WorkSafe

Work health and safety (WHS) legislation protect all workers in Western Australia, even if you are on a temporary visa. You have a right to a safe, healthy and fair workplace.

In Western Australia, the WHS legislation require that a high standard of safety must be provided at your workplace, and that you are not injured or harmed because of your work. Making workplaces safer relies upon your boss (sometimes called the person conducting a business or undertaking [PCBU]) and you working together.

Electric shock often results from people making contact with energised parts of damaged or faulty electrical equipment.

RCDs cut the electricity supply instantly if a person touches a live part and receives a shock.  Serious injuries and fatalities may be prevented by the use of properly installed and maintained RCDs, sometimes called ‘safety switches’.