Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that extract minerals from the earth such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, gold or other naturally occurring ores. Or provide support to businesses that do.
Mining
CampaignsAll campaigns
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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
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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Safe Work Month and Mental Health Week 2021
Safe Work Month and Mental Health Week raise community and industry awareness about the importance of work health and safety, and the benefi...
NewsAll news
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Employers failing to hold insurance in the Queensland workers’ compensation scheme
One recent prosecution highlights just how seriously failing to hold workers' compensation insurance is taken in Queensland.
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Responding to fraud in the Queensland workers’ compensation scheme
Fraud can and does occur in the world of workers’ compensation insurance. Three recent prosecutions highlight just how seriously workers’ co...
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It's time to renew your WorkCover accident insurance policy
Your accident insurance policy with WorkCover Queensland, which covers your business for the cost of any work-related injuries to your worke...
EventsAll events
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Safe Work Month Launch
Join us online at 9am on Friday 1 October 2021 as we celebrate the start of Safe Work Month with a free online event that has something for ...
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The evolving role of safety leaders, Dom O’Brien
Discover how leaders not only embrace, but also set themselves up for success in a landscape that is constantly changing.
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Mental Health Forum 2021
The Mental Health Forum is an opportunity to get together and hear from industry experts as we discuss how we can promote, prevent, interven...
Alerts
All alerts
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Incident alert
Falling object from tower craneIn July 2021, WHSQ was advised of a tower crane incident where a climbing frame guide roller assembly, four bolts and two shim plates fell to the ground.
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Incident alert
Tractor incidentsIn January 2021, a farmer died when the tractor he was operating struck a log and rolled. The farmer had been using the tractor to pull out a bogged car and do...
HazardsAll hazards
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Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP)
Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis is a lung disease most often caused by breathing in coal dust over a long period of time.
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Concrete pumping
Hazards, risks and other information related to concrete pumping.
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Work at heights
The work health and safety regulation sets out specific control measures that are required where there is a risk of a fall of at least three...
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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Managing the risk of falls at workplaces code of practice 2021
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risk of falls at workplaces is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health ...
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Confined spaces code of practice 2021
The Confined spaces Code of Practice is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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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...
Commencement date: 1 March 2021
Services
All services
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Check insurance cover
Check to see if an employer has a current accident insurance policy.
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Wage payments calculator
This online wage payment calculator helps work out weekly compensation rates.
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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.
Guides
All guides
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When things go wrong… Common scenarios in legionella and risk communication
Mining Health Improvement and Awareness Committee presentations - Dr Richard Bentham School of the Environment Flinders University Adelaide
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The Industrial Athlete: incorporating preventative and mitigating measures
Presentation slides by Stewart Sherrington 2 June 2016
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Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis (CWP) - Workers' compensation information
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) and other mine dust lung diseases (MDLD) Workers' compensation information.
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Transcript Mining forum
David Brentnall, Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist speaking:
Tools
All tools
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Mining Industry Suitable Duties
a list of possible suitable duties. Circle or add additional identified tasks and work together to achieve a positive and sustainable stay at, or return to work...
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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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Checklist - planning the safe set-up and operation of elevating work platforms (EWPs)
Use this ten page checklist to plan the safe set-up and operation of elevating work platforms (EWPs). Keeping a record of the completed checklist will help to m...
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Hazardous chemicals - placard information and manifest quantities
Hazardous chemicals - placard information and manifest quantities
VideosAll videos
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Common law risk management strategies
Jason Lewis and Kara Thomson of Hughes and Lewis joins us to discuss common law risk management strategies for employers.
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Jason's story
Jason’s story is a confronting look at the heartache of losing a son to a preventable workplace incident. Jason Garrels died at just 20.
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Take time for Mental Health Week
This Mental Health week, the theme is ‘Take time’ – please take the time to include this important awareness week in your calendar, consider...
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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Causation, quantum
Mr Tyndall was a right handed coal miner who was 50 years old at trial. He alleged he sustained a vibration induced white finger syndrome on...
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Losing breath - The Adam Sager story
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland's latest film, losing breath tells the tragic story of Adam Sager who died from mesothelioma (an asbe...
Forms
All forms
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Form 14 - Application for registration of plant design
Designer statement and declaration for plant design registration (parts 4 and 5 of Form 14).
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Form 72 Notification of an abandoned tank
Includes guidelines to completing the form.
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Form 70 - Notification of a hazardous chemicals pipeline
This is an approved form for compliance with Section 390 and 391 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (WHS Regulation).
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Form 8 - Application for registration of registrable plant
Plant includes: boilers, amusement devices, building maintenance unit, passenger lift, mobile crane, pressure vessel, tower crane, and concrete placement units....
Podcasts
All podcasts
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Podcasts
A listing of podcasts available on the website. Use the in-page search or filters to help you easily find what you need.
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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.