❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding WorkSafe's resources, staffing, and budget allocation for workplace inspections, investigations, and legal actions in 2012-13. The response provides data as of July 1, 2013, due to system limitations.
AnsweredQoN 969Legislative Council
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I refer to WorkSafe in the 2012-13 year, and I ask: (a) how many WorkSafe full time equivalent employees (FTE) were allocated to inspections and investigations of workplaces and/or accidents; (b) where were each of the FTE in (a) located; (c) where were the vacant positions located; (d) of the FTE in (a), how many were: (i) ongoing public sector employees; and (ii) employed under fixed term contracts; (e) for each employed under contract, what is the term of their contract; (f) how many of the FTE positions in (a) are specialist positions in which the inspector/investigator is required to have the expertise to investigate specific types of worksites; (g) for each FTE in (f): (i) what is the specialist area; (ii) where is the position located; and (iii) which, if any, were vacant; (h) what was the actual budget for WorkSafe for the 2012-13 financial year; and (i) how much, if any, of that budget was spent on legal action?
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Answered
6 May 2014
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
47 days
The Department of Commerce system does not report in a format which allows the information requested to be provided over a whole year. However, the information in relation to Questions (a) to (g) dated 1 July 2013 has been used to provide the information below in response to the Question.
(a) 103
(b) Metropolitan Area 92
Albany 1
Broome 1
Bunbury 7
Karratha 2
(c) Metropolitan Area 9
Bunbury 1
(d) (i) 99
(ii) 4
(e) 22 April 2013 to 19 July 2013
29 November 2011 to 19 November 2015
3 February 2012 to 29 November 2015
1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013
The four officers on contracts at this time are now appointed substantively and WorkSafe has no inspectors on contract.
(f) WorkSafe has 13 specialist inspector positions. The specialist inspector positions relate to particular hazards or qualifications. These hazards may be common to different types of workplaces and are not limited to specific types of worksites.
(g)(i) Human Factors and Ergonomics Branch - 5 FTE, Occupation Hygiene and Noise Control Branch - 5 FTE, and Plant and Engineering Branch - 3 FTE.
(ii) The specialist inspector positions are located in the metropolitan office. The specialist inspectors also undertake activities in regional areas as required.
(iii) Nil.
(h) Total Expenditure Budget - $22,155,403.
(i) WorkSafe does not have an expenditure item titled "legal action". However the recorded expenditure for WorkSafe's Legal and Special Investigations Directorate in 2012/13 was $1,301,736.
(a) 103
(b) Metropolitan Area 92
Albany 1
Broome 1
Bunbury 7
Karratha 2
(c) Metropolitan Area 9
Bunbury 1
(d) (i) 99
(ii) 4
(e) 22 April 2013 to 19 July 2013
29 November 2011 to 19 November 2015
3 February 2012 to 29 November 2015
1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013
The four officers on contracts at this time are now appointed substantively and WorkSafe has no inspectors on contract.
(f) WorkSafe has 13 specialist inspector positions. The specialist inspector positions relate to particular hazards or qualifications. These hazards may be common to different types of workplaces and are not limited to specific types of worksites.
(g)(i) Human Factors and Ergonomics Branch - 5 FTE, Occupation Hygiene and Noise Control Branch - 5 FTE, and Plant and Engineering Branch - 3 FTE.
(ii) The specialist inspector positions are located in the metropolitan office. The specialist inspectors also undertake activities in regional areas as required.
(iii) Nil.
(h) Total Expenditure Budget - $22,155,403.
(i) WorkSafe does not have an expenditure item titled "legal action". However the recorded expenditure for WorkSafe's Legal and Special Investigations Directorate in 2012/13 was $1,301,736.
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