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Building and Energy
Western Australian building services, electrical, gasfitting and plumbing industries.
- Overview
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of Building and Energy.
- Licensing and registration and owner-builder approval
  Application and renewal for builders, building surveyors, electricians, gas fitters, painters and plumbers.
- Building approvals
  The process for getting building work approved.
- Building and energy consumer information
  Building or renovating your home and consumer safety.
- Industry information
  Codes, standards and reports for building services providers, electricians, plumbers and gas fitters.
- Dispute resolution
  Plumbing, building service, and home building work contract complaints.
- eNotice
  How to register and lodge electrical, gasfitting, plumbing and contractor payment dispute (Security of Payment Act) eNotices.
- Stay informed
  Bulletins, newsletters, subscriptions, events and seminars, videos, and public consultations.
- Contractor Payment Disputes (Construction Contracts Act)
  If your construction contract was entered into BEFORE 1 August 2022.
- Contractor Payment Disputes (Security of Payment Act)
  If your construction contract was entered into ON or AFTER 1 August 2022.
- Swimming pools, dividing fences, RCDs and smoke alarms
  Information on private swimming pool safety barriers, dividing fences, RCDs and smoke alarms for existing residential buildings.
- Report an accident
  How to report an accident or incident to Building and Energy.
Consumer Protection
Develops, enforces and promotes legislation that protects consumers.
- About Consumer Protection
  What Consumer Protection does, contacts and events.
- Housing and accommodation
  Information on renting, buying or selling a home, including accommodation for seniors.
- Consumer rights
  Information and advice for consumers including people with a disability, Aboriginal consumers, and multilingual consumers.
- Consumer concerns
  Advice on handling issues including a complaint checklist, sample letters and how to lodge a formal complaint.
- Business
  Information for businesses about their rights and responsibilities under consumer laws in Western Australia.
- Licences and registrations
  Information on applications, requirements, training and registrations for regulated industries.
- Charities and associations
  Information for charities and associations operating in Western Australia.
- Consultations, compliance and reports
  Compliance actions, public consultations and reports.
Labour Relations
State system employment laws and public sector labour relations.
- Private sector employers and employees
  Wageline information on WA awards, minimum pay rates, long service leave, annual and personal leave, underpayment issues, and how to contact Wageline and stay informed.
- Public holidays
  Public holiday dates for Western Australia.
- Western Australia's industrial relations system
  Information about the WA industrial relations system and its coverage, including inquiries and reviews undertaken.
- Government sector labour relations
  Information and resources for agencies on government sector employment and labour relations.
- Supplier wage audit
  Information on proactive audits undertaken by Private Sector Labour Relations on suppliers to State Government.
- Building and Construction Consultative Committee
  Information on the Western Australian Building and Construction Consultative Committee.
WorkSafe
Regulation and promotion of workplace health and safety including in general industry and the mining and petroleum industries.
- Report an incident
  Notify the regulator of a death, serious injury/illness or dangerous incident.
- Notify, submit or contact us
  Notify or submit items to WorkSafe.
- Apply for a licence or register plant
  Apply for licence, register an item of plant or learn about construction induction training.
- Mining statutory positions and certificates
  Information about statutory position appointments at mining operations.
- Work health and safety legislation
  Information about WA's work health and safety (WHS) laws.
- Health and safety representatives
  Information about HSRs.
- Health and safety topics
  How do I make my workplace safer?
- Petroleum and geothermal energy operations
  Information for operators of petroleum operations.
- Publications, resources and events
  Events, WorkSafe plan, statistics and education resources.
- Consulting with our stakeholders
  Information about consulting with stakeholders.
- Agricultural health and safety
  Provide work health and safety information about the agricultural sector including guidance, checklists, and latest news.
- What does WorkSafe do?
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of WorkSafe.
- Small business safety
  Your guide to safety and health in small business.
- Historical safety and health law
  Safety and health legislation prior to 2022.
Corporate
Freedom of information guidelines, reports, policies, plans, and contact information.
- About the department
  Our legislation, contacting us and freedom of information.
- About the website
  Information about our website and how to use it.
- Policies and plans
  Policies and strategic plans from the department.

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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

Manual tasks in the food service industry

Injuries from hazardous manual tasks (Musculoskeletal disorders) are the highest cause of lost time injury to workers in the food industry. While many injuries are caused by using force to lift, carry, push or hold objects, repetitive actions and sustained or awkward postures are also significant...

Manual tasks

01 Apr 2014

Manual tasks in transport

Body stressing injuries as a result of performing manual tasks is highest cause of injury in transport workers. Common hazardous manual tasks in the transport industry include prolonged sitting and whole-body vibration while seated, accessing and egressing cabs, access to tray and cargo area,...

Manual tasks

01 Apr 2014

Manual tasks in retail and wholesale

Body-stressing injuries resulting from manual tasks are the highest cause of injury in retail and wholesale industries. Common hazardous manual tasks in the retail and wholesale industries include manually handling heavy, bulky and awkward items, handling below mid-thigh and above shoulder height,...

Manual tasks

01 Apr 2014

Manual tasks in manufacturing

Body stressing injuries as a result of performing manual tasks is highest cause of serious and severe injury in manufacturing. T wo of sub-sectors that are at high risk of manual tasks injuries in WA include food manufacturing and metal product manufacturing. Common hazardous manual tasks in the...

Manual tasks

01 Apr 2014

Manual tasks in healthcare and social assistance

Healthcare and social assistance workers play an important role in assisting others. Workers may be exposed to a range of hazards depending on the services provided, the location of the workplace and the clients being cared for. Healthcare and social assistance workers may work in designated...

Manual tasks

01 Apr 2014

Criteria for investigation

Consistent with the principles of proportionality and responsiveness, resources available for investigation of incidents are devoted to the most serious cases. WorkSafe investigations are undertaken for a range of reasons, which include: determining the causes of an incident assessing compliance...

Workplace inspections

28 Mar 2014

Publications

Draining deep fryers – essential safety information

READ

Oil or fat may need to be drained from free standing or bench-top fryers for filtering, cleaning or disposal. Risk factors associated with draining deep fryers include: burns from either hot oil or...

WorkSafe

Fact sheet

31 May 2017

Evacuation procedure and diagram essentials - Fact sheet

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WorkSafe Western Australia is the government agency responsible for regulating WA’s occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation. This fact sheet offers essential information to assist employers...

WorkSafe

Fact sheet

29 Jun 2017

Record keeping obligations fact sheet

READ

Wageline's Record keeping obligations fact sheet provides a publication format version of the information on the Record keeping requirements page of this website for ease of printing.

Labour Relations

Fact sheet

07 Aug 2017

Injury reporting and investigation essentials for employers

READ

WorkSafe Western Australia is the government agency responsible for regulating WA’s occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation. When incidents occur at workplaces, employers are required to...

WorkSafe

Fact sheet

13 Jan 2020

Scaffolding issues

READ WATCH

Recently WorkSafe has seen scaffolding where damaged components and unsafe practices were used in the erection of the scaffold. These included broken connection lugs and components secured with wire...

WorkSafe

Bulletin

07 Apr 2017

Health and safety checklist – Class B Asbestos (non friable) removal work

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A checklist for removing Class B Asbestos (non-friable), for both licenced asbestos removalists and for those removing small quantities (less than 10 m 2 ) who do not require a licence.

WorkSafe

Checklist

30 Mar 2023

Safety and health obligations - a guide for new builders

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A builder who engages contractors or directly employs people has obligations to meet safety and health requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (the Act). The Act also sets out...

WorkSafe

Bulletin

16 Mar 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

Adjudication flow chart – Process and time for adjudications

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Process and time for adjudications under the provisions of the Construction Contracts (Former Provisions) Act 2004 as amended by the Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2016. This information...

Building and Energy

Fact sheet

28 Jul 2022

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Frequently asked questions - Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers

Fatigue management for commercial vehicle driver

Commercial vehicle driver fatigue management training

Manual tasks in the food service industry

Manual tasks in transport

Manual tasks in retail and wholesale

Manual tasks in manufacturing

Manual tasks in healthcare and social assistance

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Draining deep fryers – essential safety information

Evacuation procedure and diagram essentials - Fact sheet

Record keeping obligations fact sheet

Injury reporting and investigation essentials for employers

Scaffolding issues

Health and safety checklist – Class B Asbestos (non friable) removal work

Safety and health obligations - a guide for new builders

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

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

Adjudication flow chart – Process and time for adjudications

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