Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that onsell goods to other businesses, often in bulk, from a warehouse or office facility.
Wholesale trade
CampaignsAll campaigns
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Safe Work Month 2020
In October 2020 we delivered a program of virtual events, tools and resources focusing on work health and safety and return to work.
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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.
NewsAll news
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Get ready to renew your policy from 1 July
If you employ workers in Queensland, it's time to start preparing to renew your WorkCover Queensland accident insurance policy.
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Queensland workers' compensation premiums remain lowest
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said today that the average WorkCover premium would be maintained at $1.20 per $100 of wages paid ...
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Vale Ian Brusasco AO
WorkCover Queensland is saddened to hear the news of the passing of Mr Ian Brusasco AO, former chair at WorkCover Queensland from 1998 to 20...
Events
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Musculoskeletal Disorders Symposium
The 2021 national symposium will be a digital event.
Alerts
All alerts
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Incident alert
Falls from height result in serious injuriesTwo recent incidents where workers have suffered serious injuries have highlighted the dangers of falls from height. In August 2020, a man sustained serious inj...
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Incident alert
Worker injured in side-by-side vehicle rolloverIn September 2020, a worker was seriously injured when the side-by-side vehicle he was using at an industrial workplace overturned.
HazardsAll hazards
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Flammable refrigerants
Find out about flammable refrigerants and your responsibilities for storing and handling them.
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Forklifts
Forklift trucks refer to an industrial lift truck equipped with a vertically elevating load carriage frame.
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Anhydrous ammonia
Anhydrous ammonia is a colourless gas that has a strong smell and is toxic, corrosive and flammable. It serves as an effective industrial re...
Codes of practiceAll codes of practice
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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...
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First aid in the workplace code of practice 2021
This Code of Practice on first aid in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011...
Commencement date: 1 March 2021 -
Children and young workers code of practice 2006
Advice on how to manage health and safety at workplaces where children and young workers are likely to be.
Commencement date: 1 July 2006
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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Forklift safety for workers
What you need to know to safely and legally operate a forklift (2 pages). In Qld you need a high risk work licence (LF) to use a forklift.
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Manifest requirements for hazardous chemicals
This guide can be used to assist a PCBU meet their duty to provide a manifest for hazardous chemicals under the WHS Regulation. This guide outlines the informat...
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Preventing injuries in poultry processing
With the rate of time-lost compensation claims in poultry processing nearly double the Queensland average, research into injury prevention in the industry was r...
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Forklift safety for employers: maintenance
Provides employers with advice on forklift maintenance
Tools
All tools
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Warehouse / Storeperson : Return to Work Checklist and Plan
For use by medical practitioner.
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No DIY sign - must be installed by a licensed electrician
For printing- largest size. Do not DIY electrical installation.
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No DIY sign - must be installed by a licensed electrician
Signage for printing - landscape, two to a page.
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No DIY sign - must be installed by a licensed electrician
Sign for printing - small (landscape orientation).
VideosAll videos
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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...
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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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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...
Case studiesAll case studies
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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...
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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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The home: another place of employment where workplace injuries can occur
Working from home creates an additional place of employment in which the employer must take steps to do what is reasonably practicable to en...
Forms
All forms
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Form 73 - Notification of a manifest quantity workplace (smart form)
For use by businesses to comply with Section 348 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (WHS Regulation).
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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 86 Lead health monitoring report
A form completed before lead risk work to monitor health for each worker.
Podcasts
All podcasts
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Workplace design for better health, safety, wellness and productivity at NOJA Power - a case study
Presented by Jay Manne and Rabiul Alam (NOJA Power).
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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.