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.
Recent inland floods have had a devastating impact on communities across North-West and Western Queensland damaging properties and businesses and significant livestock loss.
Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Services (WCRS) performed a targeted audit of all Queensland workers’ compensation insurers focused on rehabilitation and return to work plans between 1 March and 13 September 2024.
Monday 28 April marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day – a global day of reflection and action.
Water and electricity are a deadly mix. Faulty water equipment can leak voltage into the water, which can lead to electric shocks, paralysis, and even drowning. Proper installation and maintenance by a licensed professional ensure installations are safe and compliant.
From April 2025 to June 2025, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) will be conducting two statewide proactive compliance campaigns in the Transport and Manufacturing industries. These two distinct campaigns will run concurrently.
In an effort to standardise the process for conducting asbestos surveys (also known as inspections or audits) in buildings and structures across Australia, the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) has published the National Guide for Asbestos Surveys.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has now introduced a new notification process using eForms.
What you need to know about the new electrical safety requirements for domestic roof spaces New electrical safety regulations commenced 1 January 2025 for anyone working in or entering domestic roof spaces in Queensland.