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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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Knives at work
Knives are a common cause of injury at work. Workers who handle knives and sharp-edged objects are at risk of cutting themselves or others, or having a serious strain or sprain injury.
9 September 2021 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; health and wellbeing; material
Infection risks from flood recovery and response work
Workers who are involved with flood recovery and response work may be exposed to infection risks from contact with contaminated floodwater, soil and mud.
9 May 2019 -
Environment
Bushfire smoke
Ongoing bushfire activity can decrease air quality and may affect the health of all workers, not just those involved in fighting fires.
19 July 2021 -
Hazardous chemicals
Controlling fire and explosion risks
Fire and explosion can have catastrophic consequences. You must control ignition sources such as naked lights, sparks and mobile phones where flammable atmospheres may exist.
17 April 2020 -
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.
4 April 2017 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Hazardous dusts
All airborne dust is hazardous to health. Dust can contain a range of materials including sand, dirt, pollen, minerals, wood, micro-organisms, and vehicle and industrial exhausts.
27 April 2020 -
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.
14 September 2020 -
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.
12 September 2019 -
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.
14 September 2020 -
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.
4 April 2017 -
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
Managing chronic disease at work
With many Queensland workers affected by chronic disease, it is important to identify and manage chronic disease risk factors at work.
14 September 2020