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Making workplaces safer for everyone, every day

Queensland workers and workplaces have the strongest safety protections thanks to the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment (WHSOLA) Act 2024. While WHSOLA Act 2024 provides the strongest protections, safety is still a shared responsibility, and we all have a role to play in making sure our workplaces are safer for everyone, every day.

Your guide to the changes: Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

Whether you're an employer, worker or a dedicated health and safety representative, staying informed is key to ensuring the well-being of you and your workforce as well as compliance with the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024.

Djarragun College – Gordonvale Campus, Far North Queensland

A special thank you to the staff of Djarragun College who kindly shared their success story by way of encouraging other workplaces to adopt genuine, proactive, transparent workplace consultation processes.

Sex work - WHS overview

From 1 August 2024, work health and safety (WHS) laws will apply to all sex work businesses operating in Queensland. In consultation with industry, guidance material specific to sex work has been developed to explain worker's rights and duty holder responsibilities under WHS laws.

Sex work - How to manage work health and safety risks

This film explains what a Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is and the responsibility they have to ensure the safety of workers. It also covers the various work health and safety duties in a sex work workplace and the crucial role of consultation to ensure plans are being followed.

Sex work – Workplace hazard prevention

This film explains how hazard prevention can take many forms including providing suitable and adequate PPE, providing furniture and equipment that is in good working order and providing hygiene and break facilities for workers.

Sex work – Fatigue and other psychosocial risks

Workplace health and safety isn’t just about physical safety. Managing psychosocial hazards and risks at work is just as important. This film explains common psychosocial hazards effecting sex workers and how businesses are required to help mitigate or even eliminate these risks.

Sex work – Working safely

Here we explain some simple examples duty holders can take to ensure that sex workers can operate safely, no matter what type of business the workplace is or where it is located.

Workers' compensation in the hybrid work environment

In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenter Yvette McLaughlin, of Sparke Helmore Lawyers, to discuss hybrid working arrangements in the post-Covid landscape and its impact on workers' compensation and injury claims.

Scott's story

When Scott injured his thumb on a machine at work, having support from his family, WorkCover and his employer helped him get back to work and a sense of normality.

Workplace bullying and harassment claims and reasonable management action

In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Damien van Brunschot, David McGrath and Sally Noye, of DWF, to discuss workplace bullying and harassment claims and reasonable management action. DWF also talk through some case examples on these topics, and provide practical insights and tips to assist employers in the prevention and management of these claims.

Young workers

Young workers aged from 15 to 24 years make up about 18 per cent of the Queensland workforce. Around 4400 young workers are seriously injured at work in Queensland each year.