OSH Law & Guidance

Legislation

The Western Australian legislation that applies:

• Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984;
• Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996;
• Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994; 
• Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1996; 
• Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act 1961;
• Explosives and Dangerous Goods (Dangerous Goods Handling and Storage) Regulations 1992; 
• Explosives and Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 1963; 
• Explosives and Dangerous Goods (Search Warrant) Regulations 1979; 
• Dangerous Goods (Transport) Act 1998; 
• Dangerous Goods (Transport) (Road and Rail) Regulations 1999; 
• Dangerous Goods (Transport) (General) Regulations 1999; 
• Dangerous Goods (Transport) (Explosives by Road and Rail) Regulations 1999; and
• Dangerous Goods (Transport) (Dangerous Goods in Ports) Regulations 2001.

 
Codes of practice, guidance notes and guidelines have been developed by the relevant authorities to provide practical advice on strategies for compliance with the legislation.

For further information regarding these codes or for a copy, contact CCI's Health and Safety Team on 9365 7415 or osh@cciwa.com.

Occupational Safety and Health Codes of Practice

• Code of Practice - Abrasive Blasting
  
• Code of Practice - Concrete and Masonry Cutting and Drilling
  
• Code of Practice - Control of Noise in the Music Entertainment Industry 
  
• Code of Practice - Excavation 
  
• Code of Practice - Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers
  
• Codes of Practice - First Aid Facilities and Services, Workplace Amenities and Facilities, Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
• Code of Practice - Control of Work-related Exposure to Hepatitis and HIV (Blood-borne) viruses 
  
• Code of Practice - Managing Noise at Workplaces
  
• Code of Practice - Manual Tasks
  
• Code of Practice - OSH in Call Centres
  
• Code of Practice - Prevention and Control of Legionnaires Disease
  
• Code of Practice - Prevention of Falls at Workplaces
  
• Code of Practice - Safeguarding Machinery and Plant
  
• Code of Practice - Spray Painting
  
• Code of Practice - Styrene
  
• Code of Practice - Tilt-up and precast concrete construction
  
• Code of Practice - Violence, aggression and bullying at work
  
• Code of practice - Working hours
  
• Code of Practice - Working Hours Risk Guidelines
  
• Code or Practice - Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets 2nd Edition
  
• Code of Practice - Man Overboard: Prevention and Response
   

Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Notes

• Guidance Note - Alcohol and other drugs at the workplace    
  
• Guidance Note - Asbestos Materials in the Automotive Maintenance & Repair Industry 
  
• Guidance Note - Controlling Wood Dust Hazards at Work 
  
• Guidance Note - Controlling hazards in the Electroplating Industry
  
• Guidance Note - 'Covert Operations' and 'Dangerous Operations' in the Western Australian Police Service 
  
• Guidance Note - Controlling Isocyanate Hazards at Work 
  
• Guidance Note - Contaminated Sites
• Guidance Note - Dealing with bullying at work: A guide for workers
  
• Guidance Note - Formal Consultative Process
  
• Guidance Note - Gas Welding Safety Flashback Arresters
  
• Guidance Note - General Duty of Care
  
• Guidance Note - Isolation of Plant 
  
• Guidance Note - Plant in the Workplace - A Guide for Employers, Self-Employed Persons and Employees 
  
• Guidance Note - Plant Design: A Guide for Designers, Manufacturers, Importers, Suppliers and Installers of
  Plant
  
• Guidance Note - Powered Mobile Plant
  
• Guidance Note - Preparing for Emergency Evacuations at the Workplace 
  
• Guidance Note - Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Petrol and Gas Powered Plant 
  
• Guidance Note - Reducing the Risk of Infectious Diseases in Child Care Workplaces
  
• Guidance Note - Safe Use of Chemicals in the Woodworking Industry 
  
• Guidance Note - Safe Use of Woodworking Machinery (Guarding) 
  
• Guidance Note - Safe Movement of Vehicles at Workplaces 
  
• Guidance Note - Soldering in the Workplace - Rosin Fluxes 
  
• Guidance Note - The Elimination of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace
  
• Guidance Note - Working Safely with Forklifts 
  
• Guidance Note - Working Alone
   

WorkSafe Western Australia Occupational Safety and Health Publications

• Residual Current Devices (RCDs)
• Guide to testing and tagging portable electrical equipment and residual current devices at workplaces
  
• Forklift Safety Reducing the Risk