Background
The Work Health and Safety Commission and the Mining and Petroleum Advisory Committee are inviting public submissions on the draft code of practice, Psychosocial hazards at work for fly-in fly-out workers in the resources and construction sectors.
The draft code provides guidance on the application of a risk management process to avoid or minimise the harm from psychosocial hazards and risk factors. It contains material adapted from the Mentally healthy workplaces for fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the resources and construction sectors code and incorporates changes in practices brought about by the adoption of the work health and safety legislation.
The code should be used by people who have duties to manage exposure to psychosocial hazards and risk factors in the resources and construction sectors. It is intended to apply to workplaces in Western Australia utilising fly-in fly-out, drive-in drive-out and bus-in bus-out work arrangements that are covered by the WHS legislation.
A draft code of practice Managing health and safety in employer-provided accommodation is currently being developed to supplement this code.
Getting involved
Please use the Public Consultation submission sheet to make a written submission.
Unless advised by the submitter, all submissions will be collectively made available to the public in a consultation summary. Submissions will be published verbatim with the submitter listed.
Next step
After submissions close, the next step will involve the review of your feedback. The Commission will consider all submissions when finalising the code of practice.
Publication
Codes of practice are approved by the Minister and then gazetted. WorkSafe will then publish the code on its website and promote through news alerts.
