Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that work with crops, animals, fish or timber; or support another business that does.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
CampaignsAll campaigns
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Ambassadors
Queensland Safety Ambassador Shane shares the impact of his father's death and importance of staying safe at work and strong safety culture.
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Queensland Workers Memorial
The Queensland Workers Memorial and Honour Roll commemorates workers who died as a result of a work-related incident, disease, or illness.
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Safety Advocates
Our Safety Advocates highlight the personal impacts that an injury can have on workers and their families.
NewsAll news
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COVID-19 vaccines and your workplace health and safety obligations
The national rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is a timely reminder for employers to review their workplace health and safety obligations amidst ...
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People at Work tool launched across Australia
Australia’s only validated psychosocial risk assessment tool, People at Work, is up and running on a new free, digital platform.
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Open for Comment - Private Hospital Services Table of Costs
WorkCover Queensland will introduce a Private Hospital Services Table of Costs. Stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback through our ...
EventsAll events
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North Queensland Injury Prevention and Return to Work Conference 2021
The one-and-a-half-day conference in Townsville focuses on injury prevention, work health and safety and rehabilitation and return to work. ...
Alerts
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Incident alert
Tractor rollover incidentsIn January 2021, a farmer died when the tractor he was operating struck a log and rolled. The farmer had been using the tractor to pull out a bogged car and do...
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Worker killed in industrial shredding machine incident
In January 2021, a worker was killed while operating an industrial shredding machine used to process bulk waste building materials.
HazardsAll hazards
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Animal handling
Farm animals can cause serious injury if not handled properly.
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Machinery and equipment
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries plant includes a range of machinery and equipment including farm vehicles such as tractors and quad bike...
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Quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles
Quad bikes (also known as All Terrain Vehicles ATVs) have become a highly utilised item of machinery in recent years, due to their adaptabil...
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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Overview of the Hazardous Manual Tasks Regulation and Code of Practice 2011
An overview of managing hazardous manual tasks under the WHS Regulation and Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice.
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Sugar industry code of practice 2005
This code of practice provides practical advice on managing exposure to risks in the sugar industry.
Commencement date: 24 May 2005 -
First aid in the workplace code of practice 2021
This Code of Practice on first aid in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011...
Commencement date: 1 March 2021
Services
All services
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Asbestos notifications
Make an asbestos notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
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Pay my premium
Pay your WorkCover insurance premium online.
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Demolition notifications
Make a demolition notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
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WorkCover remittance
Download a copy of your payment remittance advice.
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Check insurance cover
Check to see if an employer has a current accident insurance policy.
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WorkCover online services
Register for and access our online services portals.
Guides
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guide
If an injury or illness occursThe steps to take—from making sure people are safe to reporting injuries and making a claim.
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Serious about farm safetyA guide to developing a health and safety management system for small to medium sized agricultural businesses.
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tool
Work health and safety plan for COVID-19Use this template to record how you and your workers will stay safe at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This information will help your wo...
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guide
Work health and safety in the horticultural industry during COVID-19: Guide to keeping your workplace safe, clean and healthyInformation to support guidance provided by Queensland Health to the Queensland community, including guidance to Queensland employers and wo...
Tools
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People at work
People at Work is a psychosocial risk assessment process to help identify and manage risks to the psychological health at work.
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Do Not Do It Yourself Signage
Large printable colour sign
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Safety fundamentals tool
This toolkit is for small businesses, including sole traders, and will help you understand your legal obligations and comply with the law to create a safer, hea...
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Work health and safety plan for COVID-19
Use this template to record how you and your workers will stay safe at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This information will help your workers and others kno...
VideosAll videos
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Using drones to improve safety and efficiency in cattle yards
As a farmer, business owner and Queensland Safety Ambassador, Shane Webcke knows first-hand how important it is to prioritise safe work and ...
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Between a rock and a hard place – Garry's story
Between a rock and a hard place shares Garry Nichols' story of a rural tractor roll-over incident. An ordinary work day changed his life.
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Too fast, too soon – Domenic’s story
Too fast, too soon shares Domenic Cocco's story, who was just seven when he suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing his quad bike.
Case studiesAll case studies
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Employers need to consider the health and safety of those at work outside of normal hours
In the recent judgement of Walker v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd [2020] QSC 329, the Supreme Court of Queensland found an employer ...
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Alleged injury from exposure to common cleaning agent
The Plaintiff was a 57-year-old part-time aged care worker. She alleges she suffered a chemical sensitivity injury and a consequent psychiat...
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Losing breath - The Adam Sager story
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland's latest film, losing breath tells the tragic story of Adam Sager who died from mesothelioma (an asbe...
Forms
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Form 29 - superceded by Form 17 - Review of decision
Form 29 is superceded by Form 17. Form 17 allows a business or indiviual to apply for an internal review of a decision under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011...
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Health and safety checklist for working from home
Checklist to assess WHS risks prior to commencing working from home arrangements
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Form 23 - Notification relating to lead risk work (smart form)
For use by an employer when a worker is exposed to lead in the course of their work.
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Injured worker authorisation
A form whereby an injured worker authorises the communication of information between their medical provider and employer in relation to their worker's compensat...
Podcasts
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podcast
Using drones to improve safety and efficiency in cattle yardsAs a farmer, business owner and Queensland Safety Ambassador, Shane Webcke knows first-hand how important it is to prioritise safe work and ...
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Shane Webcke's message about working on the landListen to Work Health and Safety Ambassador, Shane Webcke's message about working on the land.