Maintaining a safe workplace is everyone’s responsibility. This section offers information and tools to help you manage risks and protect health, safety and wellbeing.
Everything you need to know about worker’s compensation insurance, whether you’re an employer needing to insure your workers or a worker who’s been injured at work.
Your rehabilitation and return to work journey will be easier if you know your options, the steps to take, and who’s responsible for what.
Information about work health and safety and electrical licensing, registration and training.
Learn about the Acts, Regulations and codes of practice we are responsible for and find information on workplace inspections and prosecutions.
Find health and safety information and guidance about your industry and the kind of work you do.
A listing of useful resources available on the website. Use the in-page search or filters to find what you need.
Find out about high risk work licences, how to apply for, renew or replace your licence and update your contact details.
Information on the different classes of high risk work licences.
How to apply for, renew or replace your HRW / asbestos / demolition / general construction licence.
Fees and payment options for high risk work licences and major hazard facility licences.
Update your contact details online to change the residential, postal or email address, or phone number on your existing Queensland high risk work licence.
Check when you don’t need a high risk work licence to carry out high risk work, and what occupational licences are now discontinued.
Information on interstate licences and renewing your interstate licence in Queensland.
Check how you can update and convert your old paper based certificate into a renewable photographic licence for high risk work (HRW).
This search will confirm the licence status of a Queensland High Risk Work licence (HRWL).
You are allowed to seek a review of the decision or appeal if you are refused a licence or have conditions or restrictions are placed on your licence.