Report an incident involving dangerous goods and explosives

For dangerous goods emergencies or accidents requiring the attendance of emergency services, telephone 000.

Importance of reporting

Reporting dangerous goods incidents is important as it assists in the prevention of incidents through raising awareness of accident trends and publicising the learnings from investigations. Reporting can also help prevent the escalation of unsafe conditions if hazards and risks involved in the incident are recognised and addressed.

Open consultations

We are committed to making workplaces safer and healthier for everyone. Your feedback helps to effectively shape policies, projects and services that meet the needs to all workers in Western Australia. By taking part in the consultation, you can help us understand what is working, where improvements are needed and how we can better support safe work environments across the state. 

Please use the cover sheet and feedback template on each consultation to submit your comments and opinions. 

Dangerous goods safety and Petroleum and geothermal energy operations (PAGEO) reports

This section contains a list of health and safety project reports produces by WorkSafe and Dangerous goods safety. 

Incident investigation reports

Ammonium nitrate emulsion (ANE) tanker trailer explosion: Incident investigation (2022)
This report details the scientific investigation into the explosion of a tanker trailer and dolly transporting ANE destroyed in the Great Central Road, WA. 

Lead work – take action now

On 1 October 2019, amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 (OSH Regulations) will come into effect. The amendments lower the blood lead removal level thresholds for workers and changes the definition of ‘lead-risk job’.

Lead stays in the blood for several months. It is important to take action now to ensure that when the new laws come into effect the blood lead levels of workers do not exceed the allowable level.  When a worker’s blood lead levels exceed this the worker must be removed from lead-risk work.

Public comment sought - Code of practice on workplace behaviour

WA’s Commission for Occupational Safety and Health is seeking public comment on the code of practice for workplace behaviour.

At the May meeting the Commission endorsed the draft workplace behaviour code of practice and agreed to a three-month public consultation period ending 30 August 2021. 

The guidance in this draft code of practice should be considered in conjunction with the general duties in the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 and the draft Violence and aggression at work code of practice.

Work health and safety: Translated information

The department has released a series of translated information on the WHS laws to assist vulnerable worker groups, including culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations.

These information sheets are based on the WHS interpretative guidelines, the information sheets contain simplified wording providing people with guidance on the key concepts they need to understand, with hyperlinks to detailed publications.

Regulations on psychosocial hazards

Work health and safety regulations for the control of psychosocial risks will come into effect on 24 December 2022. These regulations will require a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to eliminate psychosocial risks, or to minimise them so far as is reasonably practicable. This new duty places psychosocial hazards on the same footing as other significant hazards such as falls or operating machinery.

Incident notification

Businesses and undertakings must notify the regulator of certain incidents that arise out of the conduct of a business or undertaking at a workplace. The Interpretive guidelines - Incident notification will help you decide when and how to notify a work-related death, injury, illness or dangerous incident (further notification requirements apply to mines and petroleum and geothermal operations – see Parts 2 and 3 of the guideline).

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