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Noise management: vacuum cleaner

This educational article has been developed to assist in the management of noise from vacuum cleaners. Maintenance Have the vacuum cleaner checked regularly for basic electrical safety and worn parts...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
21 May 2014

Noise management: Sander/linisher

This information is made available to assist in the management of noise from sanders or linishers. Maintenance Ensure that the sander/linisher is bolted down firmly and that all belt covers and...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
03 Jun 2014

Guide to working safely with challenging behaviours in health care

Challenging behaviour is any behaviour that causes significant distress or danger to the person of concern or others. It can include an outburst of aggression, or resistant type behaviour by clients...
WorkSafe
Guide / handbook
09 Oct 2018

Noise management: Thicknesser

This educational article has been developed to assist in the management of noise from thicknessers. Maintenance Ensure blades are sharpened at regular intervals and as required. Ensure the dust...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
21 May 2014

Noise management: Sander (orbital)

Orbital sanders range in noise level quite dramatically, the quietest currently being the Festo and ELU brands (80-82 dB(A)). The noise levels are directly affected by the quality and condition of...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
14 May 2014

Noise management: Sander (belt)

Hand held belt sanders range in noise level from 92 to 103 dB(A). The noise levels are directly affected by the quality and condition of the tool. The free running noise level of a belt sander is...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
14 May 2014

Noise management: Router

This educational article has been developed to assist in the management of noise from routers. Maintenance Ensure blades are sharpened at regular intervals and as required. Ensure bearings and...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
21 May 2014

Noise management: Angle grinder

Angle grinders are used extensively in the metalworking and panel beating areas and can be used for wood carving when equipped with an "Arbortech" woodcarving disc. Other accessories such as...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
14 May 2014

Noise management: Electric drills

Electric drills vary in noise output according to type. Hammer drills produce the highest noise levels because of their impact function. The quality and method of construction of the drill also...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
14 May 2014

Noise management: Buzzer / planer

This educational article has been developed to assist in the management of noise from buzzer/planers. The buzzer or planer, is common throughout woodwork shops. Noise levels produced by the machine...
WorkSafe
Fact sheet
21 May 2014

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Announcements

Serious chemical burns result in $47,900 penalty for principal employer Rand Transport

Rand Transport (1986) Pty Ltd was handed a $45,000 fine and a $2900 costs penalty in the Perth Magistrate Court following serious ammonia gas burns to a contract worker. Rand, a cold storage food distributor, pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace where contractors were not exposed to hazards. On 11 December 2014, during the construction of a dividing wall within a...
WorkSafe
Media release
30 May 2018

FGS Contracting and Company Director fined total of $327,500 over serious injuries to 17 year old worker

FGS Contracting Pty Ltd and the Director Ryan Wayne Franceschi, were fined today in the Perth Magistrate Court in relation to serious injuries caused to a 17 year old worker in Esperance. FGS Contracting Pty Ltd was fined $225,000 for failure to meet their duty to provide a safe workplace and for failing to ensure the correct high-risk work license. Additionally, Franceschi as the Director was...
WorkSafe
Media release
18 May 2018

Axedale Holdings Pty Ltd fined $160,000 over the death of two construction workers

Axedale Holdings Pty Ltd, trading as Shaw’s Cartage Contractors, was fined in relation to the deaths of two labourers. The deaths were caused by falling concrete tilt-up panels at a Perth construction site. Axedale, among three parties charged, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety of workers, and that failure causing the death of Joseph McDermott and Gerard Bradley. The fine totalled $...
WorkSafe
Media release
18 May 2018

Reminder of electrical hazards when working in roof spaces

Building and Energy (formerly EnergySafety) and WorkSafe have issued a reminder on the importance of understanding and avoiding the electrical hazards in roof spaces, with new regulations coming into effect on Monday (14 May 2018). Director of Energy Safety Ken Bowron today cautioned homeowners to be mindful of the electrical hazards in roof spaces. “Homeowners may need to access the roof space...
WorkSafe
Media release
11 May 2018

Anzac Day 2018

The Anzac Day public holiday is this Wednesday 25 April 2018. Regardless of whether your business is closed on this public holiday you should check you are meeting your employment obligations for this day. For more information about your public holiday obligations visit the Pay rates for public holidays page . Wageline will be closed on Anzac Day and will reopen on Thursday 26 April at 8.30am.
Labour Relations
Department News
23 Apr 2018

Fines total $59500 over safety breaches causing serious injury at City of Armadale landfill site

The City of Armadale and the former manager of its landfill facility have been fined a total of $59500 plus costs after a member of the public was seriously injured at the landfill site. The City of Armadale pleaded guilty as an employer to failing to ensure the safety and health of a person who was not their employee, and also pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to comply with a Prohibition...
WorkSafe
Media release
20 Apr 2018

2018 regional Queen's Birthday public holiday dates

Some regional areas in Western Australia hold the Queen's Birthday public holiday on an alternative date. The dates for these regional areas are now available on the Regional dates for the Queen's Birthday public holiday page . In all other areas the Queen's Birthday public holiday in Western Australia will be held on Monday 24 September 2018.
Labour Relations
Department News
17 Apr 2018

Common questions about long service leave

Do casuals get long service leave? What happens to an employee's long service leave when I buy a business? How do I calculate long service leave? These are some of the common questions Wageline deals with on a daily basis when asked about long service leave. Long service leave can be complex, especially when you're trying to work out what an employee's entitlement is. But Wageline is here to help...
Labour Relations
Department News
16 Apr 2018

Subscribe to the Wageline Newsletter

Do you find it difficult to keep up to date with your employment obligations? Wageline has a solution. The Wageline Newsletter is an email service for state system employers that keeps you up to date with any critical issues to do with employment and any key changes to WA state employment laws. Information you need to know will be delivered direct to your inbox making it easier for you to comply...
Labour Relations
Department News
10 Apr 2018

Interim Report of the Ministerial Review of the State Industrial Relations System published

The Interim Report of the Ministerial Review of the State Industrial Relations System was published on 20 March 2018. The Interim Report outlines the issues arising out of a consideration of the Terms of Reference, stakeholder meetings and submissions to the Review, together with a set of proposed recommendations, for discussion and submissions, and particular issues for which further submissions...
Labour Relations
Department News
20 Mar 2018

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