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01 May 2017

Commissioner for Consumer Protection

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Patricia Blake January 2023 - Current Patricia Blake (known as Trish) became Commissioner for Consumer Protection and Executive Director for Consumer Protection in January 2023. Prior to becoming Commissioner Trish has been the Director of Retail and Services within Consumer Protection and worked...
About us
29 Mar 2017

Employment of children laws in WA - shop, restaurant, fast food or takeaway food business

The Children and Community Services Act 2004 regulates the employment of children under the age of 15 years in Western Australia. T hese child employment laws apply to all Western Australian employers in both the state and national industrial relations systems. A proactive compliance campaign was...
When children can work
24 Jan 2017

Lightning

In Western Australia workers have been killed by lightning, the most recent in 2014 when a backpacker working on a farm at Bruce Rock died after she was struck by lightning. Workers are most at risk working out in the open, on the sea or other waterways or sheltering under trees or other structures...
Environmental factors
14 Dec 2016

GHS - Globally harmonised system of classifying and labelling of chemicals - What you need to know

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Example of the change from 'risk based' to 'hazard based' labelling system, by WorkSafe, Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety The GHS is a system used to classify and communicate chemical hazards using internationally consistent terms and information on chemical labels and safety data...
Hazardous chemicals
09 Dec 2016

Employee or independent contractor

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . An independent contractor is not an employee, but rather a worker running their own independent business. They are also sometimes referred to as a ‘contractor’ or a ‘subcontractor’. The...
Types of employment arrangements
14 Sep 2016

Previous WA award summaries

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . About this page This page contains Wageline's previous WA award summaries, which contain pay rates which are not the current rates of pay. The current WA award summaries with current rates of...
WA award pay rates and award summaries
01 Jul 2016

Hepatitis B in the workplace - Frequently asked questions

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Hepatitis B is an infectious disease that is commonly transmitted through blood to blood contact. It is a virus that can slowly damage the liver over many years and is potentially life threatening. What are the signs and symptoms of Hepatitis B? Many people with Hepatitis B are unaware of their...
Diseases and health
29 Apr 2016

Migration of monitored fire alarms and lift phones – Important information

It is important to ensure that lift phones or monitored fire alarms that are still connected to the legacy copper network are migrated to an alternative technology (such as a mobile network or the nbn™ network with a mobile network fall-back) before 18 March 2022 to keep them working. As hard...
Plant and machinery
09 Mar 2016

Location allowance for employees in regional areas

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . Many WA awards require employers to pay an employee employed in certain regional towns a location allowance to compensate for the additional cost of living, climatic discomfort, and isolation...
Location allowance
14 Dec 2015

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Publications

Safety alert 07/2018 - Farm worker fatally injured during unexpected movement of tractor

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WorkSafe is investigating an incident where a farm worker was fatally injured when it appears that a tractor unexpectedly lurched forward while he was working under it. The tractor involved was over...
WorkSafe
Alert
22 Aug 2018

Dangerous Goods Safety Bulletin No. 0218 WorkSafe Bulletin Safety considerations when switching to flammable refrigerants

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Refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, including systems in vehicles, contain refrigerants. With increased costs and environmental damage associated with the use of synthetic chemical...
WorkSafe
Bulletin
04 Dec 2023

Scientific testing and analysis services - Checklist

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This checklist has been developed to highlight safety issues in workplaces where scientific testing and analysis is carried out and provides information on how to best manage those risks to minimise...
WorkSafe
Checklist
15 Aug 2018

Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance checklist

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This checklist has been developed to highlight safety issues in machinery and equipment repair and maintenance workplaces and provides information on how to best manage those risks to minimise...
WorkSafe
Checklist
13 Aug 2018

Sports and recreation clubs checklist

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This checklist has been developed to highlight workplace health and sa fety issues in sports and recreation clubs and provides information on how to best manage those risks to minimise workplace...
WorkSafe
Checklist
01 Aug 2022

Best practice guidance for reducing health risk for workers handling sewage, biosolids or recycled water

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This fact sheet has been prepared by the Department of Health and the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety to provide information and best practice guidance for organisations...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
04 Dec 2023

Archive - Modernising work health and safety laws in WA

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The Western Australian Government is seeking your comments on the proposals to modernise Western Australia’s WHS laws. Background On 12 July 2017, the Government announcemed the development of a...
WorkSafe
Information
17 Jun 2022

Safety alert 06/2018 - Worker injured by ammonia during work near refrigeration unit

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WorkSafe investigated an incident where a worker was exposed to high pressure ammonia refrigerant while working next to a live refrigeration unit. The worker was working from an elevating work...
WorkSafe
Alert
22 Jun 2018

Safety alert 05/2018 - Worker receives multiple foot fractures after exiting forklift

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An operator dismounted the reach truck forklift he was driving, while the plant was still moving. He tripped forward towards the ground, breaking his fall by extending both hands out in front. As the...
WorkSafe
Alert
22 Jun 2018

Safety alert 04/2018 - Worker fatally injured during maintenance to a rock drilling truck

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WorkSafe is investigating an incident with preliminary evidence indicating an employee, who was fatally injured, may have been struck in the head by a 48 inch pipe wrench spanner. The spanner was...
WorkSafe
Alert
31 May 2018

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Announcements

Amendments to assist early detection of silicosis

Amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996, relating to health surveillance for workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica will come into effect on 15 April 2021. The amendments will require employers to provide a low-dose HRCT scan, supervised by an appointed medical practitioner, instead of the previously required chest X-ray. Western Australia is the first...
WorkSafe
Alert
18 Jan 2021

New award summaries for nurses, spraypainters and sheet metal workers

Wageline has published three new WA award summaries: Enrolled Nurses and Nursing Assistants (Private) Award Industrial Spraypainting and Sandblasting Award Sheet Metal Workers Award The Enrolled Nurses and Nursing Assistants (Private) Award covers trainee and student enrolled nurses, enrolled nurses and nursing assistants in the state industrial relations system. The Industrial Spraypainting and...
Labour Relations
Department News
15 Jan 2021

New form streamlines process for making an underpayment complaint

From today, employees who need to make a complaint to Private Sector Labour Relations about underpayments can use our new Underpayment of wages and entitlements complaint form. The new form is easier to complete and streamlines the process of providing initial information to the industrial inspectors at Private Sector Labour Relations. Previously, state system employees with both a wages or...
Labour Relations
Department News
14 Jan 2021

Australia Day public holiday - Tuesday 26 January 2021

The public holiday for Australia Day in 2021 is Tuesday 26 January. Each WA award prescribes entitlements for public holidays. These entitlements vary from industry to industry, so it is essential that employers and employees read their relevant WA award summary and understand their rights and obligations. Entitlements can include penalty rates, additional leave and time in lieu. The Australia...
Labour Relations
Department News
11 Jan 2021

Warning to guard against heat stress at work

Workplaces have been reminded to guard against the effects of extreme temperatures as another week of summer heat hits the State. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Darren Kavanagh today reminded employers and workers of the need to take extra care during the summer months to avoid the risk of heat stress or the more serious heat stroke. “This warning goes out not only to outdoor workers, but also to...
WorkSafe
Media release
05 Jan 2021

Wageline festive season closure - 25 December 2020 to 1 January 2021

The Wageline contact centre will be closed from Friday 25 December 2020 to Friday 1 January 2021, and will reopen at 8:30am on Monday 4 January 2021. Information on employment obligations and entitlements will continue to be available during that period on the Wageline website www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/wageline . The Christmas New Year 2020–21 public holiday arrangements page provides information on...
Labour Relations
Department News
21 Dec 2020

Children working in the school holidays

The school holidays are just starting and many young workers will be keen to earn some extra money by working over the break, but in Western Australia there are restrictions on where and when children under 15 can work. Employers, parents and young workers need to know that children who are 13 or 14 can only work in a shop, fast food outlet, cafe, restaurant or deliver newspapers or other...
Labour Relations
Department News
05 Jul 2021

Mandurah glazing company fined $90,000 over serious injury to worker

A Mandurah glazing company has been fined $90,000 (and ordered to pay $3474.50 in costs) after a worker was seriously injured when he was trapped under multiple glass sheets that fell on him. Madora Bay Glass Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace and, by that failure, causing serious harm to an employee and was fined in the Mandurah Magistrates Court yesterday...
WorkSafe
Media release
16 Dec 2020

New resources launched to help combat wage theft

Wageline today launched new resources on the Wageline website at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/wagetheft to assist all WA employers and employees find the right information on their employment rights and obligations. The 2019 Inquiry into Wage Theft in Western Australia found one of the reasons wage theft occurs is a lack of knowledge of employment conditions by both workers and employers. Wageline’s new...
Labour Relations
Department News
11 Dec 2020

Australia Day 2021 public holiday information

The public holiday for Australia Day in 2021 is Tuesday 26 January. Employment entitlements for public holidays will vary based on an employee's award coverage and employment arrangements. The Australia Day public holiday entitlements guide 2021 page provides information for state system employers and employees on public holiday entitlements for Australia Day 2021, with specific information for:...
Labour Relations
Department News
10 Dec 2020

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