OHS legislation - noise; WorkCover audiometric testing; WorkSafe

OHS legislation - WA

Work Health Professionals helps organisations understand and meet their OHS legislation and required compliance, in line with the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981, Occupational Health and Safety Act 1984 and the Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995

We have 20 years’ experience in providing high quality, cost effective OHS services across all industry groups in Perth and regional WA.

Onsite work health services are our specialty.

As a business owner, manager in a larger organisation, PCBU or OHS/HSE representative, it is essential that you understand your "Duty of Care" and the work health safety (WHS) and OHS legislation that effects you and your industry.

WorkCover WA

WorkSafe

Department of Mines and Petroleum

Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981

Safe Work Australia

Free Recommendation Service

We provide a free recommendation on how to monitor, measure and manage any work health and safety risks in your workplace. We will also do our best to keep you updated on the changes to WHS and/or OHS legislation in WA.

Find out more about your OHS legislation and obligations

ohs legislation wa

Work skin check finds melanoma

A young workers melanoma experience We were fortunate to provide a work skin check for a fit and healthy 28 year old Perth man recently. Fortunate is a great word to use in this case. If he had left his skin check another couple of years it may have been a different prognosis. To encourage…...
Silica Health Surveillance

Silica health surveillance for any worker exposed to silica dust at work is a minimum requirement for employers. This has been reiterated by WorkSafe WA this week when announcing their latest inspection program looking at safety and health in stone bench top fabricators. Onsite health assessments Work Health Professionals will help you manage your WorkSafe…...
Annual NW Trip 2019

Mid West – Gascoyne – Pilbara – West Kimberley Our annual service trip, travelling through the Mid West, Gascoyne, Pilbara (and West Kimberley if there is sufficient demand) will be in late August and September. We are hitting the country roads again to support WA regional businesses to meet their WorkCover and WorkSafe requirements for…...
Who is exposed to silica dust?

The Cancer Council says approximately 587,000 Australian workers were exposed to silica dust while on the job in 2011. Of these, 5,758 are estimated to develop lung cancer in the future as a result of that exposure. Silica dust is harmful when inhaled into your lungs. As it is 100 times smaller than a grain of sand,…...
WorkCover hearing test

What is a WorkCover hearing test? In WA, a WorkCover hearing test is governed by WorkCover WA. Under the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981, it is compulsory for employers to arrange and pay for baseline hearing tests for all workers in prescribed “noisy” workplaces. All workers employed in a prescribed workplace for the…...