by claire | May 16, 2024 | Work Health and Safety
Fact, fiction and tips By now most of you will know that the Perth exam venue has moved from central Perth to North Lake. Also, the capacity has increased, meaning more spaces are open for potential candidates. I thought this would be an opportune time to dispel some...
by claire | Sep 13, 2023 | Work Health and Safety
MARS (Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety) is a government initiative targeting mental health, sexual harassment and safety in Western Australia’s mining industry. One part of the project is a study being undertaken by Curtin University. The study which will run from...
by claire | Aug 25, 2023 | Work Health and Safety
I recently sat the Statutory Supervisor exam with DMIRS and here are some of my insights. But first, some facts about the exam. Statutory Supervisors have new pre-requisites under Schedule 26 of the WHS Mines Regulations. Statutory Supervisors must be appointed for...
by claire | Apr 25, 2022 | Work Health and Safety
The term health was used in Western Australia’s previous OSH legislation. Under the new WHS Act the term health is further described to include “psychological health”. We can expect to see more guidance and regulatory work take place in the area of psychological...
by claire | Apr 13, 2022 | Uncategorized, Work Health and Safety
The introduction of the new WHS legislation hoped to achieve: Harmonisation – a nationally consistent approachModernisation – update health and safety legislation to reflect modern day working arrangement, issues and conditions. Harmonisation The process of...
by claire | Jul 16, 2018 | News, Work Health and Safety
Harmonisation, or a streamlining and revamping of health and safety legislation in Australia, has been talked about for around 10 years. It has long since been implemented in all states, excluding Victoria and Western Australia. The change of state government and...
