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SafetyLine EngageWork Health and Safety Excellence Awards 2024
The 2024 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards culminate Safe Work Month on the morning of Thursday, 31 October at Optus Stadium, celebrating health and safety initiatives across Western Australian…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play | Kalgoorlie (afternoon)
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play | Perth (afternoon)
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play | Perth (morning)
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play – Port Hedland
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play – Karratha
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play – Bunbury
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play – Geraldton
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play | Kalgoorlie (morning)
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play – Perth Premiere
Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham…...
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Farm safety matters – agricultural safety forum in Bunbury
WorkSafe Commissioner, Sally North will introduce a program of topics based on the priorities in WorkSafe’s First steps to farm safety guide, including:...
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EveryBODY matters – musculoskeletal disorder forum
This forum will be covered including:...
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WorkSafe Petroleum Safety and Dangerous Goods human factors industry forum 2023
Human factors are an integral component of safe and reliable operations within major hazard facility (MHF), petroleum, geothermal and energy operations. To assist MHF, petroleum, geothermal and energy operators, industry…...
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Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards 2023
The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards recognise outstanding solutions and innovations to specific workplace health and safety problem. This year 65 submissions were received with 25 companies recognised as finalists.…...
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Sowing the safety seeds – agricultural safety forum in Bunbury
This forum is one of several events held within our overarching Safe Work Month theme for 2023 - Our way forward: Prioritising healthy and safe workplaces....
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Psychosocial hazards forum
This is a Safe Work Month event. The Psychosocial hazards forum brings together a range of industry experts to discuss topics around mental health and psychosocial hazards....
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Breathe easy – Occupational health and hygiene forum 2023
This forum is one of several events held within our overarching Safe Work Month theme for 2023 - Our way forward: Prioritising healthy and safe workplaces....
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Mining industry summit 2023: Driving Respect
Together we can drive a culture of safety, inclusiveness and respect across WA's mining sector. The Summit’s aim is to create an empowering and inspirational experience that will enable you…...
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Major hazard facility forum
Major hazard facility operators are encouraged to attend this forum organised by DMIRS....
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Dangerous good consultants forum
Dangerous goods consultants are encouraged to attend this forum organised by DMIRS....
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Registered medical practitioners forum
This event is invitation only for registered medical practitioners (RMPs) providing workplace health and monitoring under Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation in the general and mining industries. Practice nurses…...
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Perth: Applying Professor Quinlan’s “Ten Pathways to Death and Disaster” in WA’s mining industry
Professor Michael Quinlan’s research, published in Ten Pathways to Death and Disaster, has had major significance for fatality prevention in the mining industry worldwide. Join him in the free interactive…...
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Perth: How tough are we now? The psychosocial wellbeing of mine site workers
WorkSafe Mines Safety together with Dean Laplonge are seeking industry input to document the progress that has been made in understanding and managing psychosocial hazards in the mining industry and…...
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Sally North – WorkSafe Commissioner
Workers are a business' most important asset. This edition of ThinkSafe Magazine aims to assist in making your workplace safer and provides an update on what our WorkSafe team has…...
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Landmark Study Report: Insights from the worker survey and interviews
The Landmark Study is a research and evaluation project on mental health, sexual harassment, emerging mine safety issues as well as workplace initiatives to improve mental health, wellbeing, culture and…...
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Protective clothing for welders: Ensuring safety in high-risk environments
Welding, grinding and working with hot materials pose significant risks to welders. WorkSafe has investigated numerous incidents where welders’ clothing caught fire during welding, grinding or contact with hot welded…...
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Quad bike safety
A personal story Winter 2016, seven years prior to becoming a WorkSafe inspector, I was riding a quad bike on a farm. I was going up a slope in the…...
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Controlling noise-induced hearing loss
Noise-induced hearing loss can occur when workers are exposed to high noise levels in the workplace. Some examples of noisy work include construction work, operating machinery in a factory, lawn…...
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WorkSafe events
As part of helping to educate the Western Australian workforce on health and safety, WorkSafe offers industry and topic-specific events and engages with attendees at agricultural field days and career…...
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Two industry forums for Safe Work Month 2024
This year Western Australia's theme for Safe Work Month was Health and safety is everybody’s business. WorkSafe hosted two in-person forums, each with the option to join online, featuring expert…...
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Meet James Walker: The 2024 Health and safety representative of the year
James Walker from WA Country Health Service (WACHS) was the winner of the Health and Safety Representative of the Year award at the WHS Excellence Awards 2024. James, a clinical…...
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Engineered stone ban and new regulations for all crystalline silica processes
Silicosis is a potentially fatal disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust. This can be generated during activities such as cutting, crushing, drilling, polishing, sawing or grinding products containing the…...
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Publication update
Since the last edition of Th!nkSafe magazine, WorkSafe has been busy producing new and updated guidance material. In case you missed any, these included: Health and safety alerts Forms Reports…...
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Mines statutory position exams are in full swing
The Mines Statutory Positions exams have been successfully running for most of 2024, with an impressive turnout. The majority of the exams have been fully booked shortly after being opened…...
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Traffic management on mine sites
The operation of mobile equipment and the interaction between plant, vehicles and pedestrians on mining roads present many hazards and risks to the safety of workers. Understanding the way traffic…...
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Fraudulent qualifications in the WA mining industry
Persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs), including mine operators, have an obligation to carefully assess the validity of qualifications, supporting documentation and training competency certificates, submitted by candidates applying for…...
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Cyanide safety and exposure management
WorkSafe Mines Safety recently discovered substandard control measures for cyanide use on mine sites. Cyanide is a fast acting, poisonous chemical that can exist as a solid, liquid or gas.…...
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Spotlight on WorkSafe inspectors
WorkSafe believes that every worker should have a workplace free from harm to their health and safety. WorkSafe inspectors play a pivotal role promoting safety within workplaces. Prior to coming…...
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Importance of reporting incidents involving dangerous goods
Prompt reporting of incidents involving dangerous goods is essential for safety and compliance in Western Australia (WA). Dangerous goods, whether flammable, explosive, toxic or corrosive, can pose risks to people,…...
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Annual analysis of findings and incidents at Major Hazard Facilities (MHFs)
Western Australia (WA) has some of the biggest, costliest and most complex industrial plants in the world. They supply vital energy, minerals and chemicals that are essential to modern living.…...
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Safety prosecution updates
Recent convictions Northern Star Carosue Dam Operations, Whirling Dervish underground gold mine Sentenced date: 8 July 2024 On 21 February 2020, two workers contracted to do clean up labouring tasks…...
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2023-24 Convictions
During 2023–24, workplace safety enforcement proceedings resulted in 14 convictions. Where incidents occurred prior to the introduction of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020, prosecutions were actioned under the…...
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Lessons learned from the ammonium nitrate emulsion tanker explosion
In October 2022, a tanker trailer carrying ammonium nitrate emulsion (ANE) caught fire and exploded approximately 150 kilometres east of Laverton in WA. ANE is commonly used in the manufacture…...
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Changes to the workplace exposure standard for welding fumes
The workplace exposure standard (WES) for welding fumes (not otherwise classified) has been reduced from an eight-hour time weighted average of 5 mg/m³ to 1 mg/m³. The new exposure standard…...
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Transitional arrangements for WHS regulations commenced
Transitional arrangements apply where duties are new or substantially changed from previous requirements. The Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS Regulations) include a transitional period allowing duty holders…...
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Unauthorised access on construction sites
When people enter construction sites, they may be exposed to hazards that can cause fatalities or serious injuries. As part of the duty of care responsibilities, the Work Health and…...
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Emergency planning under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020
The implementation of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and subsidiary legislation has driven significant transformation in safety management systems across industries. The focus has shifted from legislative prescription…...
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Timeline extended for mining statutory positions certification
The appointment of suitably qualified and experienced people into statutory positions has been a key principle ever since the requirement to appoint managers was enshrined in the Mines Regulation Act…...
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Mine safety management system: Next steps
What is a mine safety management system (MSMS)? An MSMS is a comprehensive and integrated system for the management of all aspects of risks to health and safety in relation…...
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MARS program updates and milestones
Led by the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS), in partnership with the Mental Health Commission, Equal Opportunity Commission and the Department of Communities, the Mental Awareness,…...
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Meet Rob Curtis : The 2023 health and safety representative of the year
St John WA paramedic, Rob Curtis was awarded the 2023 Health and Safety Representative (HSR) of the year at the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards held at Optus Stadium…...
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Establishing good safety practices on farms
WorkSafe has developed a basic farm safety guide, First steps to farm safety, to assist farmers on their journey towards establishing good safety practices on their farm. This guide simplifies…...
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Mining industry summit
Driving respect The Mining Industry Summit: Driving Respect (the Summit) was held on 1 August 2023 at Optus Stadium, with almost 1200 delegates attending. The event showcased an impressive array…...
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Safety prosecution updates
Recent convictions Northern Star Carosue Dam Operations, Whirling Dervish underground gold mine Sentenced: 18 December 2023 In July 2020, a mine worker suffered fatal injuries when they fell approximately 25…...
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WorkSafe looks into security on construction sites
WorkSafe has commenced a proactive inspection program to look at site security issues on construction sites in Western Australia (WA). The inspection program will look at a number of randomly-selected…...
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Building human factors capability in the petroleum and geothermal energy industry
The WorkSafe Petroleum Safety and Dangerous Goods Directorate (WorkSafe) is responsible for the 22 major hazard facilities and 56 petroleum and geothermal energy operations that conduct drilling, pipelines and production…...
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Asbestos 20-year ban anniversary: Where are we now?
Asbestos continues to be a hazard in Australia, despite the ban on new uses in 2003. This is because products containing asbestos still exist in our everyday built environment. WorkSafe…...
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Rise of silicosis cases leads to ban on engineered stone
The rise in silicosis cases across Australia has prompted a national response from safety regulators, primarily targeting the engineered stone industry, but extending to address the risks from exposure to…...
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WorkSafe agrees to enforceable WHS undertaking for the first time
WorkSafe and miner Fortescue have agreed to an enforceable WHS undertaking as an alternative to prosecution in relation to Fortescue failing to provide documents to WorkSafe. Fortescue was charged in…...
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2022-23 Convictions
During 2022–23, workplace safety enforcement proceedings resulted in 24 convictions. Where incidents occurred prior to the introduction of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020, prosecutions were actioned under the…...
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WorkSafe: The way forward 2023–24 to 2025–26
Following the introduction of the work health and safety legislation, WorkSafe began working on a strategy to focus the direction of the organisation through to the end of the 2025–26…...
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WA fatalities statistics trends
Welcome to the May edition of Th!nkSafe magazine. In this column I feature some interesting statistics on workplace hazards. Recent statistics have shown Western Australian (WA) workers have a much…...
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New Department name
On 1 December 2023, the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) was renamed the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS). Announced by the WA Government…...
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Agreement reached on Silica Reforms
The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 has now been in place in WA workplaces for just over twelve months. Find out what the WorkSafe Commissioner has to say....
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Mobile crane proactive inspection program
WorkSafe has commenced a proactive inspection program to ensure that mobile cranes are being operated and maintained safely and to promote industry compliance. Inspection and maintenance in accordance with the…...
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Latest recipients and information session reminder
WorkSafe is pleased to announce the latest recipients of WorkSafe Plan certificates of achievement. Find out their names....
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Licensing updates
Learn about the latest updates on licencing....
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Construction site security – Unauthorised access
Unauthorised entry to construction sites may expose people to hazards that can cause fatalities or serious injuries. Find out about construction site security....
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Human factors industry baseline project for MHF and PAGEO
Human factors are an integral component of safe and efficient operations within major hazard facility (MHFs), petroleum and geothermal energy operations (PAGEO). Read more....
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Balancing hydration when working in heat – the sweet spot between dehydration and over -hydration
Learn about the contributing factors of over hydration and dehydration....
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Protect yourself from the harmful effects of UV radiation
Read the article to find out about some tips to help you stay safe and healthy while working outside....
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MARS program updates and milestones
The Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety Program (MARS Program) was established in 2022 to address serious mental health, workplace culture and safety issues in the mining sector. The MARS Program…...
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Traffic management on mines
Traffic management is a major consideration in the planning and design of any mining operation. Find out more about it....
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Psychosocial hazards – new legislation and resources
Regulations are in place for the mining sector and general industries for managing the risks of psychosocial hazards. Read more about it....
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Safety in seeding
The safety of workers, contractors and others needs to be adequately planned and communicated to ensure that workers are not placed at risk of injury or harm to health. Find…...
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Incident notification
Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) must ensure the regulator is notified of certain health and safety incidents that happen as a result of their work. Find out more....
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WHSC updates and MAPAC introduction
Find out about the WHSC and MAPAC bodies and their achievements after the implementation of WHS Act....
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WHS Guidance kit
Want to know more about work health and safety (WHS) laws to keep your workplace healthy and safe? Read the article....
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Enough is Enough progress report
Find out about the "Enough is Enough" report....
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A fresh approach to Mines statutory positions, exams and certificates
Find out all about Mines statutory positions, exams and certificates....
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WorkSafe’s dust strategy
The purpose of the strategy is to continue WorkSafe’s drive to improve the management of hazardous dusts in the workplace and to protect workers from harm. Find out more....
