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Psychosocial hazards: Our goals

Priority two sets out WorkSafe's key priorities in regards to Psychosocial hazards. Intent Improve the management of psychosocial hazards in the workplace, and promote positive work practices supporting mental health and wellbeing. Outcomes/objectives Increased capability of PCBUs and workers to...
Our key priorities
25 Mar 2024

Repeat hazard exposure: Our goals

Priority one sets out WorkSafe's key priorities in regards to repeat hazard exposure. Intent Increase awareness of workplace hazards that can cause multiple and repeat fatalities and serious injuries, and drive the adoption of appropriate risk management strategies. Outcomes/objectives Duty holders...
Our key priorities
25 Mar 2024

Consultation and representation: Our commitments

Learn how WorkSafe is planning to achieve the aims and goals of The way forward : Priority four Consultation and representation. Regulatory activities and outputs: Raise awareness and seek compliance Compliance strategy Adopt an outreach approach, with two dedicated support officers within Safety...
How we’ll get there
22 Mar 2024

Repeat hazard exposure: Our commitments

Learn how WorkSafe is planning to achieve the aims and goals of The way forward: Priority one: Repeat hazard exposure. Regulator activities and outputs: Raise awareness and seek compliance Compliance strategy Interrogate available data sources to better understand the causation factors, including...
How we’ll get there
22 Mar 2024

Psychosocial hazards: Our commitments

Learn how WorkSafe is planning to achieve the aims and goals of The way forward: Priority two Psychosocial hazards. Regulatory activities and outputs: Raise awareness and seek compliance Compliance strategy Ensure the WHS regulatory framework has a consistent approach to psychosocial hazards,...
How we’ll get there
22 Mar 2024

Respiratory hazards: Our commitments

Learn how WorkSafe is planning to achieve the aims and goals of The way forward: Priority three Respiratory hazards . Regulatory activities and outputs: Raise awareness and seek compliance Compliance strategy Review and develop compliance tools (e.g. policies, procedures, templates, regulatory...
How we’ll get there
22 Mar 2024

Emerging challenges strategy

The way forward addresses WorkSafe's approach to emerging challenges including our aim, contributing factors, focus areas and new types of work. Aim Emerging challenges are recognised and addressed in a coordinated and collaborative fashion. Contributory factors New technology capabilities can...
About the strategy
22 Mar 2024

Strategy at a glance

Read a brief outline of WorkSafe's vision, goals, role and key priorities. What is WorkSafe's vision for work health and safety? Healthy and safe workplaces in Western Australia. What is our goal? To reduce work-related fatalities by ten percent and reduce the incidence of serious injuries and...
About the strategy
22 Mar 2024

Introduction to WorkSafe: The way forward

WorkSafe: The way forward is a high-level three-year rolling strategy to guide WorkSafe’s efforts to influence the industry to reduce work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses, going beyond day-to-day regulatory activities. The way forward will be implemented during the 2023-24 to 2025-26...
About the strategy
22 Mar 2024

Mining and exploration safety guides

Guidelines provide more information on the requirements of legislation and detail good practice. Although some guidance material was prepared by previous departments and divisions, the content is still valid. Dealing with bullying at work - guideline Development of an operating manual for tailings...
Guides
15 Mar 2024

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Publications

Mine Safety guidelines directory

Guildelines provide more information on the requirements of legislation and details good practice. Alcohol and other drugs at the workplace - guideline Dealing with bullying at work - guideline...
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Guidance note
14 Jun 2024

Breathe easy – Occupational health and hygiene forum 2023

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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,...
WorkSafe
Information
10 Nov 2023

How to take action as a bystander witnessing sexual harassment: Poster

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This poster contains information on the steps to take as a bystander witnessing sexual harassment. This poster is also available in the following languages: Arabic Traditional Chinese Simplified...
WorkSafe
Poster
13 Nov 2024

Sexual harassment at work: Information sheet

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This information sheet is intended to provide information and support, and steps to take if a worker has been sexually harassed or bystander witnessing sexual harassment at work. This information...
WorkSafe
Information
13 Nov 2024

Information for bystanders of sexual harassment: Information sheet

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This information sheet for bystanders of sexual harassment is aimed at empowering bystanders by clearly identifying, as a call to action, appropriate and useful reporting contacts they may use. This...
WorkSafe
Information
13 Nov 2024

Granting of exemption from requirement (s) of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 - Regulation 246 - Items of plant to be registered - for 30 day period

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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...
WorkSafe
Information
06 Nov 2023

WorkSafe: The way forward 2023-24 to 2025-26

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WorkSafe: The way forward 2023-24 to 2025-26 describes the goals, priority areas and measures of success for health and safety actions undertaken by WorkSafe. It provides an overview of the regulator...
WorkSafe
Plans
25 Mar 2024

Information sheet - Notification of high risk mining activity: Construction of, or making substantial change to, a tailing storage facility (TSF)

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Regulation 675UK of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WHS Mines Regulations) requires information about high risk mining activities at a mine to be notified to the regulator...
WorkSafe
Information
14 Aug 2024

Applying Ten Pathways to Death and Disaster in WA's mining industry

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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
Information
04 Oct 2023

Statement of experience templates - Restricted quarry manager’s (non-explosives)

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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...
WorkSafe
Template
17 Aug 2023

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Announcements

Work health and safety: Translated information

The department has released a series of translated information on the WHS laws to assist vulnerable worker groups, including culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations. These information sheets are based on the WHS interpretative guidelines, the information sheets contain simplified wording providing people with guidance on the key concepts they need to understand, with hyperlinks...
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Department News
20 Jul 2022

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