Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that provide expert services such as consulting, research, engineering, marketing or vet care.
Professional, scientific and technical services
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
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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...
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Workplace health and safety alert
Vehicle loading cranesVLCs can be dangerous when they are not operated in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions. The purpose of this safety alert is to alert operators of v...
HazardsAll hazards
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Skin penetrating injuries
Health and safety information for skin penetrating injuries, sharps and needlestick injuries.
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Psittacosis
Psittacosis (also known as ornithosis or parrot fever) is a disease caused by bacteria called Chlamydia [Chlamydophila] psittaci. The infect...
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Hendra virus
Hendra virus is a sporadic disease of horses that can cause very serious illness in horses and humans. The natural hosts of Hendra virus are...
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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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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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...
Commencement date: 1 March 2021
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.
Guides
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Labour hire codes - all industries
WIC allocation
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Guide for handling cytotoxic drugs and related waste
This guide gives practical advice on how to prevent or minimise occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs and related waste.
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Australian bat lyssavirus and handling bats
Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL) is closely related to the rabies virus. Only vaccinated people who have been trained in the care of bats should ever handle them...
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Australian bat lyssavirus risk management 2013-2014 audit report
Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) is a zoonotic disease (a disease that spreads from animals to people) which poses health and safety risks for people who have o...
Tools
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Hazardous chemicals - placard information and manifest quantities
Hazardous chemicals - placard information and manifest quantities
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Onsite traffic management self-assessment tool
Use this self-assessment tool to review your existing risk management approach for traffic movement at your workplace. Six pages of prompts and a one page refer...
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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...
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
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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....
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Form 69 - Notification of a facility exceeding 10% of schedule 15 threshold
Use this form when schedule 15 chemicals exceeding 10% of threshold quantities are to be used, handled, or stored at your facility.
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Form 74 - New application for authorisation
If your workplace uses, handles or stores prohibited or restricted carcinogenic hazardous chemicals, use this form to apply for authorisation.
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Form 23 - Amended notification of lead risk work
Lead is a highly toxic cumulative poison for which manufacturers and importers must prepare, review, amend and provide Safety Data Sheets and suppliers must pro...
Podcasts
All 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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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.