Open consultations

Last updated: 03 December 2024

We are committed to making workplaces safer and healthier for everyone. Your feedback helps to effectively shape policies, projects and services that meet the needs to all workers in Western Australia. By taking part in the consultation, you can help us understand what is working, where improvements are needed and how we can better support safe work environments across the state. 

Please use the cover sheet and feedback template on each consultation to submit your comments and opinions. 

Visit the Open consultations: DEMIRS to view all current open consultations hosted by the department. 

Note: Unless advised by the submitter, all submissions may be collectively made available to the public in the consultation summary. Published submissions will be verbatim with the submitter listed. 

Draft code of practice: Work health and safety management systems in the Western Australian public sector

The Work Health and Safety Commission is now inviting public submissions on the draft code of practice: Work health and safety management systems in the Western Australian public sector.

This code provides guidance to assist public sector entities to establish and implement a work health and safety management system (SMS).

An SMS is a framework that brings together an organisation’s policies, systems, procedures and plans to enable all workers to follow a systematic approach to achieving, improving and monitoring health and safety management.

For most public sector entities, an SMS will be an effective mechanism to manage health and safety risk and meet the primary duty of care requirements of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020.

Closing date: 5.00 pm Friday, 31 January 2025. 

Please use the public consultation submission sheet to make a written submission. All queries and written submissions can be sent via email to safetycomms@demirs.wa.gov.au