WorkSafe Mines Safety News Alert 27th April
WorkSafe provides updates on health monitoring duties, petroleum safety guidance, Japanese encephalitis, safety awards, and a webinar on workplace culture.
Health monitoring duties for persons conducting a business or undertaking
If you are a person conducting a business or undertaking whose business uses hazardous chemicals the Guide – Health monitoring duties for persons conducting a business or undertaking is for you. It explains what your duties are for monitoring the health of your workers under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020, Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 and Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022. More Information
Petroleum Safety guide for nominating an operator
WorkSafe Petroleum Safety has released a guide to provide advice to licensees and operators of all onshore and offshore petroleum, pipeline and geothermal energy facilities for nomination and registration of an operator for a facility in accordance with WHS PAGEO regulations.
You should use this guide if:
- you are the operator of an onshore or offshore petroleum, pipeline or geothermal energy operation under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020, and
- you are required to develop and maintain a safety case under the Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Operations) Regulations 2022.
Safe Work Australia releases guidance on Japanese encephalitis
Safe Work Australia has developed new work health and safety guidance on Japanese encephalitis for persons conducting a business or undertaking. More Information
Does your organisation have an outstanding solution to a work health and safety risk?
Nominations are open for the “Best solution to a work health and safety risk”. This category in the 2022 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards recognises innovation, implementation and/or design of systems or procedures to improve health and safety.
Past winner of this award are AMCAP Distribution Centre (small to medium organisation) and Metso Outotec (large organisation).
Other award categories:
- Work health and safety invention of the year
- Best intervention to address a psychosocial hazard in the workplace
- Leadership excellence award
- Health and safety representative of the year
The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards recognise outstanding solutions and innovations to specific health and safety problems in Western Australian workplaces.
For award categories and criteria, terms and conditions and general information please visit the Awards homepage.
Minesafe International conference – free webinar
Minesafe International conference is holding a free webinar on how culture, wellbeing and safety play a part in addressing sexual harassment in the resources workforce.
You are invited to participate in a free webinar with Minesafe Conference keynote speaker Peta Slocombe and Becky Felstead as they discuss the root causes of sexual harassment, barriers to change and importantly ways to improve culture and create a safe workplace for all.
When: Thursday 28 April 2022
Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm AWST
Cost: FREE
