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Guide to health and safety lawsAn overview of the laws, how they fit together and what they require of employers and workers.
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Electrical Safety Fortnight 2026
Running from 1 to 15 September 2026, check out the events on offer and ensure you are staying electrically safe at work, at home and in the community.
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Join the Medical Assessment Tribunals
Apply now to join the Medical Assessment Tribunals to make a difference to the lives of injured Queensland workers.
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Farm safety calendar competition
Competition now open! Queensland primary school students are encouraged to draw and colour a picture to illustrate a farm safety message.
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Supporting the mental health of workers with physical injuries
Did you know a physical injury can lead to a mental injury as well? Learn how to support the mental health of injured workers.
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Making workplaces safer for everyone, every day
Whether you’re an employer, employee or dedicated health and safety representative, we all have a role to play in making workplaces safer for everyone, every day.
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Ambassadors
Our safety ambassadors share their stories and increase awareness of the importance of mentally healthy workplaces and work health and safety.
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Updated Workplace Exposure Standard for Aluminium Welding Fumes
The workplace exposure standard (WES) for aluminium welding fumes has been reduced from 5 mg/m³ to 1 mg/m³, measured as an 8-hour time-weigh...
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Workplace Health and Safety Queensland media statement
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) have notified a number of impacted businesses regarding the detection of asbestos-containing f...
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Calling for Expressions of Interest for the Work Health and Safety Industry Sector Standing Committees
The Office of Industrial Relations (OIR) is seeking nominations for consideration by the Minister for appointment to a new term of the Indus...
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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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Electrical safety summit
This year’s in-person and livestreamed summit will bring together industry leaders to improve safety outcomes, learn from industry incidents...
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Transport and logistics industry WHS network - September 2026
Join Workplace Health and Safety Queensland’s (WHSQ) free industry network on Wednesday 9 September 2026.
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workplace health and safety alert
Tractor-mounted post driver failure
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incident alert
Two workers exposed to hazardous chemical
16 June 2026 -
incident alert
Worker fatally injured when trapped in an elevated scraper
12 June 2026 -
incident alert
Worker sustains crush injuries from falling pipe
12 June 2026 -
incident alert
Worker sustains fatal injuries after falling from a ladder
9 June 2026