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Tel: 1300 307 877
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24 hour serious incident and fatality reporting line
Freecall: 1800 678 198
Mason Bird Building
303 Sevenoaks St
Cannington WA 6107
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WorkSafe believes compliance with OSH laws is aided by it having a presence in the community and visiting workplaces. However, we must make appropriate choices as to where we can best apply our resources to improve safety in workplaces and thus we adopt a risk management approach to the activities of our inspectors.
WorkSafe exercises discretion in deciding whether incidents, cases of ill health, or complaints should be investigated. The importance of maintaining a proportionate response, and particular factors to be taken into account in deciding the level and type of response to be used/taken, is recognised. In order to ensure consistency in responses to similar incidents or breaches, transparent criteria are adopted for escalation to an investigation which can potentially lead to prosecution.
Investigations are undertaken in order to determine:
To maintain a proportionate response, most resources available for investigation of incidents will be devoted to the more serious circumstances. It is neither possible nor necessary to investigate all issues of non-compliance with the law, or all incidents, notified to WorkSafe.
In selecting which complaints or reports of incidents, injury or occupational ill health to investigate and in deciding the level of resources to be used WorkSafe will generally take account of the following factors:
In determining whether or not a matter should be further investigated, WorkSafe will have regard to the following priority areas for investigation:
Where an investigation reveals non-compliance WorkSafe will take appropriate enforcement action, which may include improvement notices, prohibition notices, prosecution action, other sanctions or any combination of these (refer to WorkSafe enforcement and prosecution policies).
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