Work Health and Safety
Understanding “Duty of Care”
Do you understand what is required of you as a Manger or Employer regarding your “Duty of Care”? The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 provides for the promotion, co-ordination, administration and enforcement of occupational safety and health in Western Australia. With the objective of preventing occupational injuries and diseases, the Act places certain duties…
Read MoreNew Work Health and Safety Bill for WA
Another step towards a new WA WHS bill…. Yesterday, the McGowan Government gave the green light to develop a modernised Work Health and Safety (WHS) Bill for Western Australia. According to Bill Johnston, Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations, “occupational, health and safety legislation in WA is 30 years old and is out…
Read MoreWorkSafe WA inspection program – August
WorkSafe WA has just announced that WorkSafe inspectors will visit construction sites across Perth’s northern suburbs from Joondalup to Yanchep, in the last week of August, to check safety standards. Inspectors will focus on the priority areas of electrical safety and working at heights, besides checking whether workers have had the appropriate induction training, and have High Risk Work Licences where required.…
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