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Key WHS terms and definitions

This information is designed to help WA organisations and their associated workforces (including volunteers) understand WA’s Work Health and Safety laws. Duty holder Refers to any person who owes a work health and safety duty under the WHS Act including a person conducting a business or undertaking...
Work health and safety laws
03 May 2023

Consultation and worker representation

Learn about worker consultation under the work health and safety laws.
Main responsibilities and duties under WHS
03 May 2023

Interpretive guidelines and policies

Interpretive guidelines Interpretive guidelines describe how the WHS regulator believes key concepts in the WHS Act will operate and provide an indication of how the laws will be enforced. The meaning of 'person conducting a business or undertaking’ (PCBU) ( www.wa.gov.au ) How to determine what is...
Regulator's policies and interpretive guidelines
18 Apr 2023

Safe Work Australia guidance

Safe Work Australia (SWA) supports the Commonwealth, state and territory governments by developing WHS guidance material for use by PCBUs and workers. SWA guidance adapted by WorkSafe Health monitoring duties for persons conducting a business or undertaking SWA guides General guide for workplace...
Safe Work Australia guidance
14 Apr 2023

What should be considered for effective inductions?

Inductions are an important information sharing session that helps to familiarise people with the locations, equipment, materials, processes and tasks they may encounter while working at or visiting a site for the first time. To achieve the best results, inductions need to be tailored and targeted...
New and young workers
22 Mar 2023

Licensed asbestos assessor list

WorkSafe recommends you make your own enquiries about the standard of work conducted by all service providers, including licensed asbestos assessors. While those listed are licensed with either WorkSafe WA or the equivalent regulator in another state or territory at the time of publishing, WorkSafe...
Asbestos
15 Mar 2023

Refresher health and safety representative training

Health and safety representative refresher training can only be undertaken with an approved training provider. Training providers are approved by the Work Health and Safety Commission in accordance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 . The following training providers are currently approved...
Training
13 Mar 2023

Information for high risk work licence applicants

While every effort is made to process high risk work licence applications quickly, there may be delays. When will my application be finalised Application processing times vary depending on the volume of applications being received and the completeness of the application submitted. If your...
High risk work licence
17 Feb 2023

Human factors: Information sheets

These information sheets provide information on how human factors can contribute to a sequence of events that lead to a major incident and how the inclusion of human factors can assist major hazard facility operations. Case study chemical release This case study is based on the fire and a series of...
Human factors
02 Feb 2023

Information sheets

Information sheets provide concise information about legislation, safety and work practices and answers to common questions or how to do instructions. Focus on compliance Construction site security: Unauthorised access Fire risk from transparent bottles containing clear liquids stored in direct...
Information sheets
20 Dec 2022

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Publications

Significant Incident Summary No. 3 - Installing non-original sun visors that reduce field of view – fatal incident

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WorkSafe’s investigation is ongoing. Information contained in this significant incident summary is based on evidence at the time of writing. WorkSafe is investigating an incident, which resulted in a...
WorkSafe
Alert
26 May 2023

Health and Safety Bulletin No. 9 Traffic management on roads and other areas where vehicles and mobile plant operate on a mine

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WorkSafe Mines Safety has conducted a review of mine inspection reports, including traffic management audits and incident factors, from 2019–2022. These identified a number of common issues that may...
WorkSafe
Bulletin
19 May 2023

Health and Safety Bulletin No. 8 Mobile cranes contacting live overhead power lines

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WorkSafe has recently investigated a number of incidents that involved mobile cranes making contact with live overhead power lines, especially on rural and agricultural properties. These incidents...
WorkSafe
Bulletin
19 May 2023

Zoonoses checklist

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This checklist has been developed to help minimise the risks to workers that may be exposed to zoonoses at work.
WorkSafe
Checklist
15 Mar 2023

Zoonoses on farms - checklist

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This checklist has been developed to help minimise the risks to workers that may be exposed to zoonoses at work. Zoonoses are diseases of animals that can cause serious illness or death in people...
WorkSafe
Checklist
15 Mar 2023

Application for renewal - Class A asbestos removal licence

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Use this form to renew your Class A asbestos removal li cence.
WorkSafe
Form – application
02 May 2023

Application for renewal - Class B asbestos removal licence

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Use this form to renew your licence to remove non-friable asbestos.
WorkSafe
Form – application
02 May 2023

Significant Incident Summary No. 2 Scaffolder falls and is injured while carrying out high risk construction work

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In 2019, a group of workers were constructing a 10-metre high loading bay scaffold. One of the workers stepped onto a single plank temporarily being used as a working platform to construct the...
WorkSafe
Information
18 Jan 2023

Health and Safety Bulletin No. 7 Water slide health and safety requirements

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Water slides are devices that use water to enable people to slide rapidly along a static structure, mainly under gravity. They are widely found in amusement parks and entertainment centres in Western...
WorkSafe
Bulletin
08 Mar 2023

Significant Incident Summary No. 1 - Employee suffers burn injury from aerosol can dropped in deep fryer

READ
In August 2022, a worker in a cafe kitchen suffered burns when an aerosol can of cooking oil was inadvertently dropped into a deep fryer of hot oil. The aerosol can had been placed on a trolley next...
WorkSafe
Alert
11 May 2023

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Announcements

High-voltage guide to empower facility owners

Updated guidance on management of high-voltage electrical installations Publication issued by Building & Energy and endorsed by WorkSafe Revised version aligns with current regulations including new WHS Act Owners and managers of premises with high-voltage electrical installations can now access updated guidance from WA’s energy and workplace safety regulators. Facilities such as large...
Building and Energy
Media release
24 Apr 2023

WorkSafe inspectors focus attention on mobile cranes

WorkSafe inspectors will be visiting crane businesses and operators to audit registered mobile cranes. Initial visits have revealed that some owners and operators are not conducting major inspections of their cranes. A major inspection must be carried out by a competent person, and requires: an examination of all critical components of the crane, if necessary by stripping down the crane and...
WorkSafe
Alert
15 Mar 2023

Incident notification

Businesses and undertakings must notify the regulator of certain incidents that arise out of the conduct of a business or undertaking at a workplace. The Interpretive guidelines - Incident notification will help you decide when and how to notify a work-related death, injury, illness or dangerous incident (further notification requirements apply to mines and petroleum and geothermal operations –...
WorkSafe
Alert
28 Feb 2023

Regulations on psychosocial hazards

Work health and safety regulations for the control of psychosocial risks will come into effect on 24 December 2022. These regulations will require a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to eliminate psychosocial risks, or to minimise them so far as is reasonably practicable. This new duty places psychosocial hazards on the same footing as other significant hazards such as falls or...
WorkSafe
Department News
23 Dec 2022

Digital Identity and WARAM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) available

Two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) sheets are now available. The new FAQs cover digital identity and the WA Relationship Authorisation Manager (WARAM). The My Account FAQ has also been updated. The FAQs provide answers to common questions such as: What is a digital identity and why we need to protect it? What is the WARAM and how can it benefit our customers and their business ? Both new...
Corporate
Department News
29 Sep 2022

Work health and safety: Translated information

The department has released a series of translated information on the WHS laws to assist vulnerable worker groups, including culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations. These information sheets are based on the WHS interpretative guidelines, the information sheets contain simplified wording providing people with guidance on the key concepts they need to understand, with hyperlinks...
WorkSafe
Department News
20 Jul 2022

New codes of practice released

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...
WorkSafe
Department News
15 Jul 2022

Important Changes to High Risk Work Licensing - New Work Health and Safety rules to begin 31 March 2022

The new Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS Regulations) were gazetted on 11 March 2022 and will commence on the 31 March 2022, bringing the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 into full force and effect. The WHS Regulations replace the current Occupational and Safety Regulations 1996 (OSH Regulations). You can access the WHS Regulations on the WA Legislation website: WALW - Work...
WorkSafe
Department News
25 Mar 2022

Draft Work Health and Safety regulations (exposure drafts) released

The McGowan Government has released exposure drafts of regulations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 ahead of the commencement of major work health and safety (WHS) reforms in March 2022. Releasing the exposure drafts of the supporting regulations provides all participants in Western Australian workplaces the opportunity to prepare themselves to meet the requirements of the new Act and to...
WorkSafe
Alert
20 Dec 2021

Changes to work health and safety laws timeline

On 15 December 2021, Minister Stephen Dawson MLC made a Brief Ministerial Statement in Parliament advising that the Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws will come into effect in March 2022. Originally scheduled for January 2022, the new laws will bring together work health and safety for general industry, mines and petroleum and geothermal operations under a single WHS Act. Draft WHS regulations...
WorkSafe
Department News
16 Dec 2021

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