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Work Health & Safety

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The Work Health & Safety Award recognises a residential building or development company that has incorporated leading practices in the management of workplace health and safety in a practical, systematic and achievable way.

Enter now

$462

Per entry

$363*

Per subsequent entry
  • Entry closing date
    Friday 03rd May
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* Prices incl. GST

Program

Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards

Contact

wa_events@hia.com.au

Winner in this category is recognised locally and do not progress to the Australian Housing Awards.

Judging criteria

Projects will be judged according to:

Criteria Points
Organisational WH&S management 30
Training and information 20
On-site WHS management 30
Sub-contractor management 20
 

Your entry submission must address all criteria:

  • Outline the work health & safety management plan for your business.
  • Explain your procedures for monitoring and reviewing your work health and safety performance.
  • Describe how your overall safety procedures are followed on site including site specific hazard assessments, use of signage and procedures.
  • Describe how initial work site assessments are carried out to identify hazards that may affect the building process and explain how new hazards or risks are dealt with and communicated to workers and contractors. Provide examples.
  • Describe how you ensure sub-contractors will work safely on your jobs. Please provide examples.
  • Describe how your business keeps employees and subcontractors up to date with new work health & safety information, procedures and safety solutions or situations where you perform work in other jurisdictions where different laws may apply.
  • Reflecting on your previous 12 months of safety performance, identify how you have managed changes in safety performance and new hazards or risks. Provide examples which highlight your achievements. Examples may include injury or incident data, case studies, descriptions of a new system(s) implemented and/or descriptions/profiles of a new product being used.
  • Describe any industry contributions your business has made in relation to work health and safety. Provide an outline of your contributions (forums, committees, working groups, industry projects, safety innovations).
  • Describe the steps, if any, you will be taking in the future to further enhance or improve your safety culture.

Competition area by postcode

Entries are submitted into the regional awards based on the geographical location of each project:

Perth Awards

6000 - 6038, 6050 - 6079, 6081 - 6084, 6090, 6094, 6100 - 6112, 6121 - 6126, 6147 - 6182, 6207 - 6214, 6556 - 6558, 6603, 6800, 6803, 6809, 6817 - 6820, 6827 - 6850, 6865, 6872, 6892, 6900 - 6970, 6979 - 6997

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Apprentice Awards

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Putting the spotlight on apprentice hosts and the important contribution they make for Australian apprentices.

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People & Business Awards

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