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WorkSafe WA
WorkSafe is the Western Australian Government agency responsible for the administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 and is a sponsor and ‘Partner in Safety’ with the Safety Institute of Australia in Western Australia
Update to this site
25/11/2008 | This site is being updated and should be active again before Christmas. Membership info is now available at http://www.sia.org.au/membership
FATIGUE ROADBLOCK
25/11/2008 | A WorkSafe roadblock exercise at Carrabin near Merredin this month has revealed an improvement in compliance, but continuing concerns with rest breaks for commercial vehicle drivers.
Human error and the workplace - Australia Talks, ABC Radio National
25/11/2008 | The following program was recorded by the ABC during the Safety Show Conference 2008 (NSW) and will go to air on December 22nd.
European Safety Certification Standard Launched
02/10/2008 | The European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO) announced Tuesday the launch of its new voluntary European certification standard EurOSHM (European Occupational Safety and Health Manager)
Safety Institute of Australia Inc (SIA) - CEO Organisational Update July 08
08/08/2008 | Dear SIA Members,
Safety At Work Blog
08/08/2008 | Beaconsfield Coronial Inquest Walkout
Workplace Fatality Count 2008
04/07/2008 | Australian and New Zealand Fatality Count for 2008
VIOSH Australia Celebrating 30 Years
01/07/2008 | A conference celebrating 30 years of OHS education at the University of Ballarat
Safety at Work Blog
01/07/2008 | Workplace Safety is a way of life.
National Harmonisation of OHS Laws Underway
25/06/2008 | A National Review into Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws was announced by the Honourable Julia Gillard MP, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, on 4 April 2008.
Amendments to the Dangerous Goods Legislation in Western Australia
25/06/2008 | The latest raft of changes to the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 (WA) (Act) came into force on 1 March 2008.
Worker death at remote community results in $26,000 fine
24/06/2008 | An Aboriginal corporation has been fined $26,000 after the death of a worker in a mechanical workshop at a remote Aboriginal community.
Code of Practice on Safe Design Launched
18/06/2008 | A new code of practice on the safe design of buildings and other structures – the first of its kind in Australia – was launched at Subiaco Arts Centre today.
Forklift Fatality
30/04/2008 | Attached is a media release on a work-related death at Kwinana this morning.
NOPSA Newsletter
30/04/2008 | NOPSA is pleased to distribute the April CEO’s Newsletter, in PDF format.
Fatality Report - Dozer Belly Pan
18/04/2008 | 47-year old mechanic/contractor with 21 years of experience was fatally injured while attempting to remove a front guard assembly (belly pan) from a bulldozer.
Fatality Report - Dump Truck Overtraveling
18/04/2008 | a 29-year old truck driver with three years experience was fatally injured while attempting to dump spoil.
The code aims to assist people involved in designing buildings or other structures to meet the requirements of WA's workplace safety and health laws. It is aimed at designers, architects, builders and engineers, all of whom have responsibility for safe building design.
The Code of Practice Safe Design of Buildings and Structures was launched today by Tony Cooke, Chair of the Commission for Occupational Safety and Health, who was joined by Dr John Culvenor PhD, a specialist in industrial ergonomics, human factors, engineering and occupational safety and health.
Dr Culvenor said that safe design applied to every activity and every industry, and that risks should be controlled at design stage wherever possible.
"This includes considering how design can affect workers during construction and how it can later affect maintenance workers," Dr Culvenor said. "The potential hazards to the eventual users of the structure are best addressed via upstream thinking."
The code of practice will:
•·Explain the legal obligations applicable to a person who is in control of, or who may have influence over, the design of a building or other structure; and
•·Provide guidelines on ways in which these obligations can be met by providing practical guidance on ways of maximising the safety of the design.
Mr Cooke said it was a pleasure to launch the code, the development of which has involved extensive consultation with industry at both State and national level.
"The code aims to address the lost time injury rate in the construction industry, which is around 15 per cent per million hours worked," Mr Cooke said.
"This can be achieved by ensuring that safety and health issues related to building and structure design are thoroughly examined before construction begins, including the new requirement that designers provide written safety and health reports to clients prior to construction."
The code contains information to help designers with these reports, which must include:
•As assessment of potential injury or harm;
•The action the designer has undertaken to reduce those risks such as changes to design or construction methods or materials;
•Parts of the design where identified hazards have not been resolved; and
•A level of detail appropriate for the client and the hazards and risks.
"It's all about reducing the risks through considering human factors and organisational issues, and not just products," Mr Cooke said.
"There is also a need to consider how the design of related products or systems affects building design.
"Controlling risks as early as possible in the design and planning stage not only improves safety, but also saves money by avoiding any need to make changes at a later date.
"The key is to get it right in the design phase."
Further information on safe design can be obtained by telephoning WorkSafe on 9327 8777 or on the website at http://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/. Copies of the code of practice "Safe Design of Buildings and Structures" can be purchased for $3.30 per copy, or downloaded from the website at no cost.
Media contact: Arthur Hanlon 0408 911 322 (media enquiries only).