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November 2024

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Construction site safety blitz successful in 2024

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) inspectors undertook a safety compliance blitz of the state’s construction businesses between July and September 2024.
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Asbestos campaign monitors compliance

The Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) Asbestos Compliance Unit (ACU), with the support of WHSQ inspectors, conducted audits across Queensland workplaces to monitor asbestos compliance.
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Secure construction sites for end of year break

As the end-of-year break approaches, many in the construction industry are eagerly anticipating a well-earned rest. But before switching off, there’s an essential checklist every site manager must prioritise—securing construction sites and maintaining good housekeeping. These aren’t just best practices; they are legislative requirements under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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Spring heatwaves to summer scorchers: Protecting Queensland workers from heat stress

Summer officially begins on December 1st, but in Queensland, the heat begins in spring and lingers well into the new year.
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Nominate to join the Consultative Committee for Work-Related Fatalities and Serious Incidents (Consultative Committee)

The Office of Industrial Relations (OIR) is currently seeking applications for membership of the new term of the Consultative Committee for Work-Related Fatalities and Serious Incidents (Consultative Committee). The Consultative Committee provides a crucial link between affected individuals and government agencies.
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Prosecutions

A crane operator has received a $10,000 fine and an order to undertake training for failing to safely set up a mobile crane after it toppled over onto three houses putting the occupants at risk of serious injury or death.
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Preventing tragedy - Safe storage of excavator buckets

An incident in Queensland has highlighted the critical need for greater awareness around the safe storage of excavator buckets.
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Shaping the future of trade apprenticeships: research into WHS risks and injury prevention

Did you know apprentice workers are classified as a vulnerable worker group, meaning they are at higher risk of workplace injury?
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