Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that publish information to the internet, in newspapers or magazines; or broadcast to radio or television. As well as businesses that provide internet, telephone, software or data services.
Information media and telecommunications
CampaignsAll campaigns
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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.
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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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Safe Work Month 2022 and Work Well 365
Register now for events and download resources to help you keep work health, safety and return to work top of mind all year round.
NewsAll news
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Supreme Court decision puts spotlight on interstate workers' connection to Queensland
A recent Supreme Court decision used a three-step test in considering the case of a chef who was injured while working in the Northern Terri...
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Work Health Safety Act review now open
The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 review is now open. You are invited to have your say. Consultation closes Friday 23 September 2022.
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Deborah's story
Dr Deborah Simmons was diagnosed with PTSD after being a first responder at the Grosvenor mine explosion in Moranbah in May 2020. This is th...
EventsAll events
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Mentally healthy workplaces online workshops 2022
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 365 Speaker Series - Understanding types of violence – David Whittingham
Join this FREE event streamed online where David Whittingham talks about understanding types of violence.
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Work Well 365 Speaker Series - Can you afford not to be using technology to manage work health and safety and injury recovery? – Greg Tonner
Join this FREE event streamed online where Greg Toner talks about using technology to manage work health and safety and injury recovery.
Alerts
All alerts
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Workplace health and safety alert
Sign collapseThis safety alert highlights the risk of collapse of self-supporting signs, and to raise awareness of the need to properly design, maintain and inspect sign str...
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Incident alert
Worker fatally crushed by skid steer loaderIn February 2019, a worker was killed while repairing a skid steer loader. Early investigations indicate the safety prop was not engaged to ensure the bucket ar...
HazardsAll hazards
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Ceiling spaces
There are serious electrical safety and other risks involved with working in ceiling spaces. It’s important to understand and manage these b...
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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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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...
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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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...
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Hazardous manual tasks code of practice 2021
This code of practice on how to manage the risks associated with hazardous manual tasks and control the risks of workers being affected by m...
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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
All services
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WorkCover Connect for employers
Manage your claims and policy with our free online service.
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Raise a workplace safety concern
To raise a concern about a work health and safety or electrical safety issue, please start by answering these five quick questions.
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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.
Guides
All guides
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Working safely on billboards near powerlines
Working near powerlines can be fatal. Touching them or straying into the exclusion zone around them can result in a serious electric shock.
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Working safely near powerlines
A brochure providing step by step advice on working safely around powerlines including exclusion zones (2 pages).
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Protection from eye injuries
Workers can sustain eye injuries when exposed to airborne fragments from work processes such as cutting, drilling or grinding metal, timber or other materials.
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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.
Tools
All tools
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Elevating work platform annual or third party inspection checklist
Use this checklist to perform and record inspections
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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...
VideosAll videos
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Losing breath – The Adam Sager story
Losing breath tells the tragic story of Adam Sager who died with mesothelioma (an asbestos related disease) at the age of 25.
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Too fast, too soon – Domenic’s story
Too fast, too soon shares Domenic Cocco's story, who was just seven when he suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing his quad bike.
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Building bridges – Jed's story
Building bridges tells the story of Jed Millen, who experienced a career-ending and permanent back injury after a bridge deck collapse.
Case studiesAll case studies
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Worker unsuccessfully appeals court's initial finding that she was not bullied at work
Robertson v State of Queensland, 7 May 2021. The Court of Appeal has dismissed a worker's appeal against the District Court of Queensland's ...
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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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Damages awarded to librarian for back injury.
The Plaintiff was a librarian who injured her back when upturning a book return box to retrieve a book that had slipped under the base.
Forms
All 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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Form 31 suitable duties program
A workplace suitable duties agreement form.
Podcasts
All podacts
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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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Living like the world’s longest-lived people
Hear from Nick Buettner about the common lifestyle and cultural traits of a bluezone location and how they relate to workplaces.