The Minister for Industrial Relations has approved a series of Work Health and Safety codes of practice which came into effect today.

These codes have been adapted for Western Australian work health and safety environments from the Model codes of practice published by Safe Work Australia, developed through consultation with unions and employer organisations.

Dr Patricia Todd, Chair of the Work Health and Safety Commission, noted that these codes increased the guidance available for ensuring safe workplaces and increasing consistency in safety regulation between the Western Australian and national regulatory environments.

“These codes of practice provide practical guidance on how to best implement aspects of the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations whether it be in relation to welding, safeguarding of machinery, preventing falls, first aid, construction work or one of the many other topics covered”.

“Development of the codes is an important part of the Commission’s work and we urge all people in workplaces to make use of them” Dr Todd said.

Approved codes of practice provide the standard to identify, assess and control hazards.

Further information

• Abrasive blasting - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Confined spaces - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Construction work - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Demolition work - Work Health and Safety Commission
• First aid in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Hazardous manual tasks - Work Health and Safety Commission
• How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
• How to manage work health and safety risks - Work Health and Safety Commission
• How to safely remove asbestos - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Managing risks in stevedoring - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Managing risks of plant in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Managing the risk of falls at workplaces - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Managing the risk of falls in housing construction - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Managing the work environment and facilities - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Psychosocial hazards in the workplace 2022  - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Safe design of structures - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Spray painting and powder coating - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Welding processes - Work Health and Safety Commission
• Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination - Work Health and Safety Commission

For further information go to the full list of approved codes of practice on our website. A list of the codes which have been revoked is available in the Government Gazette dated 15 July 2022.