Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that help others with financial transactions, give advice on financial assets or provide insurance products and services.
Financial and insurance services
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Cash in transit code of practice 2011
This code of practice provides practical advice on how to manage risks in the cash in transit industry.
Commencement date: 5 February 2011 -
Amusement Devices Code of Practice 2023
This code of practice provides practical guidance on how to manage health and safety risks associated with amusement devices and provides ri...
Commencement date: 1 February 2024 -
Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination Code of Practice 2021 changes
Queensland has now updated the Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination Code of Practice 2021 (PDF, 0.47 MB) to ref...
Commencement date: 1 March 2021
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Tools
These four statistics-based tools can help you manage your business. They are time-lost claims by year and industry, the industry comparative calculator, the re...
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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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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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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.
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Electrical licence holder search
You can check the status of electrical contractor licence numbers through our online Electrical Licence Search.
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Electrical contractor self-audit
This self-audit is designed to help you better understand and meet your key electrical safety obligations.
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High risk work online register
An online register of high risk work licencees.
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Understanding mental injury claims
The resources on this page are designed for WorkCover employers who want to improve their knowledge of mental injury claims to better suppor...
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Safety Advocates
Our Safety Advocates highlight the personal impacts that an injury can have on workers and their families.
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Mental Health Week
Mental Health Week, celebrated annually in October, promotes the importance of mental health and wellbeing and aims to reduce the stigma ass...
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Safe Work Month focuses on being safe 365 days of the year
Saving lives by raising awareness about workplace health and safety is the focus of National Safe Work Month this October. Safety doesn’t ha...
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Farm safety a prized subject for Queensland students
Be safe around electrical equipment, always wear a helmet on a quad bike and wash your hands after touching animals – these are some of the ...
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Annual update of Private Hospital Services Table of Costs
WorkCover Queensland is commencing our annual review of the Private Hospital Services Table of Costs for 2024.
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Work Well Conference 2024
The Work Well Conference is back! This year’s event will be held on Tuesday 22 October 2024 at the Royal International Convention Centre (RN...
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Webinar: The crucial role of record keeping for workplace injuries
Join WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, as he welcomes guest presenter Georgina Wong, of Colin Biggers & Paisley, to discuss the ...
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Latest changes in management of crystalline silica substances - Toowoomba
New regulations regarding the management of crystalline silica substances (CSS) commenced 1 September 2024. Find out more by attending our i...
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Incident alert
Four workers injured in three separate falls from roofing incidentsThree recent incidents where workers have suffered serious injuries have highlighted the dangers of falls from heights.
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Incident alert
Worker fatally injured by gateA worker died after a large steel sliding gate fell on him.
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Hazardous dusts
All airborne dust is hazardous to health. Dust can contain a range of materials including sand, dirt, pollen, minerals, wood, micro-organism...
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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...
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Managing chronic disease at work
With many Queensland workers affected by chronic disease, it is important to identify and manage chronic disease risk factors at work.
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Supporting workers with mental injuries
The resources on this page have been designed to help employers better understand and manage work-related mental injuries.
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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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Data specifications
Data submission and validation reference guide.
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The Electrical Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 (ESOLA Regulation)
Micharl Gibson and Kirsty McLean discuss the Electrical Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 (ESOLA Regulation).
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New requirements for carrying out work in or entering domestic roof spaces commence 1 January 2025
Micharl Gibson and Kirsty McLean discuss the new requirements for carrying out work in or entering domestic roof spaces commence 1 January 2...
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Your worker can access early support for a mental injury. Here's how
WorkCover pays for workers to receive treatment for a mental injury before the claim is decided.
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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...
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Tamara's story
Tamara shared with us what motivates her to foster a supportive return to work culture and help YFS employees when they are injured.
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Keith and Thomas’s Story
Iceworld CEO Keith shares how he turned things around for both Thomas and the business in this case study.
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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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Suitable duties program
For employers to complete. This two-page template creates a four week return to work plan.
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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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Group training record
A sample form to use in recording workers' training
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Providing a psychologically safe and positive workplace
Creating a psychologically safe workplace to improve health outcomes and reduce absenteeism and compensation claims.
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Navigating psychosocial hazards and factors within the workplace
Tanya Orszulak from the Psychological Health Unit talked to 4BC Radio about Mental Health Week and how to navigate psychosocial hazards and factors within the w...