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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
  Who is in the WA state system, key features of the state system, recent inquiries, reviews, and committees.
- 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?
- 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.

Topics

Building quiet

Acoustic enclosures, barriers and isolation There may be times when you will need to use your skills to construct an acoustic enclosure or screen, soundproof a room or fabricate acoustic ductwork. This document gives some tips on materials to use and how to avoid the common pitfalls. What acoustic...

Noise and vibration

27 Feb 2014

Buying quiet

One of the most cost-effective ways of reducing noise in a workplace is to 'buy quiet'. Purchasing quiet products can reduce noise levels without additional modification to equipment or the workplace. This guide offers ideas for general equipment and for the specific purchase of saw blades. General...

Noise and vibration

27 Feb 2014

Use a licensed gas fitter

Make sure you use a licensed gas fitter whenever you have gasfitting work done. Gasfitting is a skilled technical trade requiring extensive training to become competent. Gasfitting not completed to the required standards is a serious safety hazard. In Western Australia, only licensed gas fitters...

Gas installations

26 Feb 2014

Mobile phones - Frequently asked question

This page contains frequently asked questions on mobile phones. Can I get cancer from using my mobile phone? In 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organisation) classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields ('microwave emissions'), such as those...

Mobile phones

26 Feb 2014

Sun safety in the workplace

Sun protection resources for outdoor workers Outdoor workers are at increased risk from skin cancer and damage to the eyes because they often spend long periods of time working outdoors year after year. Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV)...

Environmental factors

26 Feb 2014

Metal manufacturing noise control

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is still a cause of reduced quality of life for many metal workers. High noise levels with potentially damaging impact occur in many operations like grinding, punching, shearing, forming etc. Significant impact noises are also produced when handling material such...

Noise and vibration

26 Feb 2014

Work-related fatalities

The State of the Work Environment (SOWE) series is produced by WorkSafe to promote awareness of workplace health and safety in Western Australia. This report mainly focuses on work-related traumatic injury fatalities occurring in Western Australia in the last decade. The data used to produce this...

Safety statistics

26 Feb 2014

Industry benchmarks

WorkCover WA produces the Industry Benchmarks that can be used for the evaluation of the occupational safety and health performance of various industries based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006 industry divisions and sub-divisions. For a full listing...

Safety statistics

25 Feb 2014

Other data sources

Western Australia Visit WorkCover WA website for Workers' Compensation in WA Statistical Report and other statistical information National Visit Safe Work Australia for national work health and safety information including: Australian work-related traumatic injury fatalities Australian Workers’...

Safety statistics

25 Feb 2014

Residual current devices (RCDs)

Why are RCDs important? Electric shock often results from people making contact with energised parts of damaged or faulty electrical equipment. RCDs cut the electricity supply instantly if a person touches a live part and receives a shock. Serious injuries and fatalities may be prevented by the...

Electricity

25 Feb 2014

Publications

Safety alert 12/2018 - High pressure water cleaning of asbestos cement prohibited

READ

WorkSafe reminds painting professionals and other contractors that high pressure water cleaning of asbestos cement material is prohibited. WorkSafe is investigating an incident where a registered...

WorkSafe

Alert

09 Nov 2018

Safety alert 11/2018 - Stone benchtop workers at risk of silicosis

READ WATCH

There are serious health risks caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) for workers in the stone benchtop manufacturing, finishing and installation industries. Cumulative exposure to...

WorkSafe

Alert

04 Dec 2023

Fuel retailing checklist

READ

This checklist has been developed to highlight safety issues in fuel retailing and provides information on how to best manage those risks to minimise workplace injuries and comply with occupational...

WorkSafe

Checklist

06 Nov 2018

Workstation ergonomics self-assessment

READ

The positioning of furniture and equipment at a workstation directly impacts your posture. This self-assessment checklist has been produced to assist in setting up your workstation.

WorkSafe

Checklist

23 Oct 2018

Safety alert 10/2018 Advertisers standing near roadways, roundabouts and in parking areas

READ

Employees standing near traffic along roadways, roundabouts and in parking areas while holding or ‘flapping’ advertising billboards can be exposed to a hazard from moving vehicles. Employees often do...

WorkSafe

Alert

12 Nov 2021

Safety alert 09/2018 Managing work-related violence in home and community care services

READ

Home and community care service workers are at risk of exposure to work-related violence when working alone in a client’s home. Risks may arise from actions of the client, their carer or others at...

WorkSafe

Alert

12 Oct 2018

Safety alert 08/2018 Worker crushed by falling gate

READ WATCH

WorkSafe is investigating an incident in which a worker suffered serious crush injuries as a result of a large metal sliding gate falling on him. The incident scene is shown in the photograph below...

WorkSafe

Alert

04 Dec 2023

Child care - Checklist

READ

This checklist has been developed to highlight safety issues in child care workplaces and provides information on how to best manage those risks to minimise workplace injuries and comply with...

WorkSafe

Checklist

12 Sep 2018

Industry checklist - Education

READ

This checklist has been developed to highlight safety issues for workers in education and provides information on how to best manage those risks to minimise workplace injuries and comply with...

WorkSafe

Checklist

06 Nov 2019

[Archived] - Regulation Impact Statement - Harmonised Work Health and Safety Laws

This information is no longer current and is available on the website for historical purposes only. At the time the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations were developed a national Regulation...

WorkSafe

Information

12 Sep 2018

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Building quiet

Buying quiet

Use a licensed gas fitter

Mobile phones - Frequently asked question

Sun safety in the workplace

Metal manufacturing noise control

Work-related fatalities

Industry benchmarks

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Residual current devices (RCDs)

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Safety alert 12/2018 - High pressure water cleaning of asbestos cement prohibited

Safety alert 11/2018 - Stone benchtop workers at risk of silicosis

Fuel retailing checklist

Workstation ergonomics self-assessment

Safety alert 10/2018 Advertisers standing near roadways, roundabouts and in parking areas

Safety alert 09/2018 Managing work-related violence in home and community care services

Safety alert 08/2018 Worker crushed by falling gate

Child care - Checklist

Industry checklist - Education

[Archived] - Regulation Impact Statement - Harmonised Work Health and Safety Laws

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