summary - Vehicle Builders Award

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This publication is a summary of the Vehicle Builders Award. On 16 June 2023 the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) issued the 2023 State Wage Case decision increasing the...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
29 Jun 2023

WA award summary - Security Officers Award

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This publication is a summary of the Security Officers Award. On 16 June 2023 the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) issued the 2023 State Wage Case decision increasing the...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
29 Jun 2023

WA award summary - Metal Trades (General) Award

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This publication is a summary of the Metal Trades (General) Award. The Area and Scope and Definitions clauses of the state Metal Trades (General) Award have been updated to expand the coverage of...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
22 Nov 2023

WA award summary - Farm Employees Award

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This publication is a summary of the Farm Employees Award. Effective from 1 July 2024, the dairy industry will be covered by the Farm Employees Award. New provisions for part time work for employers...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
03 Apr 2024

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Announcements

Building company fined $47,500 over tilt-up panel collapse in city

A building company has been fined $47,500 (and ordered to pay $1519 in costs) over an incident in which a 3.88-tonne tilt-up panel fell from a building under construction onto a neighbouring car park. Hanssen Pty. Ltd. was found guilty of failing to ensure that work was directly supervised by a person who had completed an approved course for managers and supervisors on a site where tilt-up work...
WorkSafe
Media release
15 Oct 2019

New website for reporting wage theft in WA

The new wage theft website at www.wagetheft.wa.gov.au assists Western Australian workers with how to: seek help with resolving an underpayment issue or unpaid annual or long service leave; report wage theft anonymously to the relevant government department; or seek help with unpaid superannuation. Visit www.wagetheft.wa.gov.au for more information.
Labour Relations
Department News
10 Dec 2019

Restaurant owner fined for not providing employment records

A Perth restaurant owner has been ordered by the Industrial Magistrates Court to pay a penalty of $1,500 for failing to provide employment records to a State Industrial Inspector. Mr Kamran Beykpour, the owner of SafaCity restaurant in Mount Lawley, was also ordered to pay costs of $1,000 and to produce the required employment records within seven days. The Court matter arose from Mr Beykpour...
Labour Relations
Media release
09 Oct 2019

Warning to guard against heat stress at work

WorkSafe has issued a warning to guard against the effects of extreme temperatures in work environments following a forecast of above-average temperatures this summer. The Bureau of Meteorology last week issued their summer outlook, forecasting daytime temperatures that are very likely to be above average across Australia. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Darren Kavanagh today reminded employers and...
WorkSafe
Media release
08 Oct 2019

Cafe and restaurant employer audits now on the menu

Café and restaurant business owners will soon start receiving information on employment obligations under a new state-wide education campaign being run by the Wageline at the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. The campaign focuses on café and restaurant businesses in the state industrial relations system, which are those that operate as sole traders, unincorporated partnerships...
Labour Relations
Department News
01 Oct 2019

Beauty industry employment campaign moves to audit phase

A state-wide education campaign over the last two months has focussed on minimum rates of pay and staff entitlements for workers in beauty salons operating in the state industrial relations system. Over 500 businesses across Western Australia were provided with information on the minimum conditions for employees in this industry. Beauty salons in the state industrial relations system are those...
Labour Relations
Department News
09 Sep 2019

WorkSafe inspection program looks at high-risk pressure vessels

WorkSafe will conduct a proactive inspection program to look at safety issues with some of the highest risk pressure vessels in workplaces in WA. The program will continue throughout the 2019/20 financial year, and will focus on some of the State’s highest risk pressure vessels in both metropolitan and regional areas. WorkSafe Director Sally North said the inspection program was being conducted...
WorkSafe
Media release
04 Sep 2019

Inspection program looks at safety of workers in schools

WorkSafe is conducting a proactive inspection program to look at safety and health issues for workers in WA primary and secondary schools. The program will continue until the end of the 2019/20 financial year, and will include both private and public schools in metropolitan and regional areas of the State. It will expand on a previous inspection program looking at hazards facing cleaners and...
WorkSafe
Media release
03 Sep 2019

Laws restrict when children can work at the Perth Royal Show

Western Australia’s employment of children laws in the Children and Community Services Act 2004 apply to all workplaces including temporary workplaces such as pop up retail outlets, mobile food vans, and amusement rides. If you own or manage a business or stall operating during the Perth Royal Show you need to know: 15 years old is the youngest a child can work on an amusement ride, including...
Labour Relations
Department News
02 Sep 2019

Employment compliance audits for regional cafés and restaurants

DMIRS Industrial Inspectors have visited a number of café and restaurant business owners in the regional areas in recent weeks requesting employment records to check compliance with state employment laws. The unannounced compliance visits in Lancelin, Jurien Bay, Dongara, Geraldton, Three Springs and Moora focused on café and restaurant business in the state industrial relations system, which are...
Labour Relations
Department News
26 Aug 2019

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