The aim of this case study, which is based on the BP America (Texas City) refinery explosion in 2005, is to show how human factors can contribute to a series of events that lead to an accident.
This case study is based on the explosion and fire at the Pryor Trust Well in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma in 2018. This major accident event had catastrophic consequences as five workers were killed...
This case study is based on the fire and a series of explosions that occurred in 2004 at the Formosa Plastics Corporation, Illiopolis, Illinois and shows how human factors can contribute to a...
WorkSafe Plan Certificates of Achievement are presented at three levels and are valid for two years. Platinum WorkSafe Plan achievers Platinum Certificates are for those organisations that achieve...
If you are submitting your licence application by post or in person, and are making payment by credit card, you must complete this application form and attach it to your application. Applications...
WorkSafe has recently investigated a number of incidents that involved mobile cranes making contact with live overhead power lines, especially on rural and agricultural properties. These incidents...
WorkSafe WA has developed a checklist for businesses and workers engaged in food delivery services. This checklist is most applicable for food delivery riders using bicycles, e-bikes, motor scooters...
This code of practice provides practical guidance on how to manage risks associated with asbestos, asbestos containing material (ACM) and asbestos-contaminated dust or debris (ACD) at the workplace...
This code of practice provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with removing asbestos or asbestos containing materials (ACM) from workplaces. A PCBU...
Use this form to apply to renew an interstate asbestos assessor's licence. How to submit your application to renew an interstate asbestos assessors licence Once you have completed the application...
Use this form to renew your interstate asbestos licence. How to submit your application to renew an interstate asbestos removal licence Once you have completed the application form and have all of...
This information sheet outlines the five principles of human performance and why these principles should be incorporated into the design of systems, equipment, workplaces and processes.
This document provides guidance to assist operators in developing accurate and usable procedures. This document provides operators with: a decision aid for determining whether a written procedure is...
This code of practice provides practical guidance for those who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of...
In August 2022, a worker in a cafe kitchen suffered burns when an aerosol can of cooking oil was inadvertently dropped into a deep fryer of hot oil. The aerosol can had been placed on a trolley next...
This checklist is a summary of asbestos specific requirements in the WA work health and safety laws. It does not include all legislative requirements and does not address general safety requirements...
A checklist for removing Class B Asbestos (non-friable), for both licenced asbestos removalists and for those removing small quantities (less than 10 m 2 ) who do not require a licence.
The GHS is a system used to classify and communicate chemical hazards using internationally consistent terms and information on chemical labels and safety data sheets. The system was developed by the...
This Information sheet: focus on compliance, provides an overview of known hazards when conducting raiseboring activities in underground mines. Raisebore drilling is an underground drilling...
This information sheet provides an overview of zoonoses, control measures to reduce the risk of infection and the reporting to WorkSafe certain occupational zoonose.