Videos

How does offering suitable duties benefit my business?

Finding jobs or tasks your worker can do while they’re recovering from an injury or illness at work is a great way to support them as they settle back into work. It’s good for your business, too.

Chemical security in the community

This film provides general advice to the community about suspicious behaviour relating to chemicals of security concern. Trust your instincts—if you suspect it, report it to the National Security Hotline.

Working on a safer Queensland

This film shows the proactive and participative side of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland's activities.

Managing psychosocial hazards at work - First responder

Using an insightful case study from the first responder industry, this video demonstrates several common psychosocial hazards in the workplace and how these can negatively impact on workers. In this example we explore challenges faced by paramedics which include frequent exposure to trauma, violence and aggression, while enduring extended work hours and minimal recovery time between shifts.

Work social events and employer liability

In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Kym Cavanagh and Jim Tealby, of Hede Byrne & Hall, to discuss employer liability for injuries that have occurred at work social events. Kym and Jim talk through some cases on the subject, and provide analysis about when employers may be found liable for these injuries.

WHSQ Respirable Crystalline Substances Tranche two regulation

Stronger regulation on processing crystalline silica substances came into effect on 1 September, 2024.National Work Health and Safety Ministers unanimously agreed to amend the model work health and safety laws, introducing stronger regulation around the processing of crystalline silica substances, effective 1 September 2024.

Firefighter shares his WorkCover story

When firefighter Bruce Beasley was diagnosed with prostate cancer his world fell away. But he got onto WorkCover straight away. “It was fantastic, the help I got from WorkCover,” he said.

Quad bikes safety - Come home safe

Workers' compensation in the hybrid work environment

In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenter Yvette McLaughlin, of Sparke Helmore Lawyers, to discuss hybrid working arrangements in the post-Covid landscape and its impact on workers' compensation and injury claims.

Making workplaces safer for everyone, every day

Queensland workers and workplaces have the strongest safety protections thanks to the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment (WHSOLA) Act 2024. While WHSOLA Act 2024 provides the strongest protections, safety is still a shared responsibility, and we all have a role to play in making sure our workplaces are safer for everyone, every day.

Return to work after workplace bullying

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland hosted a webinar presented by Dr Kirsten Way from Work and Electrical Safety Policy on Wednesday 30 October 2014.

The crucial role of record keeping for workplace injuries

In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenter Georgina Wong, of Colin Biggers & Paisley, to discuss the importance of accurate record keeping and maintaining detailed file notes when managing workplace injuries.