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This health monitoring notification form for lead should be used by a registered medical practitioner to notify WorkSafe.
WorkSafe
Form – notification
21 Feb 2024
These transitional provisions apply from the commencement of the Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Operations) Regulations 2022 (WHS PAGEO Regulations). Measures that transition...
WorkSafe
Information
19 Feb 2024
These transitional and saving measures apply from the commencement of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS General Regulations). Measures that transition or preserve existing...
WorkSafe
Information
19 Feb 2024
This guide provides operators with assistance to meet their obligations for effective involvement of workers under the requirements for: the duty to consult with workers on matters concerning health...
WorkSafe
Guide / handbook
13 Feb 2024
The purpose of this guide is to provide advice to diving contractors on the preparation and lodgement requirements of diving start-up notices in accordance with the WHS Act and WHS PAGEO Regulations...
WorkSafe
Guide / handbook
13 Feb 2024
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to develop and submit a facility design case (FDC), and recognise when an FDC is warranted. You should use this Guide if you are:...
WorkSafe
Guide / handbook
13 Feb 2024
WorkSafe has produced this checklist to assist you in inspecting your workplace in regards to evacuation and first aid. Although the checklist does not cover all the requirements under the work safety and health laws, it will give you a better idea of whether your workplace meets basic standards of health and safety. It will also assist in laying the foundation for a health and safety management system at your workplace.
WorkSafe
Checklist
07 Feb 2024
How to submit your application for an asbestos assessor licence Once you have completed the application form and have all of your supporting documents ready, you can lodge your application in one of...
WorkSafe
Guide / handbook
01 Feb 2024
A Class A asbestos licence is required in Western Australia for work involving the removal of friable asbestos-containing material. Only a Class A Asbestos licence holder or an employee of a licence...
WorkSafe
Form – application
01 Feb 2024
For more information on applying for a demolition licence please refer to the Applicant guide: Application for demolition licence [Class 1 and Class 2] How to submit your application for a demolition...
WorkSafe
Form – application
01 Feb 2024
This guide is for holders of certificates of competency issued under the mines safety and inspection regulations seeking to update their certificate under the work health and safety mines regulations.
WorkSafe
Information
01 Feb 2024
The Work Health and Safety Commission criteria for accreditation require each provider of an accredited training course for health and safety representatives to submit an annual report on the delivery of courses for the year ending the preceding 30 June.
WorkSafe
Reports
30 Jan 2024
The Mines Statutory Positions Register is used to validate an individual’s statutory position examination or certificate under the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022. Statutory positions...
WorkSafe
Guide / handbook
29 Jan 2024
Excavation of a pipeline within a compressor station for the purpose of inspecting the coating integrity resulted in an excavator damaging the pipeline coating. The incident was exacerbated by a lack...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
A side-boom was working in tandem with a second side-boom to move a pipeline segment into a trench. The working side of the trench had been elevated by placing the spoil on that side. The segment...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
During works at a compressor station, an excavator struck and fractured a 2 inch diameter utility line. Fortunately, no ignition occurred nor were there any injuries. However, the compressor station...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
A gas leak occurred at a compressor station when small bore pipework fractured. The incident resulted in a small natural gas release that was successfully resolved without harm, although the licensee...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
In late 2010 when a well site was being demobilised, a handrail fell from the sub-base walkway of a draw works skid being moved and struck a worker walking below at ground level. The initial contact...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
During a tong jaw change-out operation on a rig floor, a crew member tapped the tong jaw into position using a rubber mallet to insert the pin while two other crew members held the tong to stabilise...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
A hydraulic cylinder used to lower and raise a rig’s derrick was found to be faulty and was replaced with a substituted part, rather than that supplied by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM)...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
During a mechanical inspection of the crown block on top of a drilling derrick, one of the turnbuckles on the side brake was found to be fractured. A decision was made to repair weld the turnbuckle...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
A new member of a drilling crew was asked to clear excess drill cuttings around a “possum belly”. Also known as a distribution box or flowline trap, this part of a drilling rig slows the velocity of...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
At the beginning of a work-over operation on an oil well, a mobile lighting tower was erected to provide light during night activities. A few days later, the tower fell onto the lighting plant...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
After a cleaning pig run of an oil pipeline, the pig (pipeline inspection gauge) was cleaned, dismantled, checked and reassembled. A cotter pin was required to complete the job. A worker involved in...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024
An electrical supervisor conducting a walkabout after a pre-start noticed smoke and heard a strange noise coming from a generator. Assuming it could be running out of fuel, he lifted the access cover...
WorkSafe
Alert
25 Jan 2024

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