Tiler WHS Documents in Western Australia
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A tiler starting on a Western Australia site is asked for a set of documents, not just a SWMS. This page covers the whole set: what each document is, who asks for it and when, and what happens if you turn up without it. WorkSafe WA is the regulator here and the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) is the law each document has to be written against.
The WHS documents a tiler needs in Western Australia
- ✓ A site-specific SWMS for each high risk activity, cited to the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) (WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) reg 299)
- ✓ A SWMS register indexing every document, version and review date
- ✓ High risk work licences and tiler trade licences recognised in Western Australia
- ✓ Safety Data Sheets for hazardous chemicals, and a chemical register
- ✓ Site induction record and daily sign-on / SWMS acknowledgement sheets
The SWMS a tiler usually needs
One SWMS per high risk construction work activity. The Trade SWMS Pack generates all of them, cited to Western Australia law:
- ✓ Tile cutting and grinding with silica dust controls
- ✓ Bathroom and wet area tiling with waterproofing membranes
- ✓ Balcony and external tiling above 2 m
- ✓ Floor grinding and surface preparation
- ✓ Stairwell and void-edge tiling
- ✓ Large format tile handling and installation
The Western Australia law behind it
| Regulator | WorkSafe WA |
| Principal Act | Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) |
| Regulations | Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) |
| Duty to prepare a SWMS | WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) reg 299 |
| High risk construction work defined in | WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) reg 291 |
WA was the last jurisdiction to adopt the harmonised model WHS laws (31 March 2022), so its construction case law is still developing; its WHS (General) Regulations 2022 sit alongside separate mining and petroleum safety regulations.
Industrial manslaughter has applied in Western Australia since the WHS Act 2020 (WA) commenced on 31 March 2022, replacing the former Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984, with penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment for an individual and a $10 million fine for a body corporate. That is the enforcement backdrop your WHS document set has to stand up to on a Western Australia site.
The hazards these documents have to control
A tiler SWMS in Western Australia is judged on whether it names and controls the hazards the trade actually meets:
- ⚠ Silica dust from tile cutting and grinding
- ⚠ Falls from balconies and stair voids
- ⚠ Adhesive and epoxy exposure
- ⚠ Knee and back strain
- ⚠ Wet area slips
The high risk work that triggers a tiler's SWMS
- ✓ Risk of a person falling more than 2 metres
Every SWMS a tiler needs in Western Australia, in one go
The Trade SWMS Pack generates all 6 SWMS above from one questionnaire, cited to Western Australia law, plus the register, toolbox talks and sign-on sheets, for A$179.
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