Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that supply workers to clients on a fee or contract basis. This could include farming, fruit picking, apprenticeships or other temporary staff.
Labour hire
Guides
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Declaring wages for labour hire companies
As a labour hire company, your premium is calculated based on the wages information you supply. You'll need to identify the business activities for your clients...
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Host employers: Managing the safety of labour hire workers
Guide designed to assist host employers to prepare for and manage labour hire workers.
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Declaring Wages in the Labour Hire Industry 30 May 2017
Webinar presentation slides
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Labour hire codes - all industries
WIC allocation
Tools
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PErforM Risk Assessment Tool
PErforM - Participative Ergonomics for manual-tasks
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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...
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.
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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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...
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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 -
Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice 2022
This Code provides practical guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to manage risks associated with respirable cry...
Commencement date: 1 May 2023
HazardsAll hazards
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Fruit harvesting and packaging
Harvest is a busy time on a farm. With lots of ripe fruit ready to pick and pack and only a short time available to do the work, there can b...
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Silo safety
Falls, engulfment and subsequent suffocation, entanglement in machinery, and exposure to silo gases, dusts, and moulds are some of the main ...
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Security
Where construction work is carried out the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure the workplace is secured from unau...
NewsAll news
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Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024
The changes aim to improve the process for injured workers, improve rehabilitation and return to work outcomes and address emerging scheme t...
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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 the 2024-2025 year.
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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Latest changes in management of crystalline silica substances
New regulations regarding the management of crystalline silica substances (CSS) commence 1 September 2024. Get ready by attending our inform...
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Work Well Regional Breakfast Forums 2024
This year, we're bringing elements of the Work Well Conference to Rockhampton and Cairns, featuring three conference speakers ready to share...
Services
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WorkCover Connect for employers
Manage your claims and policy with our free online service.
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Renew my policy
Renew your WorkCover insurance policy online.
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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.
CampaignsAll campaigns
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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...
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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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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...
VideosAll videos
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How does offering suitable duties benefit my business?
Finding jobs or tasks your worker can do while they’re recovering from an injury or illness at work is a great way to support them as they s...
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What is the employer's role in a WorkCover claim?
Working together leads to better outcomes, including a safe and early recovery and return to work for your worker.
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Workplace mental injury: myths and facts
There’s a lot of confusion around work-related mental injury claims, so let’s set the record straight.
Case studiesAll case studies
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Principal contractor held to not be liable
The worker brought an action in negligence to recover damages from the defendants in respect of personal injuries he says he sustained whils...
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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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Employer found to have breached duty of care to concrete delivery driver
On 26 July 20218 the Plaintiff, a concrete delivery driver, suffered a left wrist and secondary psychiatric injury.
Forms
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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...
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Suitable duties program
For employers to complete. This two-page template creates a four week return to work plan.
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...