Everyone has a duty to take reasonable care for their health and safety at work and for others in the workplace.
Under the Work and Health Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act), a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), such as an employer, has a primary duty of care to workers if they:
The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards' ceremony was held at Optus Stadium on 31 October 2024.
These awards recognise outstanding solutions and innovations to specific workplace health and safety problems in Western Australia.
A record 89 submissions were received with 41 companies or individuals recognised as finalists. Nine of these finalists were awarded with a winner’s trophy and three finalists received a certificate of merit.
The department would like to congratulate the winners, those that received certificates of merit, and all finalists.
Examination sessions will be conducted at the following location and times unless otherwise advised:
ThinkSafe is WorkSafe’s flagship online magazine for workplace health and safety in Western Australia.
The information on high risk work (HRW) licensing requirements when carrying out dogging work below was provided by Safe Work Australia.
Dogging work involves exercising judgement (making decisions) when:
Farms are unique workplaces. The combination of hazards and the nature of the work makes agriculture one of the most dangerous sectors in which to work. This guide, also available in Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese language, provides farmers with a foundation for establishing good safety practices on your farm. The checklists in this guide are not extensive and cover key points to get started.
These guides provide more information on the requirements of legislation and detail good practice.
A series of resources including interpretive guidelines, guides, and information sheets were developed to provide support and assistance to onshore and offshore petroleum, pipeline and geothermal energy operators to meet their commitments under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Operations) Regulations 2022.
Interpretive guidelines and guides were developed to provide essential support for operators to meet their commitments under WHS compliance.
The harvest season can bring risks to the health and safety of farm workers, families and livelihoods.
Higher ambient temperatures, humidity and winds, dry stubble and hot machine parts and exhausts are all factors that can contribute to causing a fire. Developing and adopting a fire safety management plan is one of the best ways to protect workers, livestock, and plant from harm.
Here are some basic steps to take to minimise the risk of fires during harvesting.
Most farms use some form of dangerous goods, either to operate machinery or to control weeds or pests. Dangerous goods are substances that have properties that can be dangerous or hazardous to health if not transported, stored and handled safely.
There are seasonal upsurges in the transport of transport of agricultural chemicals (agchem); of herbicides, insecticides, fumigants and emulsions or solvents for spraying applicators, to ensure availability of these products to farmers in large horticultural, broad acre and irrigation districts.
