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Work health and safety laws - clarified and stronger
A number of legislative changes by the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 have come into effect today.
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New laws on the way for electrical safety
Following extensive consultation with industry, registered unions, electricity entities, peak bodies, and the community, the Miles Government is taking action to strengthen Queensland’s electrical safety laws.
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Research to investigate returning to work after lung disease diagnosis
The Miles Government continues to lead the nation in its commitment to limiting the effects of dust lung disease in workers in the mining and artificial stone industries.
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WorkCover fraud leads to five months imprisonment
A Queensland man, who defrauded nearly $78,000 from WorkCover Queensland, will be sent to prison for five months and has been ordered to repay the money.
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Ban on engineered stone in effect (1 July 2024)
Following the agreement of a national ban of engineered stone in December 2023, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) advises the ban is now in effect (July 1, 2024).
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Upcoming asbestos management compliance audits for Queensland businesses
Starting 1 August 2024, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland inspectors will begin auditing businesses operating from buildings constructed before 1990 and those likely containing asbestos to ensure compliance with asbestos regulations.
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Compliance blitz targets construction industry
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has begun a state-wide compliance blitz to reduce serious workplace incidents in Queensland’s high risk construction industry.
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Miles Doing What Matters: More Queensland workers set to benefit from nation-leading leave reform
Premier Steven Miles has today announced a major extension to nation leading leave reform, building on changes announced on Labour Day 2024.
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Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024
Stay up to date on what the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 means for workplaces across Queensland.
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Employers put on notice to proactively manage workplace sexual harassment
Queensland employers will be required to proactively manage the risk of sexual harassment in the workplace from September in a nation-leading regulatory reform.
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Workplace health and safety laws now apply to sex industry workers
Following the decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland, all sex workers and sex work businesses will be covered by work health and safety legislation. This improves sex workers’ rights, safety and working conditions.
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Safety a priority for the diving and snorkelling industry
The Queensland Government is updating the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation (Regulation) and the Recreational Diving, Recreational Technical Diving and Snorkelling Code of Practice (Code of Practice) to maintain high safety standards for Queensland’s important snorkelling and diving industry.