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How to set up your business so you comply with Queensland’s health and safety laws.
If an injury or illness occursThe steps to take—from making sure people are safe to reporting injuries and making a claim.
Getting back to workThe steps involved in starting your recovery and getting you back to work.
Guide to health and safety lawsAn overview of the laws, how they fit together and what they require of employers and workers.
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Safe Work Month and Mental Health Week 2025
Held nationally each October, Safe Work Month and Queensland Mental Health Week are initiatives dedicated to promoting safe, healthy workplaces and supporting mental health and wellbeing for everyone, while also raising awareness and reducing stigma around mental illness.
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Electrical Safety Fortnight 2025
Get involved in Electrical Safety Fortnight, running from 1 to 14 September 2025! We're proud to deliver two weeks of events across Queensland with industry stakeholders—helping everyone stay electrically safe at work, and in the home.
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Farm safety calendar competition
This year’s Farm safety calendar competition has closed. Stay tuned to find out which students will have their drawings published in the 2026 Farm safety calendar!
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Supporting the mental health of workers with physical injuries
Did you know a physical injury can lead to a mental injury as well? Learn how to support the mental health of injured workers.
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Making workplaces safer for everyone, every day
Whether you’re an employer, employee or dedicated health and safety representative, we all have a role to play in making workplaces safer for everyone, every day.
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Ambassadors
Our safety ambassadors share their stories and increase awareness of the importance of mentally healthy workplaces and work health and safety.
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Private Hospital Services Table of Costs review for 2025-2026
WorkCover Queensland is commencing our annual review of the Private Hospital Services Table of Costs for 2025.
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Workplace Health and Safety Queensland media statement
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) have notified a number of impacted businesses regarding the detection of asbestos-containing f...
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Identifying secondary mental injuries allows for better early intervention
Early identification and recording of secondary mental injuries or illness supports workers getting help sooner. This early intervention has...
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Mentally healthy workplaces workshops 2025
Designed for managers and supervisors, you’ll be equipped with foundational skills to identify, assess and manage risks to psychological hea...
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Mental Health in the Agriculture industry webinar
Join us for a free webinar during Queensland Mental Health Week, spotlighting psychosocial hazards in rural and regional industries.
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Queensland Mental Health Week Breakfast
Join us in person at a breakfast event during Queensland mental health week.
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workplace health and safety alert
Imported Asbestos Fire Door Core
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workplace health and safety alert
Cantilevered crane loading platform drop
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incident alert
Worker seriously injured by falling tree
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Worker seriously injured in fall
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Two workers injured at construction site
5 September 2025