Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses offering recreational water activities including diving and snorkelling.
Diving and snorkelling
CampaignsAll campaigns
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Sharksmart
Sharks live in Queensland waters. There are things you can do to minimise your risk of a negative encounter with a shark.
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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.
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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Webinar: What is the duty of an employer to prevent bullying and harassment? Lessons from recent (and not so recent) cases
Register now for our next legal webinar where we will discuss what the court considers an employer’s duty of care to be in this regard.
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Musculoskeletal Disorders Symposium
The 2021 national symposium will be a digital event.
Alerts
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Incident alert
Snorkelling fatalityIn October 2020, a woman was on a guided snorkel tour when she apparently panicked and needed to be taken back to the main vessel. However, on the rescue tender...
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Incident alert
Worker injured in side-by-side vehicle rolloverIn September 2020, a worker was seriously injured when the side-by-side vehicle he was using at an industrial workplace overturned.
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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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...
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Children and young workers code of practice 2006
Advice on how to manage health and safety at workplaces where children and young workers are likely to be.
Commencement date: 1 July 2006
Services
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Demolition notifications
Make a demolition notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
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Pay my premium
Pay your WorkCover insurance premium online.
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Check insurance cover
Check to see if an employer has a current accident insurance policy.
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WorkCover remittance
Download a copy of your payment remittance advice.
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Application for renewal of accreditation as an assessor for high risk work classes
Application for renewal of accreditation as an assessor forhigh risk work classes.
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Wage payments calculator
This online wage payment calculator helps work out weekly compensation rates.
Guides
All guides
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If an injury or illness occurs
The steps to take—from making sure people are safe to reporting injuries and making a claim.
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Sticks stones and words - they all hurt
Poster for young workers about bullying at work.
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Getting back to work
The steps involved in starting your recovery and getting you back to work.
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Small business program (brochure)
Small Business Program brochure provides information about the services available to small business owners.
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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A blank template to record your Health and Safety Reps
Use this template in your business to keep accurate recorsds of your HSRs
VideosAll videos
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Systems thinking – manual tasks
To prevent injuries at work, we need to do more than tell our workers how to be safe. We need to think about the big picture and all the fac...
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Systems thinking for health, safety and wellbeing
Systems thinking recognises the complex interrelationship of the many factors that can contribute to an injury or illness. Systems thinking ...
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Mentally healthy workplaces
Mentally healthy workplaces have benefits for everyone regardless of your industry or business size.
Case studiesAll case studies
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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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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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The home: another place of employment where workplace injuries can occur
Working from home creates an additional place of employment in which the employer must take steps to do what is reasonably practicable to en...
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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Group training record
A sample form to use in recording workers' training
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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...
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Statutory appointments and public sector employment currently held
We request candidates for appointment to a government body to complete and sign this form.
Podcasts
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Workplace design for better health, safety, wellness and productivity at NOJA Power - a case study
Presented by Jay Manne and Rabiul Alam (NOJA Power).
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Human factors in safety critical domains
Presented by Professor Paul Salmon.