❓ Question seeks data on WorkSafe's enforcement actions (verbal directions, improvement notices, prohibition notices, and PINs) across industry sectors for 2017-2019. The answer provides some data, but acknowledges limitations in tracking verbal directions.
AnsweredQoN 2102Legislative Council
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For the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 (year to date), can the Minister advise by industry sector: (a) how many verbal directions were issued by WorkSafe; (b) how many improvement notices were issued by WorkSafe; (c) how many prohibition notices were issued by WorkSafe; and (d) how many provisional improvement notices (PINs) were confirmed, modified or cancelled by WorkSafe?
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Answered
11 June 2019
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Industrial Relations
Response time
12 days
(a) A Verbal Direction can only be issued in situations where a breach of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 , and its accompanying regulations, can be immediately fixed and inspected prior to the WorkSafe inspector leaving the site. The WorkSafe Information Systems Environment (WISE) does not record Verbal Directions in a searchable field. It is not feasible to search through 13,699 workplace visit records to identify all the verbal directions that may have been issued by WorkSafe.
(b) See tabled paper no .] outlining the total number of improvement notices issued according to current Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classifications (ANZSIC) for the full years 2017, 2018; and 2019 (up to 17 May 2019).
(c) [ See tabled paper no .] outlining the total number of prohibition notices issued according to current Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classifications (ANZSIC) for the full years 2017, 2018; and 2019 (up to 17 May 2019).
(d) WorkSafe has reviewed the following provisional improvement notices (PINs):
2017: Nil PINs confirmed; 2 PINs cancelled and nil PINs modified.
2018: Nil PINs confirmed; 5 PINs cancelled and nil PINs modified.
2019 (up to 17 May 2019): Nil PIN review requests received.
(b) See tabled paper no .] outlining the total number of improvement notices issued according to current Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classifications (ANZSIC) for the full years 2017, 2018; and 2019 (up to 17 May 2019).
(c) [ See tabled paper no .] outlining the total number of prohibition notices issued according to current Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classifications (ANZSIC) for the full years 2017, 2018; and 2019 (up to 17 May 2019).
(d) WorkSafe has reviewed the following provisional improvement notices (PINs):
2017: Nil PINs confirmed; 2 PINs cancelled and nil PINs modified.
2018: Nil PINs confirmed; 5 PINs cancelled and nil PINs modified.
2019 (up to 17 May 2019): Nil PIN review requests received.
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