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- 1940-01-01 - (Creation)
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The Department of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare (DOSHWA) was created on 5 March 1985 and inherited functions from the Health Department of Western Australia and Departments of Mines and Industrial Affairs.
The Department implemented occupational health, safety and welfare policy, provided advice to the Minister, and was responsible for day-to-day administration and enforcement of occupational health and safety legislation. Its corporate objectives were:
- to ensure a minimum of hazards in the working environment;
- to minimise risks from hazards in the working environment and to ensure the provision of occupational welfare services in the workplace.
DOSHWA was abolished on 1 October 1996 and replaced by Worksafe WA.
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The Department was responsible for the administration of the industrial code, apprentices, construction safety, weights and measures, machinery, shops and factories and consumer protection. It also assumed responsibility for the Small Claims Tribunal and the licensing of credit providers in 1975.
Following the 1983 State election, the Division of Industrial Training was transferred to the Department of Employment and Administrative Services, and the Weights and Measures Branch was transferred to the Department of Consumer Affairs.
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All files commmence with one of the following prefixes -
CS - Construction Branch, Dept of Industrial Affairs; FS - Factories and Shops, Dept of Labour; MA - Machinery and Accidents, Dept of Labour; M - Machinery; PHD - Public Health Department.