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First progress report – Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos 2022–2025

The comprehensive Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos 2022–2025 to minimise the risk of asbestos exposure and protect workers, the community and the environment has had its first annual progress report published.
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Electrical Safety Act: call for industry submissions

Recently, the Queensland Government commissioned a review of the state’s Electrical Safety Act. This review sought to ensure our electrical safety laws continue to provide a high standard of safety for workers and communities, while recognising the impacts of new and emerging technologies.
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WHS Act update

Earlier this year, the Queensland Government accepted all 31 recommendations of an independent review of the state’s Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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Air monitoring for respirable crystalline silica

The latest article in our series on Queensland’s new construction silica dust code of practice looks at the importance of air monitoring.
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New road safety technology on show

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will host its next online safety network presentation on 19 July 2023. Special guest speakers from Brisbane Motorway Services will talk about their innovative road safety prototypes including a self-driving recovery vehicle and newly designed on-road barriers to help protect workers and drivers.
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Principles that apply to WHS Duties: New resources for PCBUs

The model WHS Act sets out the principles that apply to all work health and safety duties under sections 13-17. PCBU’s should know about their primary duty to ensure the health and safety of their people.
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Worker fined $100,000 and jailed for workers’ comp fraud

It’s unusual in Queensland to see extreme examples of workers’ compensation fraud, but a Brisbane magistrate recently heard a case that was described as a serious offence and example.
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If you’re a food delivery business, you need to read this!

Recently, Safe Work Australia launched their Deliver yourself home safely campaign, which provides food delivery workers with practical information and key contact details to help influence positive work health and safety attitudes and behaviours.
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Excavator operating training for asbestos removal

If you’re an excavator operator, you might be subcontracted to assist with removing asbestos contaminated soil or demolishing fire-damaged buildings.
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New resources available: rehabilitation and return to work guidance

You can support positive return to work outcomes for injured workers by understanding the systems, tools, and terminologies insurers use when managing rehabilitation and return to work (RRTW).
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Managing psychosocial hazards: Low reward and recognition

Low reward and recognition is a common psychosocial hazard that can include not being recognised for extra effort or commitment or receiving little or no constructive feedback. It may also include not providing workers reasonable opportunities for career development, not recognising workers’ skills, or distributing rewards and recognition in a way that is unfair, biased, or inequitable.
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Managing psychosocial hazards: Poor environmental conditions

Poor environmental conditions are those where workers are exposed to unpleasant, poor quality, or hazardous physical environments or conditions that create a stress response. Poor environmental conditions can cause a stress response which when frequent, prolonged, or severe, may cause physical or psychological injury.
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“It’s likely’’: silent rise in leptospirosis cases in Queensland

Following reports of increased rodent activity in Queensland, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland reminds relevant industries of ways to protect workers from leptospirosis.
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BE the health and wellbeing change you want to see in the world

If your organisation is creating a workplace culture where everyone cares for each other’s safety and wellbeing, then we would like to hear from you.
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