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This page lists resources available on manual tasks Toolkit Hazardous manual tasks - Work Health and Safety Commission Training package Manual tasks training package - Presenters guide Power point presentation (pdf) (ppt) VIDEO: Manual tasks risk management - Running time: 11:32 mins WORKSHEET:...
Manual tasks
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An inspector has the legal right to enter, at any time, any workplace including aircraft, ships and vehicles, where employees work or are likely to be in the course of their work. This right to enter means that inspectors have unrestricted access to workplaces, excepting where there is a statutory...
Workplace inspections
This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . This page provides information on types of employment and other workplace arrangements. On this page, the terms WA award and award free are used. In the state system, many employees are...
Types of employment arrangements
There are laws which restrict the types of jobs and work children can be employed to do, and the hours they can work . These laws apply to Western Australian businesses in both the state and national industrial relations systems. Children are considered to be employed if they perform work...
When children can work
The terms and conditions of entering the Consumer Protection Awards
Consumer Protection Awards
This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . Poor work performance by an employee When an employee’s work performance is not meeting the required standard, action to help the employee improve their performance should be taken. Best...
Dismissal
This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . Employees are entitled to resign from their job at any time and for any reason. Employees are required to give notice of resignation. When an employee resigns, they must receive unpaid wages,...
Resignation
This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . An employee is redundant when their employer has decided that they no longer wish the job the employee has been doing done by anyone. Transferring an employee to a lower paid job because their...
Redundancy
This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . Under State laws, employees cannot be dismissed if to do so would be harsh, unfair or oppressive. There must be a valid and fair reason for dismissal, such as: the capacity of the employee to...
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WorkSafe
Information
28 Jul 2015
During 2014/15 financial year WorkSafe conducted an inspection program looking at safety issues in the motor vehicle repair sector and found serious concerns with motor vehicle hoists and traffic...
WorkSafe
Checklist
30 Jun 2015
World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day is Thursday 28 April 2016. Download and display these posters in your workplace to help prevent future incidents and remember those...
WorkSafe
Poster
22 Apr 2016
WorkSafe has recently been alerted to High Risk Work Licences being electronically scanned and altered to include additional classes of high risk work. The scanned and altered copies were then sent...
WorkSafe
Information
26 Mar 2015
This fact sheet looks at some common myths and facts about asbestos. MYTH: Crayons contain asbestos. This is true for identified brands of crayons but the risk is very low. The risk in these...
WorkSafe
Information
14 Sep 2015
WorkSafe is currently conducting an inspection campaign in the scrap metal industry with a view to increase awareness of safety issues faced by your industry and to highlight the importance of...
WorkSafe
Checklist
13 Mar 2015
Small business must provide workers with adequate training, information and instructions to perform and comply with their job role and be aware of their safety responsibilities and requirements. What...
WorkSafe
Information
17 Feb 2015
In recent years, a significant number of fatalities and serious injuries in the metal fabrication industries have been caused by poor slinging practices when using overhead travelling cranes to move...
WorkSafe
Information
02 Feb 2015
A toolbox safety meeting/pre-start talk is a short succinct meeting that can be used as an avenue to convey timely and important safety information to workers and the work team. The session usually...
WorkSafe
Information
13 Feb 2015
In two separate recent incidents, workers in the scrap metal industry have received fatal injuries after being struck by falling loads. Both incidents involved using oxy-cutters to cut large pieces...
WorkSafe
Alert
14 Jul 2016

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