❓ Hon Tjorn Sibma asks about safety complaints at the Metronet Midland train station worksite. The Minister for Industrial Relations provides details on the number, nature, and investigation of these complaints by WorkSafe.
AnsweredQoN 1524Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
METRONET —
MIDLAND TRAIN STATION — SAFETY COMPLAINTS
1524. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Industrial Relations:
I refer to complaints of unsafe
worksite practices concerning Metronet works at the new Midland train station.
(1) How many complaints were made
to WorkSafe in 2024?
(2) What was the nature of those
complaints?
(3) What investigations has
WorkSafe undertaken in relation to those complaints?
MIDLAND TRAIN STATION — SAFETY COMPLAINTS
1524. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Industrial Relations:
I refer to complaints of unsafe
worksite practices concerning Metronet works at the new Midland train station.
(1) How many complaints were made
to WorkSafe in 2024?
(2) What was the nature of those
complaints?
(3) What investigations has
WorkSafe undertaken in relation to those complaints?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer was provided to me by the Minister for
Industrial Relations.
(1) Three.
(2) Two
complaints related to vehicle traffic on the road near the site. One complaint
was about a telehandler rollover, which is a notifiable WorkSafe incident in
accordance with section 38 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020. Of the three
incidents, no injuries were reported.
(3) In relation
to the two traffic-related complaints, WorkSafe visited the worksite and
addressed the concerns related to traffic management to the extent that the
issues were within the scope of the Work Health and Safety Act. In relation to the telehandler incident, WorkSafe attended
the site when the incident was notified.
of the question. The following answer was provided to me by the Minister for
Industrial Relations.
(1) Three.
(2) Two
complaints related to vehicle traffic on the road near the site. One complaint
was about a telehandler rollover, which is a notifiable WorkSafe incident in
accordance with section 38 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020. Of the three
incidents, no injuries were reported.
(3) In relation
to the two traffic-related complaints, WorkSafe visited the worksite and
addressed the concerns related to traffic management to the extent that the
issues were within the scope of the Work Health and Safety Act. In relation to the telehandler incident, WorkSafe attended
the site when the incident was notified.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.