Health and safety guidance and resources for businesses that work with crops, animals, fish or timber; or support another business that does.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
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Incident alert
A tractor has rolled causing fatal crush injuries to operatorIn a recent incident, the operator of a tractor has sustained fatal crush injuries when the tractor rolled. Initial enquiries have revealed that the tractor bei...
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Incident alert
Working remotely and isolatedIn a recent incident, a worker was found deceased after attempting to seek assistance when the vehicle he was travelling in became bogged. Early investigations...
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Rural plant code of practice 2004 review
This code provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to comply with their health and safety duties r...
Commencement date: 18 October 2021 -
Sugar industry code of practice 2005
This code of practice provides practical advice on managing exposure to risks in the sugar industry.
Commencement date: 24 May 2005 -
Forest harvesting code of practice 2007
Practical advice on how to manage risks relating to harvesting, snigging, loading and transporting forest products as well as risks to anyon...
Commencement date: 2 February 2007
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guide
If an injury or illness occursThe steps to take—from making sure people are safe to reporting injuries and making a claim.
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guide
Serious about farm safetyA guide to developing a health and safety management system for small to medium sized agricultural businesses.
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Farm safety checklist
Use these questions as a starting point for working out what you need to do to make your farm safer
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Farm safety induction for visitors
Farm safety checklist
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Elevating work platform routine and pre-harvest inspection checklist
A checklist for a workplace elevation work platform routine, and pre-harvest inspection.
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Tree trimming/arboricultural industry: Hazard identification checklist
Use the checklist to identify potential health and safety problems in your workplace.
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Animal handling
Farm animals can cause serious injury if not handled properly.
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Machinery and equipment
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries plant includes a range of machinery and equipment including farm vehicles such as tractors and quad bike...
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Quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles
Safety tips when operating a quad bike.
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Using drones to improve safety and efficiency in cattle yards
As a farmer, business owner and Queensland Safety Ambassador, Shane Webcke knows first-hand how important it is to prioritise safe work and ...
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Between a rock and a hard place – Garry's story
Between a rock and a hard place shares Garry Nichols' story of a rural tractor roll-over incident. An ordinary work day changed his life.
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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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Updated Allied Health fees – effective 1 July 2024
WorkCover Queensland has completed our annual update of the Allied Health Services Table of Costs for the 2024-2025 financial year. The upda...
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WorkCover fraud leads to five months imprisonment
A Queensland man, who defrauded nearly $78,000 from WorkCover Queensland, will be sent to prison for five months and has been ordered to rep...
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Research to investigate returning to work after lung disease diagnosis
The Miles Government continues to lead the nation in its commitment to limiting the effects of dust lung disease in workers in the mining an...
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Quad bikes are Queensland farming’s biggest killer
More than 50 Queenslanders have been killed using quad bikes since 2011. Be a safer quad bike rider by following five simple steps: always w...
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Farm safety calendar competition
This year’s Farm safety calendar competition has closed. Stay tuned to find out which students will have their drawings published in the 202...
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Snorkel safety challenge 2024
Calling all Queensland dive and snorkel operators! Showcase your assessment and rescue skills and establish your organisation as one that is...
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Mentally healthy workplaces workshops 2024
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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Asbestos notifications
Make an asbestos notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
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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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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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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...
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Employer found to have breached duty of care to concrete delivery driver
On 26 July 20218 the Plaintiff, a concrete delivery driver, suffered a left wrist and secondary psychiatric injury.
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Employer found liable for a lumbar spine injury
The plaintiff suffered an injury to her lumbar spine while lifting a load from a low pallet to a sheft on 28 April 2019.
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Queensland primary school Farm safety calendar competition template
Queensland primary school Farm safety calendar competition template.
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Form 70 - Notification of a hazardous chemicals pipeline
This is an approved form for compliance with Section 390 and 391 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (WHS Regulation).
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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 536 – 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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podcast
Using drones to improve safety and efficiency in cattle yardsAs a farmer, business owner and Queensland Safety Ambassador, Shane Webcke knows first-hand how important it is to prioritise safe work and ...
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podcast
Shane Webcke's message about working on the landListen to Work Health and Safety Ambassador, Shane Webcke's message about working on the land.