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Smoking

Information on environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the workplace What is Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)? ETS is smoke from burning tobacco products that is present in the general environment and which people can inhale. It is sometimes called second-hand smoke (SHS). ETS is a complex mixture of...
Smoking
06 Mar 2014

Migrant workers

Understanding the safety and health needs of your workplace - A guide for migrant workers Available in the following languages: Arabic Bosnian Burmese English Simplified Chinese Swahili Tagalog Vietnamese In Western Australia, the law requires that a high standard of safety must be provided at your...
New and young workers
06 Mar 2014

Servicing gas appliances

Gas appliances, after installation, become part of the house and tend to be neglected and forgotten until something goes wrong or they stop working as they should. Like other machines, gas appliances become inefficient, unreliable and may even pose a safety hazard if not serviced regularly. ' For...
Gas appliances
05 Mar 2014

Aggression in the workplace - Toolkits and information resources

Toolkits Sample presentation: Preventing and managing aggression in the workplace for employees Sample Aggression in the workplace prevention policy Sample Aggression in the workplace risk management toolkit Information for employers Information sheet - Family and domestic violence at the workplace...
Violence and aggression
05 Mar 2014

Introduction to aggression in the workplace

Aggression in the workplace can be defined as ‘any incident in which employees and other people are abused, threatened or assaulted at work’. Within this definition, threat means any statement or behaviour that leads a person to believe they are in danger of being physically attacked. This can be...
Violence and aggression
04 Mar 2014

Immediate assistance and support - Aggression

If you have mental health concerns, you could contact one of the following helplines or organisations. Your local General Practitioner may also be of assistance. Agency or Company Telephone Contact Mental Health Emergency Response Line – for a psychiatric emergency assessment and advisory service...
Violence and aggression
04 Mar 2014

Manual task training

Two types of training should be considered at every workplace where manual tasks are performed and potentially hazardous.- risk management for manual tasks and task specific training. These have been outlined in the Manual Task Code of Practice (2010) . Risk management training Everyone involved in...
Manual tasks
04 Mar 2014

Responding to manual task injuries

Following the report of a manual task injury or musculoskeletal disorder, it is important to investigate and manage the condition. The sooner both processes are actioned, the more successful the outcome is likely to be. Investigation Following the report of a manual task injury or musculoskeletal...
Manual tasks
04 Mar 2014

Preventing manual task injuries

Following the report of a manual task injury or musculoskeletal disorder, it is important to investigate and manage the condition. The sooner both processes are actioned, the more successful the outcome is likely to be. Preventing first time and recurrent injuries It is important to place effort in...
Manual tasks
04 Mar 2014

What is the law?

The OSH Act and regulations place certain duties on employers, employees, self-employed people, manufacturers, designers, importers and suppliers and must be complied with. Duties include: Not exposing workers to hazards Providing information, instruction and training Conducting risk assessments...
Manual tasks
04 Mar 2014

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Publications

Safety alert 06/2019 - Biological hazards in marine environments

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A worker contracted a life-threatening respiratory infection with the bacteria Psychrobacter sanguinis . In the days immediately prior to contracting the infection, he had been cleaning biological...
WorkSafe
Alert
17 Dec 2019

Industry checklist - Liquor retailing

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This checklist has been developed to highlight safety issues for workers in liquor retailing and provides information on how to best manage those risks to minimise workplace injuries and comply with...
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Checklist
06 Nov 2019

Election of health and safety representatives - templates and promotional material

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Use these templates to highlight the importance of health and safety representatives in the workplace and provide ‘easy to use’ educational and promotional material to simplify the nomination and...
WorkSafe
Information
18 Nov 2022

How can managers and supervisors support safety and health representatives?

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Find out how managers and supervisors support safety and health representatives?
WorkSafe
Poster
30 Oct 2019

Your health and safety representatives are...

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Use this poster to promote your health and safety representatives
WorkSafe
Poster
09 Aug 2022

What does a health and safety representative do?

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An informative poster outlining the role of a health and safety representative.
WorkSafe
Poster
09 Aug 2022

Application to renew an interstate asbestos removal licence

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Use this form to renew your interstate asbestos licence. How to submit your application to renew an interstate asbestos removal licence Once you have completed the application form and have all of...
WorkSafe
Form – application
16 May 2023

Audible reversing alarms: considerations for use

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Reversing alarms are commonly fitted to plant and heavy vehicles across a wide range of industries. The noise made by these alarms falls into one of two categories: tonal and broadband. Tonal...
WorkSafe
Information
22 Oct 2019

Safety alert 04/2019 Safe use of medical oxygen cylinders

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During a lifeguard training session in July 2019, a new cylinder was to be fitted to an Oxy-Viva set. Two workers were injured when a worker ‘cracked’ a ‘C’ size medical oxygen cylinder. Cracking...
WorkSafe
Alert
01 Oct 2019

(Archived) Review Process Summary – Develop Work Health and Safety Regulations for Western Australia

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Public comment period has now closed regarding the regulations that will support the proposed Work Health and Safety Act for Western Australia (WHS Act (WA)). THIS DOCUMENT IS NO LONGER CURRENT AND...
WorkSafe
Information
27 May 2021

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