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ThinkSafe Small Business Strategy

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1. ThinkSafe Small Business Assistance Program

If you are a small business owner (employ less than 20 full-time employees) and want to make your workplace safe, the ThinkSafe Small Business Assistance Program can help you.

The good news is that the help you get is:

  • free;
  • easy to obtain;
  • takes just three hours of your time; and
  • is a simple process with clear and immediate outcomes.

ThinkSafe Small Business Assistance Program has helped businesses around Western Australia improve safety in their workplace. Read about some of the program's outstanding results in a recent evaluation.

To apply fill in the application form or call Hazard hot line on 1800 429 273. Once you have completed the form, simply return it to WorkSafe:

fax: (08) 9321 2148
mail: PO Box 294, WEST PERTH WA 6872

2. Regional visits

The ThinkSafe Small Business Assistance Program will be visiting regional areas over the next few months. This is an ideal opportunity to take advantage of up to three hours of free occupational safety and health advice from an independent consultant at your workplace.

Updates on regional visits will be published shortly.

Alternatively, you may fill in the application form and register your interest, we will then arrange a consultant to visit you as soon as possible.

3. Follow-up Visit Program

The ThinkSafe Follow-up Visit program is a pilot trial recently introduced by WorkSafe to the small business community in August 2007. The trial came about as a result of the 2006 evaluation of the ThinkSafe Small Business Assistance program which showed that the program could be improved by providing small businesses with follow up advice. The ThinkSafe program provides a free and confidential workplace safety and health assessment of up to 3 hours to small business in high risk industry sectors.

After one year from the date of the first visit, small businesses are eligible to apply for the ThinkSafe follow-up visits.  The program applies the same principles as the ThinkSafe program. Workplace safety and health assessments are conducted by independent consultants with a maximum of 3 hours at the workplace of small businesses and at no cost to small businesses. Specifically the objectives of the ThinkSafe follow-up visit program are:

  • to assist the small business client with implementation of the Safety Action  Plan after the first visit (if available from the first visit). 
  • to provide focus on the key occupational safety and health (OSH) and/or injury management issues and assist with making changes;
  • to discuss barriers and challenges with implementation and provide alternative practical and affordable solutions; and
  • to gather information on small business needs and feedback in order to continually update the ThinkSafe program.

If you accessed our ThinkSafe Program more than one year ago, you may qualify for the follow-up visit.  To apply for a Follow-up Visit, download and complete the Follow-up Visit application form and fax the form to 9321 2148 or call our ThinkSafe Liaison Officer on 9321 8850 to check whether you are eligible.

3. Construction Safety Awareness Training

4. Guide to inspecting the workplace

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