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March 2023

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Silica audit: hundreds of workplace inspections planned

On 1 May 2023, the new construction silica code comes into effect, with inspectors preparing to visit hundreds of construction and manufacturing sites across the state.
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New silica Code - using control methods in Appendix 4

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland takes you through a step-by-step controlled approach to managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction.
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On-site traffic management – new guidance

On-site traffic management poses significant safety issues across all types of industries in Queensland. A range of vehicles and mobile plant have been involved in incidents that have seriously injured or killed workers.
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Business and supervisor fined $55,000 over rooftop plunge

A roofing business and one of its supervisors were fined a collective $55,000 after a worker was seriously injured falling through a roof onto a concrete floor.
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Heightened focus for inspectors – too many fall from height incidents

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) is concerned about the number of falls from height incidents in the construction industry and has called on all contractors to implement appropriate controls to stem the flow of seriously injured workers and to prevent another tragic death.
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Construction industry stats: the good and the bad news

Updated statistics from Safe Work Australia have shown the work fatality rate has continued to fall across Australia, but the incidence rate for serious claims from the construction industry is still well above the industry average.
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Book your free safety advocate visit

Construction workplaces across the state are invited to book a session with a Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) advocate.
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Violence and aggression: how to manage risks

Australia’s first legally enforceable psychosocial hazards code of practice (the new Managing the risks of psychosocial hazards at work code of practice 2022) highlights the health and safety risks associated with violence and aggression at work, and the responsibilities of employers to manage psychosocial hazards.
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MATES in Construction offers suicide prevention support

MATES in Construction (MATES) provides suicide prevention through community development programs and by supporting workers in need through case management and a 24/7 assistance line.
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