Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that transport passengers, mail or goods by road, rail, water or air; including warehousing or storage services. Or provide scenic and sightseeing transport.
Transport, postal and warehousing
Alerts
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Incident alert
Worker sustains fatal injuries after falling from a ladderIn 2025, a worker sustained fatal injuries when they fell from a ladder while accessing a residential roof. It appears the worker was installing a satellite int...
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Workplace health and safety alert
Safety alert - Retaining wall collapse on construction siteThis safety alert relates to a fatal incident involving the collapse of a concrete retaining wall.
Guides
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Health and Safety Solution - Using forklift attachments
Health and Safety Solution - using forklift attachments.
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Transport industry infographic postcard
Printable statistical overview of industry
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Understanding a forklift's load capacity
Health and Safety Solution about understanding a forklift's load capacity
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Attaching a LPG cylinder to a forklift
Health and Safety Solution about how to attach a LPG cylinder to a forklift
Tools
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Safer truck design procurement and retrofitting checklist
Safer truck design procurement and retrofitting checklist
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Safe handling when securing loads on trucks advisory tool
Advisory tool to accompany the safe handling when securing loads on trucks campaign.
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Safe immobilising heavy vehicles and trailers checklist tool
This self-assessment checklist allows workplaces to conduct hazard and risk identification on the four areas where immobilisation failures typically occur.
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Transport industry - checklists for managing hazardous manual-tasks at customer sites
Include some of the common issues associated with manual-tasks at customer sites.
Codes of practice
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Cane rail safety - A supplement to the Sugar mill safety Code of Practice 2024
This document is a supplement to the Sugar mill safety Code of Practice, and forms part of that code. The purpose of this supplement is to assist persons to manage workplace health and safety risks posed by cane rail operations.
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Cash in transit code of practice 2011
This code of practice provides practical advice on how to manage risks in the cash in transit industry.
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Traffic management for construction or maintenance work code of practice 2008
Guidance on how to manage the risks posed by traffic to workers and other persons while construction or maintenance work is happening on or near roads.
HazardsAll hazards
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Spray painting and powder coating
Spray painting is an efficient way to apply high-quality paint coatings to a wide range of surfaces, and it’s used in a variety of industrie...
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Pig handling
Pigs can cause serious injury if not handled properly. Learn about the risks involved in pig handling and how to keep yourself and others sa...
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Cattle handling
Cattle are large animals that can move quickly and be aggressive. Their ease of handling can differ due to previous experiences, breed chara...
NewsAll news
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WorkCover's My Recovery Plan now live
From 19 May, workers, employers and treatment providers will see a new rehab and return‑to‑work plan called the My Recovery Plan. The plan b...
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Allied Health Services Tables of Costs review for 2026-2027
WorkCover Queensland is commencing our annual review of the Allied Health Services Tables of Costs for the 2026-2027 financial year.
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New Rehabilitation Services Provider Panel (RSPP)
WorkCover Queensland is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Rehabilitation Services Provider Panel (RSPP).
EventsAll events
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North Queensland Work Well Conference 2026
Join safety professionals and industry leaders at the North Queensland Work Well Conference on Wednesday 15 July 2026.
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Work Well Conference Brisbane 2026
Join safety professionals and industry leaders at the Work Well Conference Brisbane on Wednesday 7 October 2026 at the Brisbane Convention a...
Services
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WorkCover Connect for employers
Manage your claims and policy with our free online service.
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People and careers at the Office of Industrial Relations
Join the Queensland Government and the Office of Industrial Relations to deliver safer, healthier and fairer workplaces.
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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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Check insurance cover
Check to see if an employer has a current accident insurance policy.
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Send or request WorkCover information
The easiest and fastest way you can get information to or from WorkCover Queensland is using our dedicated online services.
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Industry comparative calculator
Industry comparative calculator to generate the latest statistics for your industry and across Queensland.
CampaignsAll campaigns
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Compliance campaign Cyclophosphamide
Cyclophosphamide is classified as a restricted carcinogen under Schedule 10 of the WHS Regulation and as a Category 1 carcinogen, known to c...
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Ensuring health and safety in food delivery services
Whether your business produces and delivers food or employs delivery drivers, it is essential you prioritise your workers’ health and safety...
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4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) [101-14-4] (MOCA) compliance campaign
Between October 2023 and August 2024, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) audited businesses who were using, handling, storing or ...
VideosAll videos
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Manual handling injuries in the workplace
In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Duncan Hutchings and Elizabeth Bainbridge...
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Mental Health in the Agriculture industry webinar
As part of Queensland Mental Health Week, the Mental Health in the Agriculture industry webinar was held on 8 October 2025 to spotlight psyc...
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Unpacking the Rural plant Code of Practice: Training and skills
How to apply training and skilling requirements on farm.
Case studiesAll case studies
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Employer not liable for shoulder injury after opening door
Read the case summary on why wind-related resistance on fire doors was deemed an insignificant risk and how the court assessed quantum and p...
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Plaintiff failed to prove any breach of duty
This is an important decision for any organisation providing social work services, although particularly in residential care situations.
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Print machine operator fails to establish employer liability in hand injury claim
Nemet v Hally Labels Pty Limited [2025] QDC. The Plaintiff in this case failed to establish that the defendant had breached its duty of care...
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 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 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...
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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...
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...