Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that offer construction, installation and renovation services or maintain and repair buildings and other structures.
Construction
Alerts
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Workplace health and safety alert
Mobile cranes and tree removalThis safety alert highlights the danger involved when using mobile cranes, including vehicle loading cranes, to remove trees.
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Incident alert
Serious injuries: overhead travelling cranesIn 2024, a worker sustained serious crush injuries after being struck by a steel beam. In 2025, a worker sustained serious injuries when an Elevating Work Platf...
HazardsAll hazards
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Manual tasks in construction
Reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders and building industry capacity to manage these risks are a priority for Workplace Health and...
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Healthy diet and lifestyle
Workers in the construction industry are at a significantly greater risk of health problems than workers in other industries.
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Q fever risks and construction work
Q fever is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria (Coxiella burnetii) that infects some livestock, companion animals and wildlif...
Guides
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guide
Work-related violence and aggression in the construction industryWork related violence and aggression in the construction industry
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guide
Safe work method statementsA Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) documents a process for identifying and controlling health and safety hazards and risks. PCBU must prepa...
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guide
Concrete pumping plant issuesConcrete pumping plant has a high risk level therefore it is extremely important to use plant that is manufactured and maintained to high st...
Tools
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Project plan template
Safety Leadership Challenge - a blank, basic plan (with milestones) for your leadership challenge project.
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Sample guardrail installation checklist
Sample guardrail installation checklist. Guardrail system handover installation checklist.
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Sample engineering certification letter for guardrail system
An example letter template for engineering certification of a guardrail system.
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Site safety climate survey
As part of the management team's Safety Leadership Challenge, a survey is being conducted about your experiences in the workplace.
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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Scaffolding code of practice 2021
This code provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to comply with their health and safety duties r...
Commencement date: 20 August 2021 -
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 -
Concrete pumping code of practice 2019
This code of practice gives practical advice on how to manage risks when conducting concrete pumping.
Commencement date: 2 December 2019
Forms
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form
Form 65 - Notification of licensed asbestos removal work, demolition work or emergency demolitionTo 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).
Services
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Demolition notifications
Make a demolition notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
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Online plant registration form
An online application for registration of registrable plant in accordance with section 266 (1) of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
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Asbestos notifications
Make an asbestos notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
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WorkCover Connect for employers
Manage your claims and policy with our free online service.
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Check insurance cover
Check to see if an employer has a current accident insurance policy.
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Hazardous chemical notifications
Make a hazardous chemical notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
NewsAll news
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Calling for Expressions of Interest for the Work Health and Safety Industry Sector Standing Committees
The Office of Industrial Relations (OIR) is seeking nominations for consideration by the Minister for appointment to a new term of the Indus...
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Updated Allied Health fees – effective 1 August 2025
WorkCover Queensland has completed its annual update of the Allied Health Services Table of Costs for the 2025-2026 financial year. The upda...
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Upcoming asbestos compliance audits for Queensland businesses
From 1 August 2025, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) inspectors will begin auditing businesses operating from buildings constru...
EventsAll events
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Mentally healthy workplaces workshops 2025
Designed for managers and supervisors, you’ll be equipped with foundational skills to identify, assess and manage risks to psychological hea...
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Mental Health in the Agriculture industry webinar
Join us for a free webinar during Queensland Mental Health Week, spotlighting psychosocial hazards in rural and regional industries.
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Queensland Mental Health Week Breakfast
Join us in person at a breakfast event during Queensland mental health week.
CampaignsAll campaigns
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Safe Work Month and Mental Health Week 2025
Held nationally each October, Safe Work Month and Queensland Mental Health Week are initiatives dedicated to promoting safe, healthy workpla...
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Queensland Mental Health Week
Mental Health Week, celebrated annually in October, promotes the importance of mental health and wellbeing.
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Work Well Awards 2023
More than 111 organisations and individuals entered this year’s Work Well Awards, demonstrating their dedication to making Queensland workpl...
VideosAll videos
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Delayed injury reporting and the impact on employer liability
In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Carl Moseling and Sam Poncini, of McInnes...
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Recent caselaw insights: Employer liability in the workplace
In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Trina Cash, along with guest presenters Ed Zappert and Andrew Hall of Crown L...
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Case study - People at Work - Holy Cross Services
In this video, Cameron, their Learning and Development Advisor, shares how the program’s tools are helping to identify training gaps, improv...
Case studiesAll case studies
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Print machine operator fails to establish employer liability in hand injury claim
Nemet v Hally Labels Pty Limited [2025] QDC. The Plaintiff in this case failed to establish that the defendant had breached its duty of care...
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Judgement ruled in favour of Plaintiff in PTSD case
The Plaintiff was a 27-year-old former aged care worker, who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of a sexual assault at work...
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Plaintiff alleged the absence of proper training led to inability to assess and mitigate risks
Ritchie James Edward Lowe v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd [2024] QDC 204. The Plaintiff failed to establish any negligence or insuff...
Podcasts
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Queensland construction work health forum 2016 podcasts
Audio recordings of the Workplace Health and Safety Queensland hosted the Queensland construction work health forum on 1 March 2016.
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Industry case study
Presented by Jason James, director and owner of Express Construction Services Pty Ltd and Todd Dunlop, the project manager at the Grocon Parklands project, the...