While a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is responsible for making decisions regarding health and safety, they don’t always have a full understanding of the finer detail or subtleties of the work performed or the working conditions.
The WorkSafe Commissioner is the regulator under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act). The Commissioner is responsible to the Minister for Industrial Relations for the administration of the WHS Act, and any other laws relating to work health and safety administered by the Minister.
The regulator has a broad range of functions, including:
Australian Standards and Australian/New Zealand Standards (Australian Standards) are developed by an independent organisation called Standards Australia. It prepares and publishes voluntary technical and commercial standards which are sometimes adopted by work health and safety regulations.
Australian Standards set out specifications and design procedures to ensure products and services consistently perform safely, reliably, and the way they're intended to. Conforming to Australian Standards is mandatory where laws require this.
WorkSafe recommends you make your own enquiries about the standard of work conducted by all service providers, including licensed asbestos assessors. While those listed are licensed with either WorkSafe or the equivalent regulator in another state or territory at the time of publishing, WorkSafe does not provide a service guarantee. This list is provided as a customer service, based on contact information provided by the licence holders and is correct at the date of publication.
This guide is for candidates wishing to register for an account.
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.
Sixty five submissions were received with 25 companies recognised as finalists. Seven finalists were recognised with a winner’s trophy and five finalists received a certificate of merit.
The Department would like to congratulate the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards winners and finalists.
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:
