WorkSafe is an agency within the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, which is part of the Government of Western Australia, and responsible for the administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1984.[1] There are also agencies in other states of Australia, and at a national level with similar names and objectives.[2]
The principal objective of the act and the division is to secure the safety and health of people in the workplace.[3]
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References
edit- ^ "Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984". Government of Western Australia. 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ for example "Worksafe Victoria". Government of Victoria. 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013. "Worksafe Northern Territory". Government of Northern Territory. 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013., "Safe Work Australia". Government of Australia. 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "WorkSafe WA". Government of Western Australia. 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.