Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that offer construction, installation and renovation services or maintain and repair buildings and other structures.
Construction
CampaignsAll campaigns
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Safe Work Month 2020
In October 2020 we delivered a program of virtual events, tools and resources focusing on work health and safety and return to work.
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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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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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Court backs electrical regulator decision on unlicensed operator
Action taken by the Queensland Government against a rogue operator accused of performing unlicensed electrical work has been supported in co...
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Gold Coast jumping castle business fined $50,000 after two workers suffered serious burns
At a recent hearing in the Southport Magistrates Court, a Gold Coast jumping castle business was fined $50,000 for failing to comply with it...
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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 ...
EventsAll events
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Jason Daniels’ story – surviving an electric shock from overhead powerlines
Due to the Greater Brisbane area lockdown, we have postponed the film launch of Jason Daniels’ story – surviving an electric shock from over...
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Musculoskeletal Disorders Symposium
The 2021 national symposium will be a digital event.
Alerts
All alerts
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Incident alert
Worker seriously injured after fall from roofIn March 2021, a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell approximately six metres through a roof after walking on an old skylight panel that had previousl...
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Workplace health and safety alert
Fake disposable respiratory protective equipmentThe purpose of this safety alert is to assist businesses in identifying fake (non-certified) respirators and highlight the risks associated with using them.
HazardsAll hazards
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Mental health
Psychological health and safety is about protecting the psychological health of workers, in the same way that we protect their physical heal...
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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 arou...
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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...
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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Confined spaces code of practice 2021
The Confined spaces Code of Practice is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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Formwork code of practice 2016
Practical guidance on how to comply with your health and safety duties when carrying out construction work involving formwork including high...
Commencement date: 31 March 2016 -
Excavation work code of practice 2021
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with excavation work is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Wo...
Commencement date: 1 March 2021
Services
All services
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Asbestos notifications
Make an asbestos notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
Guides
All guides
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D2 Information Paper – Requirements to supervise demolition work
This information paper states the competencies a person must have to be regarded as competent to supervise demolition work.
Tools
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VideosAll videos
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Safety fundamentals - Small and medium sized business workshop
Designed for small to medium sized businesses with limited experience in work health and safety, this practical session will cover the funda...
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I love you, Dad – The Dale Kennedy story
I love you, Dad shares a family’s heartbreak after their son Dale Kennedy’s preventable death while working in a school's ceiling space.
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Jason's story
Jason’s story is a confronting look at the heartache of losing a son to a preventable workplace incident. Jason Garrels died at just 20.
Case studiesAll case studies
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Case study: McNab safety practices results in three million hours LTI-free
Toowoomba and Brisbane based construction and civil firm McNab, has now achieved three million hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI). They ...
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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...
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Case study: Great worker/employer relationship delivers results
When 57 year old Malcolm Locker, a concrete truck driver at Hymix, a subsidiary of Hanson Construction Pty Ltd, injured himself at work, not...
Forms
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form
Form 65 - Notification of licensed asbestos removal work, demolition work or emergency demolition (smart form)To be completed by licensed asbestos removalist at least five calendar days before licensed asbestos removal work commences.
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form
Form 73 - Notification of a manifest quantity workplace (smart form)For use by businesses to comply with Section 348 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (WHS Regulation).
Podcasts
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