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
Chemical reaction exposes worker to toxic gasIn March 2022, a worker was seriously injured after being exposed to a toxic gas following a chemical reaction in a pump shed. Initial enquiries indicate the ma...
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Incident alert
Worker struck by steel post at construction siteIn March 2022, a worker suffered a chest laceration and internal injuries when he was struck by a steel post. Early enquiries indicate the worker was part of a...
Guides
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Steering Healthy Minds
A collaboration by the Transport Industry Mental Health Initiative (TIMHI), Steering Healthy Minds has identified three main areas of focus – normalising, promo...
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Transport industry infographic postcard
Printable statistical overview of industry
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Health and Safety Solution - Using forklift attachments
Health and Safety Solution - using forklift attachments.
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Understanding a forklift's load capacity
Health and Safety Solution about understanding a forklift's load capacity
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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Bus driver self-assessment tool
Review the effectiveness and adequacy of your existing risk management approach forclient aggression and violence risks.
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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.
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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Managing risks in stevedoring code of practice 2018
This code of practice gives practical advice on managing risks in stevedoring.
Commencement date: 29 March 2018 -
Cane rail safety - a supplement to the Sugar industry code of practice 2005
This document is a supplement to the Sugar Industry Code of Practice 2005, and forms part of that code.
Commencement date: 1 January 2012 -
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.
Commencement date: 5 February 2011
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
Information about working with pigs, lifting and other factors.
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Cattle handling
Cattle are more unpredictable during cold windy weather, where cows have calves or if bulls are in proximity to cows in season.
NewsAll news
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Work Health Safety Act set for review
The Palaszczuk Government today announced that a five-yearly review of the Work Health Safety Act will begin next week.
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Asbestos management compliance campaign
Statewide audits will start on 1 August 2022 to check businesses operating from buildings built before 1990 or those where asbestos is, or m...
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Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination Code of Practice 2021 changes
The updated Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination Code of Practice 2021 commences on 1 August 2022. No substanti...
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 Toner
Join this FREE event streamed online where Greg Toner talks about using technology to manage work health and safety and injury recovery.
Services
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WorkCover Connect for employers
Manage your claims and policy with our free online service.
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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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Renew my policy
Renew your WorkCover insurance policy online.
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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.
CampaignsAll campaigns
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Tyre safety campaign
Tyres can pose risks to workers and others throughout their lifecycle, particularly when heavy vehicles are part of business operations. Dur...
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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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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 wellness impacts safety - pain science
This interactive session will explore how new ideas and findings in pain science and fatigue can help us to better understand accidents and ...
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Safety fundamentals - Small and medium sized business workshop
Designed for small to medium sized businesses with limited experience in work health and safety, this practical session will cover the funda...
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Heat stress management - you're doing it wrong!
In this practical session, you’ll learn about evidence-based approaches to address heat stress. This session will equip you with the knowled...
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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Application for registration of plant design (Form 14)
Form 14 Application for registration of plant design.
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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 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
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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.