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Health and safety committees

Health and safety committees provide a forum for consulting on health and safety management across the workplace. They allow businesses to work together with workers on health and safety matters. Establishing a committee A health and safety committee can be established on the initiative of the PCBU...
WHS committees
14 Apr 2014

About WorkSafe

WorkSafe assists the regulator in the administration of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act). The principal objective of the WHS Act is to provide a framework to protect the health, safety and welfare of workers in Western Australian workplaces, and of other people who might be affected by...
About WorkSafe
14 Apr 2014

Contact us

The department would like to respond to your enquiry in a timely manner. To assist us in this please select one of the following area which applies to your enquiry: Do you want to enquire about a licence or a white card? For all licencing applications and enquires please call 1300 424 091 or e-mail...
Ask a question or make a complaint
09 Apr 2014

Checklists

WorkSafe has a number of checklists to assist you in making your workplace safe. Work health and safety checklists Asbestos management Construction site security Class B Asbestos (non-friable) removal work Emergency planning Farm safety Food delivery industry Lead exposure management in fire assay...
Checklists and audit guides
09 Apr 2014

Prosecutions summaries

Search the records of all successful prosecutions taken by WorkSafe under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 and Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996. Go to Summaries of successful prosecutions from 1 January 2005 http:// prosecutions.commerce.wa.gov.au Go to Summaries of...
Prosecutions
08 Apr 2014

Training for health and safety representatives

To exercise all their powers and perform all their functions a health and safety representative (HSR) and deputies are required to attend a five-day initial training course approved by the Work Health and Safety Commission. The PCBU must allow an HSR and deputies to attend this course, and pay...
Training
07 Apr 2014

Fatigue

Information about fatigue in the workplace
Fatigue
03 Apr 2014

Frequently asked questions - Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers

This page contains frequently asked questions about fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers. As the responsible person at my workplace, what do I have to do? (The 'responsible person at a workplace' is defined in regulation184C of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 as:...
Fatigue management of commercial drivers
03 Apr 2014

Fatigue management for commercial vehicle driver

General requirements for commercial vehicle drivers
Fatigue management of commercial drivers
03 Apr 2014

Commercial vehicle driver fatigue management training

Welcome to the commercial vehicle driver fatigue management training package. Drivers Before commencing the Commercial vehicle driver fatigue management training you will require a personal email address to register, please note each person must have a different email address to use this system...
Fatigue management of commercial drivers
03 Apr 2014

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Publications

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

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Wageline has produced an Employer Information Pack for employers and store managers running a shop, restaurant, fast food or takeaway food business. The Employer Information Pack Employment of...
Labour Relations
Fact sheet
25 Jul 2017

Checklist - Isolation of plant/lock-out tag-out

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This checklist applies where any inspection, cleaning, repair, maintenance or alteration of plant is carried out or where the function or condition of plant is impaired to the extent that it presents...
WorkSafe
Checklist
25 Jan 2017

OSH checklist for airport operations and other support services to air transport

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This occupational safety and health (OSH) handout has been developed to assist employers, self-employed persons, persons having control of workplaces and employees working in airport operations and...
WorkSafe
Checklist
16 Jan 2017

Nail salons and hazardous substances – Safety issues

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WorkSafe visited 82 nail salons between 2012 and 2016 to assess hazardous substances compliance. Air monitoring was conducted in a small number of salons. This publication provides information for...
WorkSafe
Information
06 Jan 2017

OSH newsletter for warehousing

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This occupational safety and health (OSH) newsletter has been developed to provide information and assistance to employers, self-employed persons, persons having control of workplaces and employees...
WorkSafe
Checklist
03 Jan 2017

Guidance note - Horizontal underground directional drilling

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This guidance note applies to all workplaces in Western Australia covered by the OSH Act. It provides guidance for employers and workers on minimising the exposure to underground asset strikes and...
WorkSafe
Guidance note
20 Dec 2016

Safety alert 08/2016 Employee fatality injured after falling from forklift

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An employee was fatally injured when the wooden box he was standing in overbalanced and fell on top of him. The employee had been using the box balanced on the tines of a forklift and raised to a...
WorkSafe
Alert
10 Nov 2016

Safety alert 07/2016 - Person drowns in plastic lined liquid waste pond

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A person engaged to assist with the day-to-day activities at a septic liquid waste pond facility drowned when he slipped into one of the ponds. On the day of the incident the person was required to...
WorkSafe
Alert
10 Nov 2016

Safety alert 06/2016 Exposure to asbestos during renovation works

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Recently construction workers were exposed to asbestos whilst carrying out renovation work on a multi-storey building. A worker was using an electrical jackhammer to remove old waste pipes from a...
WorkSafe
Alert
04 Dec 2023

Record keeping templates

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These templates help small business employers meet their legal obligations for time and record keeping and keep accurate employee leave records. All state system employers are legally required to...
Labour Relations
Template
20 Jun 2022

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Announcements

Pay rates for working on Easter Saturday

The Western Australian public holidays for the 2020 Easter period are: Good Friday – Friday 10 April Easter Monday – Monday 13 April While Easter Saturday is not a public holiday in Western Australia, some WA awards require employees to be paid additional rates on this day. To check if this applies to your situation visit the WA award summaries page or alternatively contact Wageline on 1300 655...
Labour Relations
Department News
11 Mar 2020

Café owner ordered to serve up more than $33,000 in backpay and penalties

The owner of a now-closed North Perth café has been ordered by the Industrial Magistrates Court to back pay $24,337 in unpaid award wages and interest to five former employees. Ms Jodie Cooper, who operated the Cloud Nine Vegan café, was also penalised $9,000 for the 24 contraventions of the Restaurant, Tearoom and Catering Workers’ Award 1979 . When setting the penalties, Industrial Magistrate...
Labour Relations
Media release
06 Mar 2020

Progress of the Work Health and Safety Bill 2019

On Thursday 20 February, the Work Health and Safety Bill 2019 passed through the Legislative Assembly of the Western Australian Parliament. The Hon Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Mines and Petroleum and Industrial Relations said: “I am pleased that the Work Health and Safety Bill has now passed the Legislative Assembly. “The McGowan Government recognises the importance of these reforms and hopes...
WorkSafe
Department News
25 Feb 2020

Easter 2020 public holiday employment entitlements

The Western Australian public holidays for the 2020 Easter period are: Good Friday – Friday 10 April Easter Monday – Monday 13 April If you are covered by the state industrial relations system, the Easter 2020 public holiday page contains information on employment entitlements for: award free employers and employees Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award Restaurant,...
Labour Relations
Department News
12 Feb 2020

Labour Day public holiday entitlements

The public holiday for Labour Day in 2020 is Monday 2 March. Under the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 , in Western Australia the Labour Day public holiday takes place on the first Monday in March. The Labour Day 2020 public holiday page provides information on entitlements for: state system award free employers and employees Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award...
Labour Relations
Department News
06 Feb 2020

Reporting wage theft in WA

Western Australian workers can visit the wage theft website at www.wagetheft.wa.gov.au for assistance 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
03 Feb 2020

Nail salons audit finds widespread underpayment

One in four nail salons were found to be non-compliant with state employment laws in a proactive compliance audit undertaken by industrial inspectors at Private Sector Labour Relations. The major breach identified was underpayment of wages, with some salons paying rates of pay below the State minimum wage. A total of $50,441.68 was recovered from the 26 non-compliant nail salons for 55 employees...
Labour Relations
Department News
31 Jan 2020

Register Interest now for Mineral and Petroleum Resource Leadership Roles in 2020

The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) is seeking passionate people who thrive in leadership roles and will take a collaborative approach to problem solving. As a family-friendly employer, DMIRS offers a workplace that supports diversity and work-life balance. DMIRS has a priority to improve gender diversity within its leadership group, and therefore is particularly...
Consumer Protection
Department News
29 Jan 2020

Anzac Day public holiday employment entitlements

Under the Western Australia Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 , Anzac Day takes place on 25 April, but when that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next following Monday is also a public holiday. In 2020, Anzac Day falls on Saturday 25 April. Subsequently, Saturday 25 April and Monday 27 April are both public holidays in Western Australia. However, employees in the state industrial relations...
Labour Relations
Department News
28 Jan 2020

Over $300,000 recovered for WA workers in six months

Industrial inspectors from Private Sector Labour Relations recovered a total of $344,537 in unpaid wages and entitlements in the second half of 2019. Successful conciliation of underpayment matters has resulted in significant amounts of unpaid long service leave entitlements being recovered for Western Australian workers. Between July and December 2019, industrial inspectors recovered a total of...
Labour Relations
Department News
23 Jan 2020

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