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Incident reporting in agriculture

Call 1800 678 198 to report a workplace related death, serious injury or illness, or immediately life-threatening dangerous incident. These must be reported to WorkSafe immediately after becoming aware of the incident. Urgent medical assistance where required should be sought prior to contacting...
Farm safety – Report an incident
12 Oct 2022

Fatalities and injury statistics in agriculture

Despite relatively few hours worked compared to many other industries, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry has the highest number of work-related fatalities for the period 2011–12 to 2020–21p, with 42 fatalities. The fatality frequency rate in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing...
Agricultural injury statistics
12 Oct 2022

Agriculture industry safety alerts

Safety alerts are issued by WorkSafe to provide background information and contributing factors which have contributed to an incident. These alerts also suggest practical measures which can be put in place to assist in reducing the risk. Listed below are Safety alerts which are relevant to the...
Farm safety alerts
12 Oct 2022

Case studies

WorkSafe is developing a series of case studies showcasing: real incidents where the people involved have suffered a serious injury or death; and examples of practical approaches which have been used by farmers in Western Australia to improve safety. Be sure to keep checking this page to see our...
Farm safety – Know the hazards
12 Oct 2022

Hazard information for farms

Hazards on farms The first step in risk management is to identify workplace hazards. This means looking for those things that have the potential to cause harm. Harm can be short or long term and may adversely affect the health and safety of workers, property, the environment, and community...
Farm safety – Know the hazards
12 Oct 2022

Work health and safety laws and agriculture

Everyone in the workplace, including those working on a farm, have duties under work health and safety (WHS) laws. WHS Act and regulations The WHS Act and accompanying regulations came into effect on 31 March 2022. Download the Act Download the regulations Main responsibilities and duties Under WHS...
Farm safety and WHS
12 Oct 2022

Wageline's disclaimer about system coverage

Our disclaimer Wageline undertakes searches using business names to determine if a particular business is covered by the state or the national industrial relations system. Please note that identifying whether a particular employer falls within the state or national industrial relations system can...
Stay informed with Wageline
27 Sep 2022

National Day of Mourning public holiday

For the National Day of Mourning on Thursday, 22 September 2022 a special public holiday has been proclaimed in Western Australia. The proclamation was published in the Government Gazette on 15 September 2022. This page outlines public holiday entitlements for employees in the state industrial...
Public holiday pay
13 Sep 2022

Enforceable undertakings

An industrial inspector may accept a written undertaking from a person, called an ‘enforceable undertaking’, if the inspector reasonably believes the person has contravened an entitlement provision or civil penalty provision under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 . In most cases, the person giving...
Compliance activities
12 Sep 2022

Compliance notices

An industrial inspector may issue a compliance notice to a person where they reasonably believe the person has contravened an ‘entitlement provision’ under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 . In most cases, the person will be an employer. What is a compliance notice? A compliance notice requires...
Compliance activities
09 Sep 2022

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Publications

Health and Safety Bulletin No. 2 Lifting, lowering or suspending loads

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A number of incidents have recently occurred when plant has been used to lift, lower or suspend loads near workers. Incidents have resulted in serious injuries and fatalities. Contributory factors...
WorkSafe
Bulletin
20 Sep 2022

Health and Safety Bulletin No. 1 Embrittlement - Serious risk to alloy lifting chain integrity when lifting loads in a corrosive environment

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Alloy lifting chains and associated components (such as hooks, shackles and links) are used widely across a variety of industries and environments to lift and move loads. There are a number of forms...
WorkSafe
Bulletin
20 Sep 2022

Application for withdrawal of an infringement notice

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An infringement notice can be requested to be withdrawn by an employer or can be withdrawn by the issuing inspector. A person issued with an infringement notice may request that it be withdrawn...
Labour Relations
Form – application
13 Sep 2022

Request extension of time to pay infringement notice

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When an industrial inspector issues an infringement notice, the penalty amount must be paid within 28 days after the day the notice is served. The notice will clearly identify the due date and...
Labour Relations
Form – application
13 Sep 2022

Code of practice - Psychosocial hazards in the workplace

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The Psychosocial hazards in the workplace code of practice focuses on the general principles applied to the prevention and management of psychosocial hazards in the workplace. The intent of this code...
WorkSafe
Code of practice
26 Aug 2022

Code of practice - Violence and aggression at work

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The Violence and aggression at work code of practice focuses on the general principles applied to the prevention and management of violence and aggression in the workplace. The intent of this code is...
WorkSafe
Code of practice
06 Feb 2023

Code of practice - Workplace behaviour

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The Workplace behaviour Code of practice focuses on the general principles applied to the prevention and management of inappropriate or unreasonable behaviour in the workplace. The intent of the...
WorkSafe
Code of practice
26 Aug 2022

Information sheet - Reducing the risk when using side-by-side vehicles

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Until recently, quad bikes were the vehicle of choice for many agricultural and farming workers. However, because quad bikes have been involved in a large number of serious injuries and deaths in...
WorkSafe
Information
22 Aug 2022

Information sheet - Reasonably practicable

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A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must do what is ‘reasonably practicable’ to keep workers and other people at the workplace healthy and safe. PCBUs must eliminate risks to health...
WorkSafe
Information
05 Aug 2022

Guide - Health and safety representative (HSR) refresher training course requirements

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The purpose of this guide is to provide Approved training providers with the information necessary to gain approval to deliver HSR refresher training. General requirements Applicants must be training...
WorkSafe
Guide / handbook
15 Dec 2022

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Announcements

Additional protections for employee payments

A range of new provisions were introduced in June 2022 in the state industrial relations system to increase employee protections and assist in combatting wage theft. The changes include new provisions which prohibit: employers compelling an employee to accept goods, accommodation or other services of any kind instead of money as part of the employee’s pay (‘payment in kind’) employers...
Labour Relations
Department News
14 Dec 2022

Record keeping requirements for long service leave have changed

The Long Service Leave Act 1958 (LSL Act) applies to many state and national system employers and employees in Western Australia. On 20 June 2022, record keeping requirements under the LSL Act changed. Employers now need to keep additional long service leave records for each employee, and there are significant new penalties for not keeping required records, or keeping an employment record that...
Labour Relations
Department News
30 Nov 2022

Australia Day public holiday information available

The public holiday for Australia Day in 2023 is Thursday 26 January. Employment entitlements for public holidays will vary based on an employee's award coverage and employment arrangements. Visit the Australia Day public holiday entitlements 2023 page for details on the public holiday entitlements for Australia Day for state system employers and employees, including specific information for:...
Labour Relations
Department News
06 Jan 2023

Employers must not advertise jobs at less than minimum wage

State system employers are prohibited from advertising employment at a rate of pay that is less than the minimum wage applicable to the job. Enforcement action can be taken against an employer who has advertised employment at a rate of pay below the legal minimum and penalties apply. This provision is one of the new employment protections introduced by the Industrial Relations Legislation...
Labour Relations
Department News
23 Nov 2022

Perth cafe owners penalised $14,300 for not producing employment records

The owners of two Perth cafes have been penalised a total of $14,300 for failing to produce employment records to an industrial inspector. Ahmed El Sayed Imam and Yan Desiree Hui - the owners of Sinamon café’s two locations at Victoria Park and Mt Lawley – were required by law to produce the employment records but failed to do so. Industrial inspectors from the Department of Mines, Industry...
Labour Relations
Media release
15 Nov 2022

Industrial inspectors are now issuing compliance notices

In June 2022, new compliance and enforcement provisions were introduced that provided enhanced powers and a new range of compliance tools that can be used by industrial inspectors. These new tools include the ability for industrial inspectors to issue compliance notices, infringement notices, and to enter into enforceable undertakings. Recently, industrial inspectors have commenced issuing...
Labour Relations
Department News
17 Nov 2022

Industrial radiator company and lifting equipment company fined over worker death

Two companies have been fined a total of $800,000 over the death of a worker at a Welshpool factory in 2019. L&M Radiator Pty Ltd, a company that manufactures, services and repairs large industrial radiators, pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment and, by that failure, causing the death of an employee and was fined $500,000 (and ordered to pay $11,211.50 in...
WorkSafe
Media release
28 Oct 2022

Wageline festive season closure 2022-2023

Wageline will be closed from 4.30pm Friday 23 December 2022 to Monday 2 January 2023, and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3 January 2023. Information on employment obligations and entitlements will continue to be available during that period on the Wageline website . The Christmas – New Year 2022–2023 public holiday information provides state system employers and employees with: information on...
Labour Relations
Department News
20 Dec 2022

Public holiday information Christmas New Year 2022-23

With Christmas not far away, now is the time for employers and employees in the state industrial relations system to check working arrangements for public holidays over the Christmas New Year period. This season’s public holidays are: Christmas Day, Sunday 25 December 2022 and Monday 26 December 2022. Boxing Day, Monday 26 December 2022 and Tuesday 27 December 2022. New Year’s Day, Sunday 1...
Labour Relations
Department News
21 Nov 2022

WorkSafe investigates another farm death

WorkSafe is investigating the work-related death of a 35-year-old female farmhand at a property near Collie on the 20 October. The woman was reported to have been thrown from a quad bike while rounding up cattle, which resulted in fatal injuries. WorkSafe investigators examine the circumstances of incidents with a view to ensuring compliance and preventing future incidents of a similar nature...
WorkSafe
Media release
21 Oct 2022

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