Master Builders and WorkSafe WA - September 2023

If you have questions about the Act or compliance, contact the WorkSafe team in Albany:

Tony Steele - Senior Inspector - WorkSafe Division
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Unit 2/ 129 Aberdeen Street, Albany WA 6330
Tel: (08) 9842 9628 Mob: 0419 045 106
anthony.steele@dmirs.wa.gov.au
www.dmirs.wa.gov.au

For Training and other industry support, contact Master Builders:

Linda Gibbs - Regional Manager - Great Southern & Goldfields Esperance
30 Graham Street, Albany
Tel: (08) 9841 6232 Mob: 0412 376 661
linda@mbawa.com
www.mbawa.com

We had the privilege of hosting Master Builders WA and WorkSafe WA in September 2023 to learn more about WorkSafe compliance, and in particular, the new rules that will affect construction teams and sites from March 2025.

We were sent through a number of links that would be of interest to those in the construction industry, and which may assist you in compliance with the new WHS legislation which was enacted on 31-March 2022.

New Act Information

• WHS Act 2020 - https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law_a147282.html

• WHS Regulations 2022- https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law_a147282_subsidiary.html

• WHS Transition arrangements - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/whs-transition-arrangements

• WHS Terms and definitions - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/key-whs-terms-and-definitions

Approved Codes of Practice

• Construction work - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/code-practice-construction-work

• Demolition work - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/code-practice-demolition-work

• First Aid - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/code-practice-first-aid-workplace

• Managing noise - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/code-practice-managing-noise-and-preventing-hearing-loss-work

• Risk of falls in workplaces - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/managing-risk-falls-workplaces-code-practice

• Risk of falls in housing construction - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/code-practice-managing-risk-falls-housing-construction

• Risk of plant in workplace - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/code-practice-managing-risks-plant-workplace

• Construction site security - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/construction-site-security

• Checklists for numerous industries - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/checklists

• Approved guidance Notes for numerous industries - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/approved-guidance-notes

• Report an incident & preserving the scene - https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/report-incident