Hazards index
Hazards are anything that can cause harm and every place of work has them. Understanding the hazards at your work can help you manage risks and keep workers safe and healthy.
This information will help you identify the hazards at your work and the steps you can take to reduce or remove risks for yourself and your workers.
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Mental health
Mental health
Psychological health and safety is about protecting the psychological health of workers, in the same way that we protect their physical health. Find out how you can play an active role in ensuring the psychological health and safety of workers.
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Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing
The work people do can positively or negatively affect their health. There are many ways that organisations can improve their work processes to improve productivity and workers' health and to reduce chronic disease risks.
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Electricity
Electricity
Electricity can kill if you give it the chance. Learn about your legal obligations and the steps you can take to stay safe when working around electricity.
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Hazardous chemicals
Hazardous chemicals
Hazardous chemicals are common in a wide variety of workplaces. Businesses must identify the hazards of all the hazardous chemicals onsite and safely manage their storage and handling and use.
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Hazardous chemicals; electricity; hazardous manual tasks; material; environment; mental health; health and wellbeing; plant, equipment and vehicle
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.
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Hazardous manual tasks
Hazardous manual tasks
Sprains and strains are the most common workplace injury and the vast majority are caused by hazardous manual tasks, which is also known as manual handling. Learn what you can do to keep workers safe.
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Environment; plant, equipment and vehicle
Diving and snorkelling
This section includes information on specific hazards and risks in the diving and snorkelling industry.
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Hazardous chemicals; electricity; material
Welding
Read about the dangers of arc and gas welding, including tips for welders on how to stay safe in the workplace.
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Environment; material
Lead
Lead can be inhaled through dust or fumes or swallowed through eating contaminated food or smoking with contaminated fingers. Untreated lead poisoning in adults, children and pets can be fatal.
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Electricity; environment; health and wellbeing; hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Lighting
Poor lighting levels, and/or the lack of emergency lighting and illuminated signage in times of power failure or in emergency situations, can lead to serious workplace incidents.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Securing loads on trucks
This page has guidance on how to secure loads on trucks safely.
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Plant, equipment and vehicle
Forklifts
Forklift trucks refer to an industrial lift truck equipped with a vertically elevating load carriage frame.