Act

WorkSafe WA - Department of Commerce, Western Australian Government administers and enforces the:

• Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984

A duty of care is imposed upon employers, persons in control of a workplace, employees, self-employed persons, building designers, manufacturers and suppliers of plant and substances and installers of plant to eliminate or minimise the risk of injuries to persons at or near a workplace.

Act

Regulation

WorkSafe Western Australia administers, implements and enforces the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 1996 which deals with the following administrative matters:

• Duties and responsibilities;

• Incident reporting and notification;

• Hazardous and high-risk work;

• Registration of plant;

• Training requirements;

• Safety and emergency procedures;

• Risk management.

Regulation

Publications

WorkSafe WA has a range of publications that provide practical occupational health and safety guidance and information to industry.

• Fact sheets;

• Guides;

• Risk assessments;

• Information papers;

• Checklists.

Publications

Reporting and Notification

WorkSafe WA has specific notification, reporting and registration requirements in relation to:

• Incident notification;

• Building and construction work;

• Dangerous goods;

• Registration of plant;

• Asbestos reporting.

Reporting

Codes of Practice

WorkSafe WA codes of practice provide practical guidance and advice on how to achieve a standard required by the act and regulation.

Guidance and advice in a code of practice is not legislation, it should be adopted unless a person chooses an alternative control measure or course of action that achieves an equivalent or better standard than that recommended in a code of practice.

• Codes of practice are developed in consultation with employers, employees, industry and union representatives and government agencies.

Codes of Practice

Related Legislation

Links to Western Australian Government legislation provides persons with access to information relevant and pertinent to a related workplace matter.

A workplace matter that would require an employer, contractor or employee to make enquires would include but not be limited to a:

• Dangerous Goods.

Related Legislation