WorkSafe

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.

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.

Who is considered a worker?

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:

• a sole trader (e.g. a self-employed person)
• each partner within a partnership
• a company
• an unincorporated association
• a government department of a public authority (including a municipal council).

You are not considered a PCBU if you are:

Who is a volunteer?

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.