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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Manual tasks checklist
A general worker manual tasks safety hazards identification checklist.
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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.
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 -
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 -
Managing risks in stevedoring Code of Practice 2023
The Managing risks in stevedoring Code of Practice 2018 (Stevedoring Code 2018) commenced as an approved code of practice under the Work Hea...
Commencement date: 31 March 2023
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
Worker injured while inflating truck tyreIn October 2023, a worker sustained head and chest injuries when an inflated truck tyre exploded. Preliminary information suggested a truck tyre exploded when t...
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Incident alert
Young construction worker impaled by crowbarIn June 2023, a worker sustained serious head injuries when he was operating a stand on pallet mover. Initial investigations indicated the worker was operating...
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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Allied Health Services Tables of Costs review for 2024-2025
WorkCover Queensland is commencing our annual review of the Allied Health Services Tables of Costs for the 2024-2025 financial year.
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Opportunity to join Queensland’s Medical Assessment Tribunals
The Queensland Government is seeking specialist practitioners for the state workers’ compensation scheme’s General Medical Assessment Tribun...
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WorkCover Queensland CEO Bruce Watson retiring
After seven years as CEO of WorkCover Queensland, Bruce Watson will retire on the 16th of February 2024.
EventsAll events
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Mentally healthy workplaces workshops 2024
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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Workers’ Memorial Day 2024
Join us and the Consultative Committee for Work-Related Fatalities and Serious Incidents on Sunday 28 April 2024 for Workers' Memorial Day t...
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North Queensland Work Well Conference 2024
Join us in Townsville for a one-and-a-half-day event focused on promoting injury prevention, mentally healthy workplaces, new technologies i...
VideosAll videos
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Scott's story
When Scott injured his thumb on a machine at work, having support from his family, WorkCover and his employer helped him get back to work an...
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Workplace bullying and harassment claims and reasonable management action
In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Damien van Brunschot, David McGrath and S...
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Sandy's story
Townsville aged care nurse Sandra's resilience, together with support from WorkCover and her employer, helped her to get back to work after ...
CampaignsAll campaigns
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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...
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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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Ambassadors
Our safety ambassadors share their stories and increase awareness of the importance of mentally healthy workplaces and work health and safet...
Case studiesAll case studies
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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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Contributory negligence found against Plaintiff for left shoulder injury
Contributory negligence was found against the Plaintiff for the injuries she suffered when her left arm became caught between the mattress a...
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Employer found liable for a shoulder aggravation injury
The plaintiff suffered a shoulder aggravation injury on 5 January 2017 when working as a chef in the kitchen of a nursing home in Townsville...
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 74 - Amendment to existing authorisation
If your workplace uses, handles or stores prohibited or restricted carcinogenic hazardous chemicals, you may be required to be authorised for those purposes.
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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...
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...