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Avoid heat stress in our sizzling summer

With temperatures peaking at more than 40 degrees in parts of Queensland this week, the Palaszczuk Government is reminding businesses to have plans in place to help keep workers safe.

7 December 2022
News article

Look out for young workers starting their first jobs

Employers taking on young people over the holiday season are being urged to ensure workers are properly trained and supervised in their new roles.

6 December 2022
Ministerial media release

New safety campaign targets Queensland farming’s biggest killer

The Palaszczuk Government is urging Queenslanders to be safe on quad bikes, with a new campaign shining a spotlight on the fact they are the biggest killers on Queensland farms.

5 December 2022
News article

Safety reminder during Asbestos Awareness Week

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will host a free live streamed asbestos safety session this Tuesday during Asbestos Awareness Week to deliver important safety messages.

22 November 2022
Ministerial media release

Nation leading codes to protect Queensland workers

Queensland workers will have some of the strongest protections in the country when it comes to psychological wellbeing and silicosis prevention, thanks to two new codes introduced by the Palaszczuk Government today.

9 November 2022
Ministerial media release

Farm safety calendar competition winners revealed

Twelve Queensland kids have been selected as the winners of the 2023 Farm safety calendar competition.

9 November 2022
Ministerial media release

Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice

New Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice 2022 approved.

9 November 2022
News article

Olympic champion Hayley Lewis announced as Mental Health Ambassador

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has named former swimming champion Hayley Lewis as their Queensland Mental Health Ambassador on World Mental Health Day.

10 October 2022
Media release

Worker receives suspended sentence after felling apprentice with concrete block in Richlands

A worker who felled another worker by throwing a six kilogram concrete block from a height of six meters, striking the worker on his head has received a four-month jail term, wholly suspended.

10 October 2022
News article

New workplace coal dust standard commences in Queensland

From 1 October 2022, the workplace exposure standard for respirable coal dust) will be halved in Queensland, revised from a time weighted average of 3 milligrams per cubic metre (mg/m³) down to 1.5 mg/m³.

30 September 2022
Media release

Don't get your wires crossed in Electrical Safety Week

With so much happening in Electrical Safety Week (5-9 September), it might be hard not to get your wires crossed!

5 September 2022
Ministerial media release

Work Health Safety Act review now open

The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 review is now open. You are invited to have your say. Consultation closes Friday 23 September 2022.

31 August 2022