Work Health and Safety

New for members - Vehicles as a workplace

09 May 2022

Because vehicles are part of the workplace, we have created a Member Guide about good practices and safety considerations.

Category: Member benefits, Business management , Laws, regulations & standards, Work Health and Safety

We say excavator operators should not need crane licences

06 May 2022

We have joined other industry groups to protest about an ill-advised new regulation that is adversely affecting contractors and workers.

Category: Association news, Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news , Licensing, Work Health and Safety

COVID-19 tests and fringe benefits tax

27 April 2022

Depending on how employers calculate the value of COVID-19 tests they buy for (or reimburse to) employees, they may be exempt from fringe benefits tax (FBT).

Category: Business management , Work Health and Safety

Free Plumbing Industry Guide to Safety

28 March 2022

The free AR Interactive - Plumbing Industry Guide to Safety 2022/23 is now available.

Category: Training and education, Work Health and Safety

New for members - Work Health and Safety Law Member Guide

16 March 2022

We have created a Member Guide that outlines the major changes that are about to happen when WA's new Work Health and Safety laws commence.

Category: Member benefits, Business management , Laws, regulations & standards, Work Health and Safety

Attention all plumbers - asbestos is a killer, so read this

11 March 2022

The Australian Government has published an asbestos awareness guide that we urge all plumbers to read.

Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Technical, Work Health and Safety

Critical worker registration for exemption from COVID-19 isolation

21 February 2022

The WA Government's online registration system for critical workers is now available. Registration is mandatory for businesses that employ critical workers and want them to be exempt from isolation if they become asymptomatic close contacts.

Category: Industrial relations, COVID-19, Laws, regulations & standards, Work Health and Safety

Free legal advice for COVID-19 workplace issues

11 February 2022

Some employers are eligible for up to four hours of free independent legal advice about workplace issues arising from the coronavirus outbreak.

Category: Industrial relations, Business management , COVID-19, Work Health and Safety

National Cabinet COVID-19 guidance on essential workers

07 February 2022

National Cabinet's Permissions and Restrictions for Essential Workers – Interim Guidance was released on 7 February. This is important for Association members because many building and construction workers, including plumbers, are defined as essential workers.

Category: Industrial relations, COVID-19, Work Health and Safety

The Master Plumbers & Gasfitters Association of Western Australia Since 1901

New for members - Vehicles as a workplace

We say excavator operators should not need crane licences

COVID-19 tests and fringe benefits tax

Free Plumbing Industry Guide to Safety

New for members - Work Health and Safety Law Member Guide

Attention all plumbers - asbestos is a killer, so read this

Critical worker registration for exemption from COVID-19 isolation

Free legal advice for COVID-19 workplace issues

National Cabinet COVID-19 guidance on essential workers

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