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Ministerial media release
Farm Safety Calendar competition closing soon
With a closing date of Friday 24 June, time is running out for Queensland primary school students to enter the Farm Safety Calendar competition.
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Media release
House moving company and director fined over workplace roof fall
A Queensland house moving company and its director have been fined a total of $60,000 over a work safety incident where a worker fell from a roof.
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Media release
Fertilizer company fined $250,000 over worker crush fatality
A Queensland fertilizer company has been fined $250,000 after a worker was crushed by machinery at its plant.
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Media release
Steel fabrication company fined after incident involving an apprentice
A Brisbane steel fabrication company has been fined $50,000 after an incident in October 2020 which left a third-year apprentice boilermaker with serious groin lacerations.
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Media release
Builders fined over Sunshine Coast work safety hazard
Two Queensland building companies and their directors have been fined a total of $105,000 over unsafe work practices on a Sunshine Coast project more than seven years ago.
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News article
New safety laws proposed for quad bikes and side-by-sides
The Queensland Government is investigating proposed new regulations to improve safety for people operating quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles (SSVs) in a workplace.
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Media release
Company and sole director fined after worker falls through skylight
A roofing company and its sole director have been fined a total of $60,000 after a worker fell through a skylight in December 2019 and suffered serious physical and psychiatric injuries.
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Media release
Colleagues and loved ones remembered on Workers’ Memorial Day
On Workers’ Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work, those who have died at work have been remembered, with pledges made to keep current workers healthy and safe.
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Media release
Primary school students urged to do their bit for farm safety
Queensland primary school students are encouraged put on their thinking caps and get creative to help save lives on farms.
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Media release
Company director jailed after worker impaled
A building company has been fined $300,000 and its director sentenced to four months jail after a worker was impaled on an uncapped reo starter bar.
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Media release
First individual convicted for industrial manslaughter
At a hearing in the Gympie District Court last week, Jeffrey Owen was sentenced to five years jail over a workplace incident in which his friend was crushed to death by a falling generator being moved from the back of a truck.