WORKSAFE — FORREST PLACE GPO BUILDING

1757. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement:

I refer to work undertaken at the Perth GPO Building in Forrest Place, and specifically to work on the H&M shop site, for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2017, and I ask:

(a)  did Worksafe visit this site;

(b)  if yes, on what dates;

(c)  did Worksafe issue any improvement notices;

(d)  if yes, for each improvement notice please advise:

(i)  the date the notice was issued;

(ii)  the subject of the improvement notice; and

(iii)  please table a copy of the notice;

(e)  did Worksafe issue any prohibition notices;

(f)  if yes, for each prohibition notice please advise:

(i)  the date the notice was issued;

(ii)  the subject of the prohibition notice; and

(iii)  please table a copy of the notice;

(g)  did Worksafe issue any fines; and

(h)  if yes, for each fine issued please advise:

(i)  the date the fine was issued;

(ii)  the fine amount; and

(iii)  the reason the fine was issued?

Hon Alannah MacTiernan replied:

(a)  Yes.

(b)  The WorkSafe Information System Environment (WISE) classifies investigations into the various ‘activity’ types such as Inspections/visits; Meetings; Phone calls; Correspondence; Support; and Research. WISE does not make a distinction between a visit and inspection. The following table provides the dates of activities at the H&M shop site (Forrest Place in Perth).

Table: Worksafe activity in relation to the H&M worksite from 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2017

Based on information from the WISE system WorkSafe activities in relation to this site occurred on the following dates which on some dates involved multiple activities.

Investigation activity date 14/12/2016

5/1/2017

6/1/2017

13/1/2017

20/1/2017

21/1/2017

24/1/2017

2/2/2017

16/2/2017

8/5/2017

Source: WorkSafe Information System Environment, report extracted on 18 November 2018

 (c) No.

(d)  Not applicable.

(e)  Yes.

(f)        (i) 05/01/2017

(ii)  Access to glass atrium

(iii)  [See tabled paper no 2294 - Hon Alison Xamon — QON No. 1757 — Worksafe’s assessment of work undertaken at the Perth GPO Building in Forest Place, specifically the H&M shop site]

(g)  No.

 

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