Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts[s. 60(5)]
[Heading inserted by No. 36 of 2009
s. 16.]
1. Safety and health
standards or procedures to be complied with —
(a) at
any workplace; or
(b) in
the performance of any work; or
(c) in
the use, cleaning, maintenance, disposal or transportation of any plant; or
(d) in
the use, handling, treatment, removal, processing, storing, transport or
disposal of any substance; or
(e) in
the design, manufacture, importing or supplying of any plant; or
(f) in
the design, manufacture, importing or supplying of any substance; or
(g) in
the design or construction of any building or structure, including a temporary
structure.
1A. The imposition of
duties on persons in relation to —
(a) the
identification of hazards at workplaces; and
(b) the
assessment of risks resulting from such hazards; and
(c) the
taking of remedial or other action.
2. The safeguarding,
siting, installing, testing, altering, repairing, maintaining or dismantling
of any plant.
3. The testing,
analysis, labelling or marking of any plant or substance.
4. The registration or
licensing of —
(a) any
work, plant, process, substance or workplace;
(b) any
person carrying out any kind of work,
by the Commissioner or
any other prescribed person or authority.
4A. Duties to be
observed by —
(a) the
owner; or
(b) a
person having the control,
of plant used at a
workplace.
5. The issuing of
certificates of competency or provisional certificates of competency for
persons engaged in prescribed work and for the duration, variation, suspension
or cancellation of such certificates.
6. The prohibition of
the carrying on of prescribed activities at workplaces or the performance of
prescribed work except by or under the supervision of persons with prescribed
qualifications, training or experience.
6A. The prohibition of
the use, handling, treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of any
prescribed substance at a workplace.
7. The taking of any
measures or precautions to avoid any accident or dangerous occurrence at any
workplace.
8. The taking of any
action in the event of any accident, injury, disease or dangerous occurrence.
9. The monitoring by
an employer of —
(a) the
health of the employees of the employer, subject to their consent; and
(b)
working conditions at each workplace at which an employee of the employer,
carries out work.
10. The supply, use
and maintenance of clothing and equipment for occupational safety or health
purposes and the approval of such clothing and equipment for particular
purposes.
11. Fire-safety rules
and procedures and the provision and maintenance of fire protection equipment.
12. The appointment of
persons who are to be responsible for the supervision of occupational safety
and health in prescribed circumstances or industries.
13. The form and use
of scaffolding, form work, false work and related equipment.
14. The carriage and
handling of cash.
15. The provision of
first aid facilities at workplaces and the standards for such facilities.
16. The provision by
an employer of suitably qualified persons who are available to advise the
employer on matters concerning the safety and health of the employees of the
employer.
17. The medical
examination of employees subject to their consent.
18. The provision by
employers or occupiers of prescribed facilities for the safety and health of
persons at the workplace.
19. The employment of
young persons.
20. The safety of
persons in isolated or remote areas.
21. Standards for the
manual handling of loads by employees.
22. The safety of
persons in the vicinity of any workplace.
23. The giving of
notices, in specified circumstances, to the Minister, an inspector or other
prescribed person or authority.
24. The keeping and
provision of records and returns for the purposes of this Act (including
records relating to accidents and dangerous occurrences that occur at work and
work-related injuries suffered by employees).
24A. The reporting of
injuries incurred at workplaces, or diseases affecting employees at
workplaces, other than injuries and diseases prescribed for the purposes of
section 23I.
25. The provision by
an employer to the employees of the employer, in such languages as may be
appropriate, of information relating to safety and health in connection with
the work carried out by the employee.
26. Procedures that
are to be carried out on inspections under this Act.
26A. The conduct of
elections under this Act by secret ballot.
[26B. deleted]
26C. The remuneration
of agents for services performed in connection with appearances under
section 51D.
26D. The establishment
of safety and health committees by employers.
27. Fees (including
differential and periodic fees) for the purpose of this Act.
28. Forms to be used
for the purposes of this Act.
29. The recovery of
fees under this Act.
30. Standards in
relation to the use of any physical, biological, chemical or psychological
hazard (including standards concerning exposure to any of those hazards).
31. The approval of
laboratories for the analysis of samples taken under this Act and the conduct
of tests for the purposes of this Act.
[Schedule 1, formerly Schedule, inserted by
No. 43 of 1987 s. 18; amended by No. 30 of 1995 s. 46 and
47; No. 51 of 2004 s. 13, 57, 69(4), 101 and 114; renumbered as
Schedule 1 by No. 36 of 2009 s. 16.]