Public consultation on Work Health and Electrical Safety Policy

Policy and Workplace Services (PWS) provides evidence-based policy and legislative advice on work and electrical safety to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) and the Electrical Safety Office (ESO).

WHSQ is the work health and safety regulator for Queensland and the ESO is Queensland’s electrical safety regulator.  Both regulators are situated in the Office of Industrial Relations.

PWS consults with industry, businesses, worker representatives, technical experts, academics, advocacy groups, ‘lived experience’ groups, other regulators and the wider community as an integral part of developing and evaluating policies.

This may include consultation on the development of codes of practice or guidance material or on changes to legislation.

The benefits of public consultation include:

• better solutions for real world application
• greater public awareness of health and safety
• input from a wider range of expertise and
• increased transparency for the regulator and government.

Consultation enables the people affected by regulation to have a say on regulation.

This page provides up to date information on consultation being undertaken by PWS, including where we are involved in national policy development with Safe Work Australia.

Information on consultation by other departments that is open for public submission is also available from the Queensland Government's Get Involved website.

Current consultations

No current consultations.

Other jurisdictions' consultations

Safe Work Australia

Safe Work Australia (SWA) is a national policy body representing the interests of the Commonwealth, states and territories, as well as workers and employers. They develop national work health and safety policy and strategy and model Work Health and Safety legislation and guidance.

Consultation on the proposal to reduce the Aluminium (welding fumes) workplace exposure standard

Submissions close on 11:59pm (AEDT) on Friday 28 February 2025.

Read about the consultation and submitting a response.

Consultation on the engineered stone ban

Submissions close on 11:59pm (AEDT) on Monday 31 March 2025.

Read about the consultation and submitting a response.

Visit Safe Work Australia consultation hub for more SWA consultations.

Other ways you can get involved

In addition to being involved in consultation processes, you can get involved by:

• seeking to be a member on an Industry Sector Standing Committee
• seeking to be on a steering group for the development or review of a code of practice
• seeking to be a member on the Consultative Committee for Work-Related Fatalities and Serious Incidents.

Read more on the Work Health and Safety Board and committees.