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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Health and wellbeing
Work health and wellbeing online learning course
This interactive online learning course is aimed at managers, health and wellbeing coordinators, human resource staff and health and safety advisors. This course focuses on how to embed work health and wellbeing into business systems to improve the health of your workers and workplaces.
11 July 2022 -
Electricity
Electrical product recalls
If an electrical product is shown to be unsafe and likely to cause injury or damage property, it should be recalled as soon as possible.
11 July 2022 -
Electricity; environment; health and wellbeing; hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
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Hazardous manual tasks
Sedentary work
If you’re sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time without taking a break, it’s likely to have an impact on your health.
11 January 2022 -
Environment
Noise
Hazardous noise can destroy the ability to hear clearly. It can also put workers at risk by affecting concentration or making it hard to hear the sounds necessary for working safely, such as instructions or warning signals.
7 January 2022 -
Hazardous chemicals; electricity; environment; health and wellbeing; mental health
Casual workers
Casual workers can be employed directly by an employer or via a labour hire agency. In general terms, you should treat every casual worker as if they were one of your full-time workers.
3 November 2021 -
Hazardous chemicals; electricity; environment; health and wellbeing; hazardous manual tasks; material; mental health; plant, equipment and vehicle
Storms and floods
It's important for employers and workers to be prepared for the threat of a natural disaster. This page has important health and safety information about what to do before, during and after a natural disaster strikes.
13 October 2021 -
Hazardous chemicals; electricity; environment; health and wellbeing; material; plant, equipment and vehicle
Children in workplaces
Hazards to children in places of work carry the risk of injury, illness, or death. Workers and management can work together to reduce these risks.
18 August 2021 -
Health and wellbeing
Healthy workers survey
Use this survey to create a profile of your workforce’s health and wellbeing status.
27 July 2021 -
Health and wellbeing
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Health and wellbeing
Healthy workplace audit tool
Use the healthy workplace audit tool to assess workplace systems and environments and identify areas for improvement.
2 July 2021 -
Environment; health and wellbeing
Sun safety and skin cancer
Workers who are exposed to the sun are at risk of being overexposed to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) – especially in Queensland. Cumulative exposure to UVR can cause sunburn in the short term and can lead to skin cancer and eye damage in the long term.
9 February 2021