WHS Essentials

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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

  • SIS No. 6 Offshore platform decommissioning near miss
  • SIS No. 7 Working safely around agricultural equipment: Hobbs Hoist fatal incident
  • HSB No. 15 Hydraulic fluid contamination resulting in uncontrolled movement: elevating work platforms
  • HSB No. 16 Incorrect use of a pipe wrench on a drilling rig

Forms

  • Notification form for permitted work with legacy engineered stone

Reports

  • Safety performance in the Western Australian mineral industry 2021–22: Accident and injury statistics
  • Health and safety snapshot: Dust strategy2023–2024
  • Mines safety quarterly performance snapshots:
    • 1 October to 30 December 2023
    • 1 July to 30 September 2023
    • 1 January to 31 March 2023
    • 1 October to 31 December 2022
    • 1 July to 30 September 2022
    • 1 April to 30 June 2022
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Information sheets

  • Human factors in the HAZOP process
  • Information for bystanders of sexual harassment
  • Sexual harassment at work

Poster

  • How to take action as a bystander (Provided in English and translated in10 different languages)

Visit our website for all our current publications.

Closed public consultations

Consultation has now closed for:

  • Minimising the risk of tyre fires when transporting ammonium nitrate explosion risk goods
  • E-cigarette regulation amendment
  • Psychosocial hazards at work for the fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the resources and construction sectors
  • Managing the risks of falls in housing construction.

We would like to thank all responders for taking the time to provide valuable feedback.

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