The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards was held at Optus Stadium on 27 October 2023. These awards recognise outstanding solutions and innovations to specific workplace health and safety problems in Western Australia.
Information sheets provide concise information about legislation, safety and work practices and answers to common questions or how to do instructions.
Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 comparison table
Workplace health and safety is everybody’s business. Every person who goes to work deserves to come home healthy and safe. We encourage you to listen to the podcasts and share the health and safety knowledge with others in your workplace.
Our podcast series cover a wide range of topics such as asbestos safety, psychosocial hazards, silicosis, consultation and agriculture.
Listen to our podcast using any of the platforms from the list below, or search 'WorkSafe WA' on your favourite music streaming service.
Workers have health and safety obligations and play an important role in helping to keep a workplace healthy and safe.
A worker is any person who carries out work for a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act), including:
A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is the term given to a person conducting a business or undertaking, alone or with others, whether for not for profit or gain.
A PCBU can be:
You are not considered a PCBU if you are:
Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act),
Work health and safety alerts issued after 31 March 2022. These health and safety alerts suggest practical measures to assist in reducing the risk.
Under the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022, clearance inspections must be conducted for all licensed asbestos removal work and a clearance certificate in writing must be issued before the area can be reoccupied or returned to normal use.
This clearance certificate template can be used for Class B non-friable asbestos removal.
