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Australian Standards and Australian/New Zealand Standards (Australian Standards) are developed by an independent organisation called Standards Australia. It prepares and publishes voluntary technical and commercial standards which are sometimes adopted by work health and safety regulations. 

Australian Standards set out specifications and design procedures to ensure products and services consistently perform safely, reliably, and the way they're intended to. Conforming to Australian Standards is mandatory where laws require this.

WorkSafe recommends you make your own enquiries about the standard of work conducted by all service providers, including licensed asbestos assessors. While those listed are licensed with either WorkSafe WA or the equivalent regulator in another state or territory at the time of publishing, WorkSafe does not provide a service guarantee. This list is provided as a customer service, based on contact information provided by the licence holders and is correct at the date of publication.

The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards was held at Optus Stadium on 27 October 2023. These awards recognise outstanding solutions and innovations to specific workplace health and safety problems in Western Australia.

Information sheets provide concise information about legislation, safety and work practices and answers to common questions or how to do instructions.

Overview

Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 comparison table

Workplace health and safety is everybody’s business. Every person who goes to work deserves to come home healthy and safe. We encourage you to listen to the podcasts and share the health and safety knowledge with others in your workplace.

Our podcast series cover a wide range of topics such as asbestos safety, psychosocial hazards, silicosis, consultation and agriculture.

Listen to our podcast using any of the platforms from the list below, or search 'WorkSafe WA' on your favourite music streaming service.

Workers have health and safety obligations and play an important role in helping to keep a workplace healthy and safe.

Who is considered a worker?

A worker is any person who carries out work for a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act), including:

A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is the term given to a person conducting a business or undertaking, alone or with others, whether for not for profit or gain.

A PCBU can be:

• a sole trader (e.g. a self-employed person)
• each partner within a partnership
• a company
• an unincorporated association
• a government department of a public authority (including a municipal council).

You are not considered a PCBU if you are:

Who is a volunteer?

Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act),