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.
Read the January 2023 edition of eSAFE Rural newsletter.
Do you ride a quad bike or know someone who does? Then now is the time to have your say on quad bike safety.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is taking bookings for safety advocate visits.
Each year, Safe Work Australia produces national work health and safety statistics, providing important evidence on the state of work health and safety in Australian states and territories.
The agriculture industry has again impressed at the recent Queensland Safe Work and Return to Work Awards, taking out two of the major prizes and being nominated for many more.
On 3 November 2022, a company which runs a beef cattle business was sentenced in the Roma Magistrates court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty.
On 7 December 2022, a company and its sole director were fined a total of $25,000 in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court for offences under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, after an employee contracted Q-fever.
If you’re an employer preparing to introduce young people or overseas backpackers to your business, it’s important you ensure they are properly trained and supervised in their new roles.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has more free farm safety calendars to give away.