Maintaining a safe workplace is everyone’s responsibility. This section offers information and tools to help you manage risks and protect health, safety and wellbeing.
This section will help you understand the types of work-related injuries, the workers’ compensation claim process, and the processes to review certain decisions made by insurers and appeal a review decision made by Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Services. It also includes information for existing self-insurers and organisations looking to become a self-insurer.
Your rehabilitation and return to work journey will be easier if you know your options, the steps to take, and who’s responsible for what.
Information about work health and safety and electrical licensing, registration and training.
Learn about the Acts, Regulations and codes of practice we are responsible for and find information on workplace inspections and prosecutions.
Find health and safety information and guidance about your industry and the kind of work you do.
A listing of useful resources available on the website. Use the in-page search or filters to find what you need.
From August to October 2026, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) will undertake a targeted compliance campaign focusing on asbestos licence holders, demolition licence holders and licensed asbestos assessors (LAAs).
In July 2026, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) inspectors began visiting construction workplaces across Queensland as part of a statewide compliance campaign focused on working at heights.
The Mentally healthy workplaces workshops equip managers and supervisors with the foundational skills required to create and sustain a mentally healthy and safe workplace.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) published a safety alert in May highlighting risk control measures to help prevent the collapse of retaining walls.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) released a safety alert earlier this year about the safe operation of dozers to minimise the risk of injury or death from dozer rollovers and highlights risk control measures that should be applied to prevent incidents when dozers are used in stockpile applications (e.g. to spread materials).