Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that provide medical or health care services in a hospital or clinic. Or provide services such as aged care, child care or welfare support.
Health care and social assistance
Guides
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guide
Work-related violence and aggression in residential youth disability careWork-related violence and aggression in residential youth disability care
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guide
Enrolled NurseA detailed breakdown of this job function
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guide
Registered NurseA detailed breakdown of this job function
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guide
Managing psychological injuries in the workplace - James GilbertPresentation Slides - 2011
Tools
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community checklist overview
Use this community service provider checklist when assessing people's homes for hazards.
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Hazardous substances checklist
This checklist supports the Guide to Working in People's homes publication, and will assist people working with hazardous substances
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Guide to working in people's homes
Health and safety checklist for working in people’s homes.
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Accessibility and safety of premises checklist
This checklist supports the Guide to Working in People's homes publication.Use it to assess the accessibility and safety of a home.
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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Manual tasks involving the handling of people code of practice 2001
This code of practice states ways to prevent or minimise exposure to risk due to the handling of people that can cause or aggravate work-rel...
Commencement date: 1 March 2002 -
Important legislation and code of practice updates for the dive industry
The Recreational Diving, Recreational Technical Diving and Snorkelling Code of Practice supports the Act and Regulation.
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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
HazardsAll hazards
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Immunisation in early childhood education and care services
Find out about managing the risks of diseases in the child care industry through immunisation or vaccination.
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Skin penetrating injuries
Health and safety information for skin penetrating injuries, sharps and needlestick injuries.
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in early childhood education and care services
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection that affects many people. This page has information about the risks of CMV infection in ch...
Alerts
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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.
Services
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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.
NewsAll news
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Medical Table of Costs review for 2025-2026
WorkCover Queensland is commencing a comprehensive review of the Medical Table of Costs for 2025-2026.
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Private Hospital Services Table of Costs review for 2025-2026
WorkCover Queensland is commencing our annual review of the Private Hospital Services Table of Costs for 2025.
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Identifying secondary mental injuries allows for better early intervention
Early identification and recording of secondary mental injuries or illness supports workers getting help sooner. This early intervention has...
EventsAll events
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Mental Health in the Agriculture industry webinar
As part of Queensland Mental Health Week, the Mental Health in the Agriculture Industry webinar was held to spotlight psychosocial hazards i...
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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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Work Well Conference Brisbane
The Work Well Conference is back on Thursday 23 October 2025 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC).
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...
CampaignsAll campaigns
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Electrical Safety Fortnight 2025
Electrical Safety Fortnight ran from 1 to 14 September 2025, delivering more than 25 targeted events across Queensland. We were proud to wor...
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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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Work Well Awards 2023
More than 111 organisations and individuals entered this year’s Work Well Awards, demonstrating their dedication to making Queensland workpl...
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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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 23 - Amended notification of lead risk work
Lead is a highly toxic cumulative poison for which manufacturers and importers must prepare, review, amend and provide Safety Data Sheets and suppliers must pro...
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Form 86 Lead health monitoring report
A form completed before lead risk work to monitor health for each worker.
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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
Podcasts
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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...