Pursuant to regulation 684 of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS General Regulations), I have determined on my own initiative to grant an exemption, in specific circumstances, from some of the requirements under regulation 529D.
If you have personal circumstances that may impact your participation in the mines statutory positions examinations, you can apply for an assessment arrangement. These arrangements are designed to ensure you have fair access to the exam process.
You must complete this application form which includes a report from your current employer or a recent employer of 6-months minimum.
This comparison table summarises the similarities and differences between provisions in the Mines Safety and Inspection Act and Regulations and the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022.
Notify the regulator of an incident or learn how to report unsafe work.
On 12 July 2017, the Premier announced that work would commence to develop modernised work health and safety (WHS) laws for Western Australia.
Western Australia’s Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act) was passed by Parliament on 3 November 2020 and assented to by the Governor on 10 November 2020.
When implemented in 2022, all Western Australian workplaces will come under this single Act, which will replace the following legislation:
On 12 July 2017, the Premier announced that work would commence to develop modernised work health and safety (WHS) laws for Western Australia.
Western Australia’s Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act) was passed by Parliament on 3 November 2020 and assented to by the Governor on 10 November 2020.
When implemented in 2022, all Western Australian workplaces will come under this single Act, which will replace the following legislation:
The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards is held in October every year, as a part of Safe Work Month.
Everyone has a work health and safety duty, by working together you can help keep bullying from happening at work.
If you are a PCBU, you must identify, assess, and control hazards in the workplace. The goal is to eliminate risks, and if that’s not possible, you must minimise risks as much as you can.
As a PCBU, you need to:
If you are a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must protect workers from bullying, including managing risks and providing necessary information and support.
This report summarises the findings of the accident investigation into fires and explosions at the fireworks storage facility located at Camel, Western Australia on 6 March 2002.
The objective of the investigation was to identify, as far as practicable, the circumstances and causes of the accident and to make recommendations to prevent such an accident recurring.
