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Managing the risk of falls at workplaces

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)
The 'Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces' Code of Practice is an approved code of practice under the Work Health and Safety Act (WA). It applies to all WA workplaces covered by the WHS Act and WHS (General) Regulati...
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Duties about holes or openings in floors

Oct 2026
Where people work near holes, penetrations or openings they could fall through, a fall prevention device must be used if reasonably practica...
Medium
2 citations

Emergency and rescue procedures for fall arrest systems

Oct 2026
A PCBU that uses a fall arrest system as a control measure must establish emergency and rescue procedures.
Medium
2 citations

General duty to manage fall risks — WA Code of Practice

Jul 2026
PCBUs must, so far as reasonably practicable, manage the risk of falls at workplaces under the WHS (General) Regulations 2022, using hierarc...
High
2 citations

Hierarchy of fall controls — fall prevention device, work positioning, fall arrest

Jul 2026
The Code requires PCBUs to apply a hierarchy of fall controls: first eliminate the risk (work at ground level), then use fall prevention dev...
High
2 citations

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