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Work Health and Safety Commission

The Commission is a tripartite body made up of employee, employer and government representatives as well as work health and safety experts. What is the Work Health and Safety Commission? The Work Health and Safety Commission (previously known as the Commission for Occupational Safety and Health)...
Work Health and Safety Commission
20 Feb 2014

Occupational asthma

Asthma is a condition of the lungs where the airways to the lung narrow and cause symptoms of coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing and chest tightness. The exact cause is unknown but it is often made worse or triggered by a number of factors in the person's environment. When asthma occurs as a...
Diseases and health
20 Feb 2014

Contact dermatitis

Dermatitis simply means inflammation of the skin. What is contact dermatitis? Contact dermatitis is an inflammation that occurs when a substance comes into contact with skin. The skin is irritated. This may be in the form of either an allergy or more commonly an irritant reaction. How does the skin...
Diseases and health
20 Feb 2014

Regional dates for King's Birthday public holiday

Some regional areas in Western Australia hold the King's Birthday public holiday on an alternative date, usually to coincide with a significant date or event for that area. 2024 Regional WA public holiday dates Local Government Authority Public holiday dates Area affected City of Karratha Monday 5...
Public holidays
20 Feb 2014

Hours of work

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . Most WA awards regulate the number of hours employees can work and when these hours can be worked. A 38 hour week is the normal hours for a full time employee under the majority of WA awards...
Hours of work
20 Feb 2014

Links to industrial relations legislation

Industrial relations legislation that is relevant to state system private sector employers and employees: Industrial Relations Act 1979 Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 Legislation that is relevant to all Western Australian private sector employers and employees: Long Service Leave Act...
About the WA industrial relations system
18 Feb 2014

FAQs about unfair dismissal

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . Unfair dismissal applications are heard by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC). The application must be received by the WAIRC within 28 days of the date of dismissal...
Dismissal
18 Feb 2014

Understanding employment obligations - a guide for new employers in the state system

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system. Help for new small business employers Employers in the state industrial relations system have obligations under state legislation including: the Industrial Relations Act 1979 ; the Minimum...
Information for state system employers
18 Feb 2014

Redundancy notice periods

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . When an employee is made redundant, there are minimum notice periods that must be provided in addition to any required redundancy payments . These minimum notice periods are payable to full...
Redundancy
18 Feb 2014

Redundancy payments

This information is only relevant to employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system . The entitlement to redundancy payments can depend upon the WA award that applies. Please check the WA award summaries or contact Wageline for information on redundancy provisions under the...
Redundancy
18 Feb 2014

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Safe Work October Activities

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Use these resources to promote safety in your workplace.
WorkSafe
Promotions
04 Sep 2018

Safe Work Month Posters

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Promote safety by using an event poster.
WorkSafe
Poster
03 Sep 2019

What is your most important reason for being safe at work?

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Choose a poster to display at your workplace to raise awareness of the importance of staying safe at work or create your own by using one of the editable word posters. This editable Word posters can...
WorkSafe
Poster
24 Aug 2016

Safety Alert 01/2015 – Vehicles and mobile plant causing deaths at workplaces

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A common element of many recent fatal and serious injuries has been people in close proximity to vehicles or mobile plant. People who work with or near vehicles and mobile plant are most at risk...
WorkSafe
Alert
22 Jul 2016

Protect your hearing poster

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Any hearing injury is irreversible and the hearing loss is permanent. Display this poster in your workplace as a reminder of ways they can protect their hearing.
WorkSafe
Poster
24 Aug 2015

Checklist for noise in the manufacturing industry

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WorkSafe is currently conducting an inspection campaign on noise in the manufacturing industry. T he main objective of the program is to raise awareness of how noise hazards should be assessed and...
WorkSafe
Checklist
24 Aug 2015

Risk management tool - Manual tasks

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WorkSafe
Information
28 Jul 2015

Checklist for workplaces with vehicle hoists

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During 2014/15 financial year WorkSafe conducted an inspection program looking at safety issues in the motor vehicle repair sector and found serious concerns with motor vehicle hoists and traffic...
WorkSafe
Checklist
30 Jun 2015

Application for authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited and restricted carcinogens

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This form is to be used by a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to make an application under Regulation 383 to WorkSafe for authorisation to use, handle or store a prohibited or...
WorkSafe
Form – application
14 Jul 2022

World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Worker's Memorial Day

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World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day is Thursday 28 April 2016. Download and display these posters in your workplace to help prevent future incidents and remember those...
WorkSafe
Poster
22 Apr 2016

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Announcements

Rigger fined $4000 over lack of safety controls

A rigger has been fined $4000 (and ordered to pay $10,000 in costs) over an incident in which two construction workers were crushed by a tilt-up panel in the city in 2015. Benjamin Paul Botica pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care to avoid adversely affecting the safety or health of others, and was fined in the Perth Magistrates Court today. In November 2015, four workers from a Perth...
WorkSafe
Media release
15 Mar 2019

Check your pay rate isn't out of date

If you are an employer in the State industrial relations system, it is a good idea to review employee pay rates regularly to ensure that they are in line with the current rates in the relevant award , or the minimum pay rates for award free employees if no award applies. The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission reviews the minimum weekly rates of pay under state awards and the state...
Labour Relations
Department News
14 Mar 2019

Small Business Development Corporation Bizlinks Event

Wageline is participating in the Small Business Development Corporation Bizlinks event for small business on Thursday 28 March 2019. Bookings are essential so click on the attached flyer and register now for this free event for small business owners. Bizlinks Flyer March 2019
Labour Relations
Department News
11 Mar 2019

Easter public holiday arrangements 2019

The Easter period is rapidly approaching. If you are working or employing during this period, it is important to understand public holiday entitlements and obligations. The Western Australian public holidays for the 2019 Easter period are: Good Friday – Friday 19 April Easter Monday – Monday 22 April Visit the Easter 2019 public holiday arrangements page for: An overview of the Easter public...
Labour Relations
Department News
07 Mar 2019

Scaffolding company fined $90,000 over worker fall death

A scaffolding company has been fined $90,000 (and ordered to pay $2100 in costs) over the death of a worker who fell through a skylight in the roof of the stadium. Perth Aluminium Scaffolds Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment and was fined in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday. In June 2016, HBF Stadium operator VenuesWest contracted a painting company...
WorkSafe
Media release
28 Feb 2019

Building Trades (Construction) Award pay rates have increased

State system employers and employees should note that the Building Trades (Construction) Award was varied in December 2018. Wageline has updated the WA award summary – Building Trades (Construction) to reflect the increased pay rates and allowances, which apply from the first pay period on or after 12 December 2018. To stay up to date with changes to pay rates and other key state employment news...
Labour Relations
Department News
26 Feb 2019

Government agency fined $90,000 over worker fall death

The State Government agency that operates HBF Stadium has been fined $90,000 (and ordered to pay $2100 in costs) over the death of a worker who fell through a skylight in the roof of the stadium. Western Australian Sports Centre Trust – trading as VenuesWest – pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that persons at the workplace were not exposed to hazards, and was fined in Perth Magistrates Court...
WorkSafe
Media release
25 Feb 2019

Submissions sought - Inquiry into Wage Theft in WA

The Hon Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations, has announced an Inquiry into the systematic and deliberate underpayment of wages or entitlements of workers in Western Australia. The Inquiry will be undertaken by Mr Tony Beech, former Chief Commissioner of the WA Industrial Relations Commission. The Inquiry terms of reference include: Whether there is evidence of this occurring in...
Labour Relations
Department News
18 Feb 2019

Company and Director fined over serious injuries to worker

A company that supplies and installs underground services and its Director have been fined a total of $69,500 (and ordered to pay a total of $4391.00 in costs) over an incident in which a worker sustained serious permanent injuries. Sunchaser Enterprises Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace and, by that failure, causing serious harm to an employee, and was...
WorkSafe
Media release
13 Feb 2019

Avoid house sitter horror

Planning a trip and looking for someone to take care of the pets and water the plants? If you’re thinking about engaging a house or pet sitting agency, it’s important to understand the how-tos of hiring a sitter. The risks of hiring a dodgy house sitter were all too real for a Perth couple who returned from a five-week holiday to find the woman hired to stay with their dog had robbed them of...
Consumer Protection
Media release
31 Jan 2019

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