Does your business supply workers to clients on a fee or contract basis? This work could include farming, fruit picking, apprenticeships, or other temporary staff. Find information that will keep you and your workers safe and healthy.
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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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Queensland Workers Memorial
The Queensland Workers Memorial and Honour Roll commemorates workers who died as a result of a work-related incident, disease, or illness.
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Farm safety calendar competition
Queensland primary school students were encouraged to draw and colour a picture to illustrate a farm safety message.
NewsAll news
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Redesigned WorkSafe.qld.gov.au website launched
The redesigned WorkSafe.qld.gov.au website launched on 8 October 2020.
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Ardent Leisure Limited fined $3.6m over Dreamworld fatalities
After pleading guilty, Ardent Leisure Limited has been sentenced in the Southport Magistrates Court in relation to Thunder River Rapids Ride...
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Blitz on unlicensed electrical work and bogus advertising
The Queensland Government is stepping up its blitz on unlicensed operators advertising through online marketplaces like AirTasker to do home...
EventsAll events
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Safe Work Month 2020
A full program of virtual events, tools and resources focusing on work health and safety and return to work is planned this October.
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Growcom workshops
Register for the Workplace Essentials Workshop 2020.
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Webinar: Joining the dots for better work health and wellbeing
Register for the free online webinar.
Alerts
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Workplace health and safety alert
Fall-arrest systems for continuous vertical ladders on tower cranesThe purpose of this safety alert is to highlight that specific fall-arrest systems are required if a continuous vertical ladder is in place for accessing the to...
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Workplace health and safety alert
Fibreglass ladder failureThe purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the potential for degradation of fibreglass ladders that can lead to a structural failure.
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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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...
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Electricity
Electricity can kill if you give it the chance. Find out more about how your legal obligations and the steps you can take to stay safe when ...
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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Overview of the Hazardous Manual Tasks Regulation and Code of Practice 2011
An overview of managing hazardous manual tasks under the WHS Regulation and Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice.
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Rural plant code of practice 2004
This code of practice gives practical advice on managing risks when using rural plant.
Commencement date: 10 September 2004 -
How to manage work health and safety risks code of practice 2011
Guidance for persons who have duties under the WHS Act and Regulations to manage risks to health and safety.
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Services
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Wage payments calculator
This online wage payment calculator helps work out weekly compensation rates.
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Pay my premium
Pay your WorkCover insurance premium online.
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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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WorkCover remittance
Download a copy of your payment remittance advice.
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Demolition notifications
Make a demolition notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
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WorkCover online services
Register for and access our online services portals.
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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Workplace bullying. If you don’t step, in you’re supporting it.
Poster providing information on workplace bullying.
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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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Return to work flowchart
Rehabilitation procedures for injured workers
Tools
All 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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Apprentice and supervisor webinar
Dan and Ed are tradies and cofounders of TradeMutt, an Australian workwear brand. Together they discussed the stigmas around mental health.
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Electrical contractor webinar
Football legend and Australian Survivor champ, Mat Rogers, discussed the mental health challenges he has faced.
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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 ...
Case studiesAll case studies
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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.
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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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Safety leadership and culture stories
Hear from safety leaders sharing their experience building and maintaining a positive safety culture in their workplace.
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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Form 23 - Notification relating to lead risk work (smart form)
For use by an employer when a worker is exposed to lead in the course of their work.
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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...
Podcasts
All podcasts
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Presentation 7: Workplace design for better health, safety, wellness and productivity at NOJA Power - a case study
Presented by: Jay Manne and Rabiul Alam (NOJA Power)