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WHS Legislation, Fact Sheets, and Guides
WESTERN AUSTRALIA

 
REGULATORS AND AUTHORITIES

Work Health and Safety Commission

WorkSafe Western Australia

LEGISLATION

WA WHS Act 2020

WA WHS Regulations 2022

Corporations Act 2001 (2023)

CODES OF PRACTICE

COP: WHS Consultation, Cooperation and Coordination (2022)

COP: How to manage work health and safety risks (2022)

COP: Psychosocial hazards at the workplace (2022)

COP: Violence and aggression at work (2022)

COP: Hazardous manual tasks (2022)

COP: Construction work (2022)

COP: Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals (2022)

COP: Managing the work environment and facilities (2022)

COP: Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace (2023)

Model COP: How to manage work health and safety risks (2018)

Model COP: Managing psychosocial hazards at work (2022)

GUIDES

Guide: The work health and safety duty of an officer

Guide: Participating in effective Health and Safety Committees

Guide: Worker Representation and Participation Guide (2022)

Running effective HSCs - Solutions to common problems

 

WORKSAFE WA INFORMATION SHEETS AND FAQS


Information sheet: Overview of Western Australia’s Work Health and Safety Act 2020

Information sheet: Overview of Western Australia’s Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022

Information sheet: Health and Safety Representative powers, functions, and rights

Information sheet - Provisional improvement notices (PINs) and direction to stop unsafe work

Modernisation of Work Health and Safety Laws - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Consultation and worker representation

Health and safety representative (HSR)s frequently asked questions

Health and Safety Committees

FAQs - Health and safety committee (HSC)

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