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September 2026

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Targeted asbestos compliance activity

From August to October 2026, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will undertake a targeted compliance campaign focusing on asbestos licence holders, demolition licence holders and licensed asbestos assessors.
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Avian influenza update

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a virus that affects all kinds of birds from poultry to migratory shorebirds, sea birds and waterfowl.
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Updates to work health and safety codes of practice

Seven Queensland work health and safety codes of practice have been updated following amendments made to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (WHS Regulation).
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High-risk work licence fraud referrals

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland reports fraudulent high-risk work licences and general construction induction training cards (white cards) to the Queensland Police Service.
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Farm safety calendar competition 2027 – enter now!

Queensland’s farm safety calendar art competition gives primary school students from prep – grade six the opportunity to consider how safety messages apply to themselves and their community, how to advocate for and positively influence health and wellbeing - and communicate this through beautiful artwork!
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Construction work at heights: compliance campaign underway

In July 2026, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland inspectors began visiting construction workplaces across Queensland as part of a statewide compliance campaign focused on working at heights.
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Mentally healthy workplace workshops

The Mentally healthy workplaces workshops equip managers and supervisors with the foundational skills required to create and sustain a mentally healthy and safe workplace.
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Plant design registration portal – now available

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland recently launched the Plant design registration portal which captures all relevant business, technical and administrative information.
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Workplace fatality: retaining wall collapse

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland published a safety alert in May highlighting risk control measures to help prevent the collapse of retaining walls. The information contained in the alert is relevant to builders, principal contractors, sub-contractors and workers who undertake excavations at or near the base of retaining walls and other structures.
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Workplace fatality: dozer safety

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland 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).
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