{"id":103,"date":"2023-08-18T09:10:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prd0jseasy.wpenginepowered.com\/nz\/compliance-with-wa-whs-act-2020\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T14:39:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T05:09:15","slug":"compliance-with-wa-whs-act-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/compliance-with-wa-whs-act-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance with WA WHS Act 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"103\" class=\"elementor elementor-103\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2981c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2981c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ea30c9\" data-id=\"5ea30c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c33df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46c33df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compliance with WA WHS Act 2020<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c281f26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c281f26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07cb5ae\" data-id=\"07cb5ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38dbcdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38dbcdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec6acfa\" data-id=\"ec6acfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89663eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"89663eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f13b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5f13b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Western-Australia.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72688cb\" data-id=\"72688cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8e11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a8e11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">WA&#8217;s new Work and Health Safety laws<\/h2><div class=\"text-left\"><p>Minister Stephen Dawson MLC made a Brief Ministerial Statement in Parliament advising that the Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws will come into effect on 31 March 2022. Originally scheduled for January 2022, the new laws will bring together work health and safety for general industry, mines and petroleum and geothermal operations under a single WHS Act.<\/p><p>Western Australia has joined other states and territories in implementing the national model work health and safety laws.\u00a0<br \/>This Act is the biggest jump of WHS laws in Western Australia in decades. The Act will replace the current OSH Act 1984 and parts of some other legislation, including the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 and the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967.<br \/>The new laws are intended to improve the protection of workers with modern employment agreements, higher penalties and introducing the term person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), and more<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-365a5ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"365a5ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e2857f\" data-id=\"8e2857f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2813c32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2813c32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba59463\" data-id=\"ba59463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6540f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6540f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-left\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What are the key changes?<\/h2><div class=\"text-left\"><p>There are several major changes in WHS Act 2020, the most preponderant ones are:<\/p><ul><li>Higher penalties;<\/li><li>Introducing the term PCBU;<\/li><li>Industrial Manslaughter;<\/li><li>External WHS Advisors can be prosecuted in the same way as a business owner;<\/li><li>Definition of &#8220;health&#8221; includes psychological health;<\/li><li>Broader concept of a \u201cworker\u201d includes: contractors, subcontractors, and the employees of contractors and sub-contractors<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e957aa6\" data-id=\"e957aa6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706b4df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"706b4df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/JSEAsy-whs-act-wa.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e660255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e660255\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8ee14c\" data-id=\"b8ee14c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6885b06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6885b06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef260c7\" data-id=\"ef260c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b946e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b946e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b7ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36b7ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Penalties_for_non-compliance_with_WHS_laws-.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad96000\" data-id=\"ad96000\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b9681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b9681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-left\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Penalties<\/h2><div class=\"text-left\"><p>All penalties are increase, but the most preponderant one is industrial manslaughter penalty.\u00a0<br \/>The current maximum penalty for a company is $2.7 million, but under the new WHS Act is $10 million. You can see below the comparison of the penalties between the current act and the new one.\u00a0<\/p><table border=\"1\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><strong>WHS Act Penalties<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Penalties<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>OSH Act 1984<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>WHS Act 2020<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max for Industrial Manslaughter &#8211; Individual<\/td><td>$550.000 + 5 years prison time<\/td><td>$5 million + 20 years prison time\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max for Industrial Manslaughter &#8211; Company\u00a0<\/td><td>$2.7 million\u00a0<\/td><td>$10 million\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max for a company that causes death or serious injury<\/td><td>$2 million<\/td><td>$3.5 million<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de086f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de086f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd27cda\" data-id=\"cd27cda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c49057a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c49057a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18dad22\" data-id=\"18dad22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66acc85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66acc85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-left\" style=\"text-align: center;\">PCBU<\/h2><div class=\"text-left\"><p>PCBU is a new term to WA\u2019s WHS laws and stands for Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking and must meet obligations to ensure the health and safety of their workers, visitors and volunteers.\u00a0<br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0PCBU can be a:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><ul><li>Corporation<\/li><li>Association<\/li><li>Partnership<\/li><li>Sole trader<\/li><li>Volunteer organisation that employs people to carry out work<\/li><li>Local government council<\/li><li>Independent school<\/li><li>Government department and authorities<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>See the\u00a0<a title=\"PCBU definition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/pcbu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">definition here<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41c40b9\" data-id=\"41c40b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e6c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31e6c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfdcc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bfdcc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Diversity_and_Discussion_JSEASy.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1affd17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1affd17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43dba38\" data-id=\"43dba38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57e891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57e891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-left\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8639c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8639c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cdc03c\" data-id=\"8cdc03c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605360a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"605360a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c1313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72c1313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Site-specific-SWMS-Page-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db3f8f9\" data-id=\"db3f8f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013ef15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"013ef15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-left\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 (regulations), r 3.143<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"text-left\"><p>Section 3.143 of the regulations requires that all high-risk construction work done, or to be done, at the site must be covered by a SWMS. Persons who have day-to-day on-site control of high risk construction work must provide the main contractor with a SWMS or, failing that, the main contractor must prepare the necessary SWMS and keep it up to date.<\/p><p>The main contractor must ensure that high-risk construction work, as far as practicable, is carried out in accordance with the SWMS. If work is not carried out in accordance with the SWMS, the work must cease until the SWMS is complied with.<\/p><p>SWMS must be in writing and, as far as practicable, set out:<\/p><ul><li>each high-risk construction work activity that is or includes a hazard<\/li><li>the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from any such hazards<\/li><li>the safety measures to be implemented to reduce the risk, including the control measures which are genuinely based on the hierarchy of controls<\/li><li>a description of the equipment to be used in the work activity<\/li><li>the qualifications and training (if any) required for persons doing the work<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-765dce5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765dce5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5a0799\" data-id=\"e5a0799\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-613f41e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"613f41e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-332bf56\" data-id=\"332bf56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a8f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a8f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How Can We Help You<\/strong><\/h2><p>The JSEAsy Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Software is easy to use with all EHS documentation in one location.\u00a0<\/p><p>JSEAsy Safety Management Software comes preloaded with hundreds of different SWMS templates for a myriad industries and jobs.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Fulfil the requirements of the new WHS Act and regulations for Western Australia (WA)<\/li><li>Automatic references and insertion of Acts and Regulations based on wherever you setup your job if you are working across borders<\/li><li>Fully compliant<\/li><li>All Industries are included<\/li><li>Fully customised<\/li><\/ul><p>You can choose JSEAsy Premium or JSEAsy Standard. See below which version suits you better:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a41be31\" data-id=\"a41be31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30da911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"30da911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39addf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39addf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/JSEAsy-Safety-Software-Comparison.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1c7c21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c7c21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-500c20c\" data-id=\"500c20c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b72653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b72653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Premium version includes:<\/h3><p><a title=\"Safe work Method Statements (SWMS) Included\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/safe-work-method-statements\/swms-general-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Safe Operating procedures (SOP)\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/safe-operating-procedures-safe-work-jseasy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe Operating Procedures (SOP)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment designed as generic guides to assist workplaces with assessing plant risks and developing safe work procedures.\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/plant-and-equipment-risk-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Select an Existing Employee or Subcontractor\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/support\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor-2-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database of your employees<\/a><br \/><a title=\"subcontractor, details, licences, qualifications, insurances and more\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/support\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor-2-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database of your subcontractors<\/a><br \/><a title=\"updates, industries types, Industry specifics and more\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/support\/update-defaults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database of your insurances<\/a><br \/><a title=\"licences, updates, employee records, and more\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/support\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor-2-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employee, Licences and Qualifications<\/a><br \/><a title=\"subcontractors, lincences, qualifications and more\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/support\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor-2-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subcontractors and Licences and Qualifications<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Employee, site, inductions, trainning, inductions matrix\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/support\/inductions-and-training-matrix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inductions and Training Matrix<\/a><br \/><a title=\"JSEAsy Safety Management Software, will show Expired licences and or insurances for your business\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/support\/expired-licences-and-or-insurances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Licences and Insurances Renewal Reminders<\/a><br \/><a title=\"The Multi- User version can be installed on multiple computers in the same office or in different locations\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/compare-jseasy-safety-software-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multi User system<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Having clear policies is vital to ensuring the do's and don'ts whilst working for your company are well defined\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/whs-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety Policies<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Having clear policies is vital to ensuring the do's and don'ts whilst working for your company are well defined\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/whs-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety Procedures<\/a><br \/><a title=\"You must keep records of your training and inspections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/whs-registers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register Forms<\/a><br \/><a title=\"There are numerous forms and registers required for job site\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/site-whs-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inspection Forms<\/a><br \/><a title=\"This could be your principal place of business or any temporary site where you may be working\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/site-whs-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job Related Safety Forms<\/a><br \/><a title=\"support, service and repair logs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/plant-and-equipment-register-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service and Repair Logs<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Having Rescue and Retrieval Procedure can be the difference of life and death\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/rescue-and-retrieval-procedures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rescue and Retrieval Procedures<\/a><br \/><a title=\"It is vital to have an Emergency Response Procedure on place before you commence work\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/rescue-and-retrieval-procedures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Response Procedures<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd3720 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3dd3720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/product-category\/jseasy-software-package-download-for-windows\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download for Windows<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f47de9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f47de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/product\/jseasy-premium-hosted-in-the-cloud\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cloud Hosted <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1277ba6\" data-id=\"1277ba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf5ebc\" data-id=\"ebf5ebc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a90bd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a90bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Standard version includes:<\/h3><p><a title=\"Safe work Method Statements (SWMS) Included\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/swms-general-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Safe Operating Procedures (SOP) also known as SWP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/safe-operating-procedures-safe-work-jseasy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe Operating Procedures (SOP)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/plant-and-equipment-risk-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Employee, licences, qualifications, contact details and more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database of your employees<\/a><br \/><a title=\"subcontractor, details, licences, qualifications, insurances and more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database of your subcontractors<\/a><br \/><a title=\"updates, industries types, Industry specifics and more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/defaults-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database of your insurances<\/a><br \/><a title=\"licences, updates, employee records, and more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employee, Licences and Qualifications<\/a><br \/><a title=\"subcontractors, lincences, qualifications and more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subcontractors and Licences\u00a0<\/a><a title=\"subcontractors, lincences, qualifications and more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/select-an-existing-employee-or-subcontractor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and Qualifications<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Employee, site, inductions, trainning, inductions matrix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/employee-training-and-inductions-matrix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inductions and Training Matrix<\/a><br \/><a title=\"JSEAsy Safety Management Software, will show Expired licences and or insurances for your business\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/expired-licences-and-or-insurances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Licences and Insurances Renewal Reminders<\/a><br \/><a title=\"single and multi users \" href=\"https:\/\/www.jseasy.com.au\/jseasy-software-versions\">Available for Single and Multi Users<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae3bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aae3bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1fc58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a1fc58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*Download For Windows is available\u00a0<br \/>for rent or purchase and is for single or multiusers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3456b5c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3456b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/jseasy-safety-software.com\/au\/product-category\/jseasy-software-package-download-for-windows\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download for 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