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Put your safety achievements on show at the 2023 Work Well Awards
Showcase your safety excellence by entering the Work Well Awards 2023 (formerly Safe Work and Return to Work Awards). We want to hear about Queensland’s best risk management solutions, safety systems, work health and wellbeing initiatives, and safety leaders.
19 May 2023 -
News article
Electrical Safety Act to enter a new era as public consultation opens
Queenslanders encouraged to have their say on changes to the Electrical Safety Act.
16 May 2023 -
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Release of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) Review Report
The Queensland Government has accepted all 31 recommendations from an independent review of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), which sought to clarify and enhance its existing frameworks and ensure its overall effectiveness.
5 May 2023 -
News article
Queensland continues to lead the nation when it comes to worker safety
The Palaszczuk Government continues to show its commitment to workers, implementing two nation leading measures to keep workers safe this Labour Day.
2 May 2023 -
News article
Workers remembered on international memorial day
In the last year, Queensland lost 27 people to work-related injuries and disease. Three women and 24 men left our workplaces and homes too soon.
28 April 2023 -
News article
Time to crack out the colour pencils for farm safety
Primary school children around Queensland are gearing up to enter the annual farm safety calendar drawing competition hosted by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
21 April 2023 -
News article
New code to improve mental health in Queensland workplaces starts this weekend
The new code – Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice – commenced Saturday 1 April 2023.
14 April 2023 -
News article
Managing risks in stevedoring Code of Practice 2023
The Managing risks in stevedoring Code of Practice 2023 (Stevedoring Code 2023) commenced as an approved code of practice under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) on 31 March 2023.
31 March 2023 -
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New national strategy paves the way for safer and healthier work
The Queensland Government has welcomed the release of a new national 10-year work health and safety strategy, alongside new tactics to protect workers from silica dust and psychosocial hazards in the state’s workplaces.
24 February 2023 -
News article
Tour operator fined $250,000 for health and safety breach
A tour group business operator has been fined $250,000 after the deaths of two international students who drowned in Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island in 2019.
16 February 2023 -
Media release
Business and supervisor fined $55,000 following worker’s seven metre rooftop plunge
A roofing business and one of its supervisors have been fined a collective $55,000 after a worker was seriously injured falling through a roof onto a concrete floor.
1 February 2023 -
News article
Have your say on quad bike safety
Do you ride a quad bike or know someone who does? Share your thoughts about quad bike safety in a confidential 15 minute survey.
23 January 2023