The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has announced a series of Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice which are now in effect.
Approved by the Minister for Industrial Relations, Bill Johnston, the Codes have been adapted for Western Australian work health and safety environments from the Model Codes of Practice published by Safe Work Australia. These were developed through consultation with unions and employer organisations.
Chair of the Work Health and Safety Commission, Patricia Todd said the Codes increased the guidance available for ensuring safe workplaces and increasing consistency in safety regulation between the Western Australian and national regulatory environments.
“These Codes of practice provide practical guidance on how to best implement aspects of the Work Health and Safety Act and its regulations, whether it be in relation to welding, safeguarding of machinery, preventing falls, first aid, construction work or one of the many other topics covered,” Dr Todd said.
“Development of the Codes is an important part of the Commission’s work and we urge all people in workplaces to make use of them.”
She said approved Codes of Practice provided the standard to identify, assess and control hazards.
The full list of approved Codes of Practice can be accessed at this PS News link.
