ety officersrequire special qualifications.InspectorsAn inspector may visit your workplace:-• in the course of regular auditingduties to check the effectiveness ofhealth and safety managementprograms;• to register high risk plant;• to investigate serious accidents orcomplaints; or• to provide advice on managinghealth and safety risks.It is an inspector’s role to ensurecompliance with workplace health andsafety standards.An inspector may inspect and search aworkplace, inquire into the circumstancesand likely causes of workplace incidentsand take things from workplaces. Theycan also seize evidence and issueimprovement and prohibition notices andon-the-spot fines.RegistrationThe following things must be registeredwith the Division of Workplace Health andSafety -• workplaces (except rural industryworkplaces)• registrable plant• registrable plant designThe Workplace Health and SafetyRegulation 1997 lists what must beregistered, the fees that must be paid andthe procedures for applying forregistration.Also, certain building and constructionwork costing $80 000 or more must benotified and the fee paid. The notificationand fee is payable at the same time thelevy is payable to the Building andConstruction Industry (Portable LongService Leave) Authority.Records and ReportsEmployers, self-employed people andprincipal contractors must make a recordof every work injury, work-caused illnessand dangerous event that happens at theirworkplace.Where there is a serious injury, workcausedillness or dangerous event aBrochure Division of Workplace Health & Safety bro006v5A Quick start to the Workplace Health & Safety Act 1995 January 2001Page 3 of 4notice must be sent to the Division ofWorkplace Health and Safety. Also, if adeath occurs the Division must beinformed as soon as possible.The Workplace Health and Safety Act1995 sets out the laws about workplacehealth and safety for all workplaces,workplace activiti...
