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
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
Heat stress
Working in hot and/or humid environments can be uncomfortable, but more importantly lead to a heat-related illness, which can be fatal. This page has information about the causes and sources of heat stress, types of heat-related illness and control measures.
11 September 2018 -
Hazardous manual tasks; environment; health and wellbeing;
Slips, trips and falls
Slips, trips and falls can happen in any workplace. Find out what causes them and how you can prevent them.
6 August 2019 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Compressed air and blowers
Using compressed air or blowers can make respirable crystalline silica dust that has settled become airborne. When inhaled over time, the small particles of silica can irreversibly damage the lungs.
28 April 2023 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Walk-behind saws
Using a walk-behind saw to cut masonry, concrete, stone or other silica-containing materials can generate respirable crystalline silica dust. When inhaled over time, the small particles of silica dust can irreversibly damage the lungs.
28 April 2023 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Biological hazards
Biological hazards can cause risks to workers in a number of ways. This page has information about a range of biological hazards including bacterial and viral hazards and diseases from animals.
11 June 2020 -
Environment; health and wellbeing
Ebolavirus disease (EVD)
The risk of Ebolavirus disease (EVD) in Australia is low, however healthcare agencies are currently developing EVD preparedness plans to ensure that any potential cases can be managed safely. For more information on EVD, visit the Department of Health.
14 September 2020 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Handheld power saws
Using a handheld power saw (also called a cut-off saw or quick cut) to cut masonry, concrete, stone or other silica-containing materials can generate respirable crystalline silica dust. When inhaled over time, the small particles of silica dust can irreversibly damage the lungs.
28 April 2023 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Stationary masonry saws
Using a stationary masonry saw to cut bricks, concrete blocks, pavers, tiles or other silica containing materials can generate respirable crystalline silica dust. When inhaled over time, the small particles of silica dust can irreversibly damage the lungs.
28 April 2023 -
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 manual tasks; health and wellbeing
Safer palletising
Loading and unloading pallets of goods or produce are repetitive tasks that can easily lead to serious injury if the risks aren't removed.
29 November 2018 -
Environment; health and wellbeing
Occupational viral hepatitis
Some workers are at increased risk of exposure to hepatitis A, hepatitis B or hepatitis C viruses. Watch this short film from Hepatitis Queensland to find out more about who is at risk, how to protect against infection and where to get more information about viral hepatitis.
6 November 2020