❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks the Minister for Commerce about WorkSafe's actions to address fatalities caused by falling objects, which are a prevalent cause of work-related deaths in WA. The Minister responds that WorkSafe investigates fatalities and shares lessons learned.
AnsweredQoN 1031Legislative Council
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WORK-RELATED
FATALITIES — FALLING OBJECTS
1031. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Minister for Commerce:
I note in the ''State of the Work Environment: Work-related
fatalities, Western Australia, 2006–2007 to 2012–2013''
report that fatalities from being hit by falling objects is the prevalent
mechanism of incident associated with traumatic work-related fatalities in
Western Australia, accounting for 23.2 per cent of total fatalities across
several occupation groups. What action is WorkSafe taking to address this
incidence as a key factor in workplace fatalities?
FATALITIES — FALLING OBJECTS
1031. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Minister for Commerce:
I note in the ''State of the Work Environment: Work-related
fatalities, Western Australia, 2006–2007 to 2012–2013''
report that fatalities from being hit by falling objects is the prevalent
mechanism of incident associated with traumatic work-related fatalities in
Western Australia, accounting for 23.2 per cent of total fatalities across
several occupation groups. What action is WorkSafe taking to address this
incidence as a key factor in workplace fatalities?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
WorkSafe commits significant resources to improving
occupational safety and health in Western Australian workplaces. These
fatalities occurred across a number of industry groups and are fully
investigated as is usual practice. Any lessons from these investigations are
shared with workplace participants.
question.
WorkSafe commits significant resources to improving
occupational safety and health in Western Australian workplaces. These
fatalities occurred across a number of industry groups and are fully
investigated as is usual practice. Any lessons from these investigations are
shared with workplace participants.
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