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
Serious fire and explosion injuries in three hot work incidentsIn October 2022, a worker suffered serious burns to his upper body after being engulfed by a fire at an engineering workplace. Early investigations revealed he...
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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...
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022
The Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022 is a practical guide on how to prevent harm from psychosocial ha...
Commencement date: 1 April 2023 -
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 -
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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Working with hay bales
After harvesting, hay is baled. With some hay bales weighing as much as 800 kg, it is important to understand the risks of working with hay ...
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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...
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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...
NewsAll news
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Electrician cops huge fines for unsafe electrical work
A self-employed electrician was recently fined more than $100,000 for performing non-compliant and unsafe electrical work in South-East Quee...
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Have your say on quad bike safety
Do you ride a quad bike or know someone who does? Share your thoughts about quad bike safety in a confidential 15 minute survey.
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Fatal helicopter incident on the Gold Coast
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) refers to the tragedy that occurred when two helicopters collided on the Gold Coast on 2 Janua...
EventsAll events
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Mentally healthy workplaces workshops 2023
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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Healthy Work Design forum
Join us for breakfast and learn how to implement good work design in your workplace. Hear from industry experts about the evidence managemen...
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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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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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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Safety Advocates
Our Safety Advocates highlight the personal impacts that an injury can have on workers and their families.
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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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Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022
The Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022 is a practical guide on how to prevent harm from psychosocial ha...
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Julia Bunn video
Rehabilitation and return to work plans for psychological injuries.
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Dr Sarah Cotton video
No time for health: New ways to support small business owners and their people around mental health and wellbeing.
Case studiesAll case studies
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Employer found liable for ankle injury
The plaintiff suffered an injury to her right ankle and a psychological injury when she stepped on a Lego block and rolled her ankle whilst ...
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Employer found liable for a lumbar spine injury
The plaintiff suffered an injury to her lumbar spine while lifting a load from a low pallet to a sheft on 28 April 2019.
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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 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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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
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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...