Breathe easy: Occupational health and hygiene forum was held during Safe Work Month 2023. This forum brought together a range of industry experts to discuss topics around air quality, silica,...
Under the work health and safety (WHS) legislation, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) and the person with management or control of plant at a workplace must ensure that the risk in...
Under the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS General Regulations), a design verifier is a person who confirms that the design of an item of plant was produced in accordance with...
Pursuant to regulation 684 of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WHS Mines Regulations), I have determined on my own initiative to grant an exemption from the requirement that an...
Pursuant to regulation 684 of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS Regulations), I have determined on my own initiative to grant an exemption from the requirement that an item...
The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards will be held at Optus Stadium on 27 October 2023 . Find out about the finalists in this prestigious event in the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards...
This checklist has been developed to provide information and assistance to employers, self-employed persons, persons having control of workplaces and employees working on farms. This checklist will...
WorkSafe Mines Safety and Professor Michael Quinlan, author of Ten Pathways to Death and Disaster hosted a series of free, interactive workshops on fatality prevention in the mining industry in...
WorkSafe has become aware of risks arising from a lack of maintenance of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at workplaces. An AED is a piece of first aid equipment designed to be used by any...
These information sheets provide information for persons conducting a business or undertaking who either supply workers to other businesses or use labour hire workers on complying with their health...
This guidance note provides guidance for employers and workers on the management of safety and health hazards and risks that may arise in relation to working alone. On 31 March 2022, the Work Health...
This application is for applicants who have a disability, illness and/or medical condition affecting their capacity to apply for or sit a statutory examination.
Registered Medical Practitioners should use this form when supervising health monitoring on workers working with chromium and return the completed form to Occupational Physician, WorkSafe, Locked Bag...
A person is eligible for a restricted quarry manager’s (non-explosives) (RQMNE) certificate if they can use these forms to demonstrate evidence of: Statement of experience: Restricted quarry manager...
Summary of incident There have been multiple fatalities in separate incidents at Western Australian workplaces as a result of crush injuries from falling trailer ramps. The trailer ramps were...
WorkSafe Mines Safety recognises that reporting an incident of sexual assault or sexual harassment can be a confronting and traumatic experience. This guidance is designed to provide you with...
This Code applies to all workplaces covered by the WHS Act where construction work is carried out and where construction work products and equipment are used and stored.
This information sheet provides advice for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) on the function, content and application of safe work method statements (SWMS). The Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 and Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WHS Regulations), require a SWMS to be prepared for proposed high risk construction work before commencing any activity.