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Local exhaust ventilation

Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) captures air contaminants at their source. LEV is necessary in circumstances where you are not able to eliminate the hazard, substitute a less hazardous substance, or isolate the process from people, and the contaminant is harmful, toxic or corrosive (such as lead...
Hazardous chemicals
13 Feb 2014

When an inspector calls

Inspectors have the legal right to enter, at any time, any workplace including aircraft, ships and vehicles where employees work or are likely to be in the course of their work. This right means inspectors have unrestricted access to workplaces, excepting where there is a statutory restriction. On...
Workplace inspections
12 Feb 2014

Manual tasks - Toolkits and information resources

This page lists resources available on manual tasks Toolkit Hazardous manual tasks - Work Health and Safety Commission Training package Manual tasks training package - Presenters guide Power point presentation (pdf) (ppt) VIDEO: Manual tasks risk management - Running time: 11:32 mins WORKSHEET:...
Manual tasks
12 Feb 2014

Contact Wageline

Wageline is open on 1300 655 266 between: 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 4.30pm Tuesday Wageline is not open on WA public holidays . Two systems of employment law operate in WA - the state system and the national fair work system. Whether Wageline can answer your...
Stay informed with Wageline
11 Feb 2014

Right to enter

An inspector has the legal right to enter, at any time, any workplace including aircraft, ships and vehicles, where employees work or are likely to be in the course of their work. This right to enter means that inspectors have unrestricted access to workplaces, excepting where there is a statutory...
Workplace inspections
11 Feb 2014

Types of working arrangements

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . This page provides information on types of employment and other workplace arrangements. On this page, the terms WA award and award free are used. In the state system, many employees are...
Types of employment arrangements
10 Feb 2014

When children can work in Western Australia

There are laws which restrict the types of jobs and work children can be employed to do, and the hours they can work . These laws apply to Western Australian businesses in both the state and national industrial relations systems. Children are considered to be employed if they perform work...
When children can work
10 Feb 2014

Consumer Protection Awards terms and conditions of entry

The terms and conditions of entering the Consumer Protection Awards
Consumer Protection Awards
04 Feb 2014

Managing employee performance

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . Poor work performance by an employee When an employee’s work performance is not meeting the required standard, action to help the employee improve their performance should be taken. Best...
Dismissal
03 Feb 2014

Resignation information

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . Employees are entitled to resign from their job at any time and for any reason. Employees are required to give notice of resignation. When an employee resigns, they must receive unpaid wages,...
Resignation
03 Feb 2014

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Toolbox-pre start talks - Small business

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A toolbox safety meeting/pre-start talk is a short succinct meeting that can be used as an avenue to convey timely and important safety information to workers and the work team. The session usually...
WorkSafe
Information
13 Feb 2015

Workplace safety and health consultation - small business

Workplace safety and health consultation is a two-way process involving the business and workers communicating and co-operating with each other in regards to workplace safety and health issues. The...
WorkSafe
Information
19 Feb 2015

Safety action plan for small business

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For every hazard identified an action plan must be developed and tracked until the hazard is eliminated or adequately controlled. The actions arising from the risk assessment should be recorded on...
WorkSafe
Information
19 Feb 2015

Engaging independent contractors

Small business may need to engage an independent contractor to perform tasks on their behalves. There are about 986,000 persons working as independent contractors in Australia (ABS 2013). Engaging...
WorkSafe
Information
22 Oct 2021

Scrap metal workers fatally injured

In two separate recent incidents, workers in the scrap metal industry have received fatal injuries after being struck by falling loads. Both incidents involved using oxy-cutters to cut large pieces...
WorkSafe
Alert
14 Jul 2016

Safety alert 5/2014 - Vehicles hitting or crushing workers

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There have recently been fatal and serious incidents in Western Australia in which a driver has reached into a vehicle from the outside to start the engine. The purpose of this alert is to raise...
WorkSafe
Alert
22 Mar 2016

Developments in OSH in WA - The Green Bill

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The WA version of the Model Work Health and Safety Bill has been tabled in Parliament as a Green Bill for public consultation. On 12 November 2014 Ian Munns, Director of Policy and Education at...
WorkSafe
Information
26 Nov 2014

Minister's Speech - Work Health and Safety Green Bill 23 October 2014

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This document is an excerpt from Hansard and details the speech given by the Minister for Commerce on 23 October 2014 on the tabling of the Work Health and Safety Bill 2014, a draft or green bill,...
WorkSafe
Information
27 Oct 2014

Work Health and Safety Bill 2014

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The WHS Bill is a Western Australian version of the model Work Health and Safety Bill (model WHS Bill) developed by Safe Work Australia for implementation by Australian states and territories. The...
WorkSafe
Information
02 Feb 2015

Industry checklist - OSH in electrical, electronic and gas appliance retailing

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In 2014/15 WorkSafe WA is conducting a proactive inspection campaign focusing on the electrical, electronic and gas appliance retailing, with a view to improving safety within the industry. The...
WorkSafe
Checklist
21 Oct 2014

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Announcements

Reminder that children face hazards in workplaces

Parents have been reminded to keep children away from hazardous workplaces during the coming school holidays. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Ian Munns said today that many workplaces contained hazards that could result in injury, and some even contained potentially deadly hazards. “Workplaces such as factories and construction sites are not suitable locations for children and, sadly, many children have...
WorkSafe
Media release
16 Nov 2018

Inspection program looks at workers in primary schools

WorkSafe is conducting a proactive inspection program to look at safety issues with workers in WA primary schools. Inspectors will be looking at safety issues for workers such as cleaners and gardeners, and will also focus on the management of violence and aggression, including procedures for reporting and investigating incidents. The program will continue until the end of the 2018/19 financial...
WorkSafe
Media release
15 Nov 2018

Make sure you nail correct payment of nail salon workers

A campaign to promote compliance by nail salon businesses in the state industrial relations system with their legal obligations to pay staff correct wages and keep correct employment records has just been started by Private Sector Labour Relations. Owners of nail salon businesses, which operate in the state industrial relations system, must provide the legal minimum pay rate to all staff. It is...
Labour Relations
Department News
13 Nov 2018

Builder fined $22,000 over apprentice fall

A registered builder has been fined $22,000 (and ordered to pay $900 in costs) after an apprentice fell six metres from trestle scaffolding and was seriously injured last year. Stephen John Gregson – trading as Gregson Constructions – pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment and was fined in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on Friday. In August 2017, Mr Gregson and...
Building and Energy / WorkSafe
Media release
07 Nov 2018

Compliance audit - employment of children in equestrian industry

In September 2018, Private Sector Labour Relations conducted an education campaign promoting compliance by horse riding schools and equestrian centre businesses with the child employment provisions in the Children and Community Services Act 2004. Over 150 businesses across Western Australia were provided with information on child employments laws for this industry. The Children and Community...
Labour Relations
Department News
31 Oct 2018

Workplaces reminded to stay safe in lead-up to festive season

WorkSafe has issued a reminder to workers to stay focused on safety in the lead-up to the festive season. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Ian Munns said today both employers and workers needed to pay particular attention to staying safe before and after Christmas. “As we head towards the end of the year and the festive season, it’s timely to remind both employers and workers of the need to remain...
WorkSafe
Media release
29 Oct 2018

State government agency fined $100,000 over prisoner death

A State Government agency has been fined $100,000 (and ordered to pay costs) over the death of a remand prisoner crushed between a truck and a wall at Hakea Prison in 2015. Department of Justice (Department of Corrective Services at the time of the offence) pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care to ensure the safety and health of a person who was not an employee, and was fined in the...
WorkSafe
Media release
26 Oct 2018

DMIRS Annual Report released online

The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety’s inaugural Annual Report, tabled in Parliament on 19 September 2018, is now available on the website . The 2017-18 report highlights the department’s key achievements and financial performance for the last financial year and showcases what we do for the community of Western Australia. The report also includes independently audited reports...
Corporate
Department News
25 Oct 2018

Know your obligations and entitlements when employment ends

Wageline answers many enquiries each week about employer obligations relating to termination, and the entitlements owed to employees when employment ends through resignation, dismissal or redundancy. In recent weeks Wageline has had an increase in calls about dismissal and termination. Employers and employees in the state industrial relations system should visit the termination and dismissal...
Labour Relations
Department News
26 Oct 2018

Inspection program looks at safety in child care centres

WorkSafe is conducting a proactive inspection program to look at safety issues in WA’s child care centres. The program will continue until the end of the 2018/19 financial year, and will include government and private child care centres in metropolitan and regional areas of the State. WorkSafe Director Sally North said today an inspection program was being undertaken in this area because child...
WorkSafe
Media release
23 Oct 2018

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