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Return on investment calculator

The return on investment (ROI) calculator is a tool that assists organisations to estimate an indicative return on their investments in work health and safety (WHS). It provides an indication of whether a particular investment (e.g. a new piece of equipment or an employee wellbeing program) will improve an organisation’s bottom line.

25 May 2018
Video

Worker definition

In this short video, WorkCover Queensland Customer Service Manager, construction, John Kinnane clarifies the worker definition changes, and explains how they affect employers and workers in the construction and transport industries.

18 September 2014
Video

Mental Injury Webinar Series: Part Two - The Employer Response

In part two of our mental injury webinar series, guest speaker Dr Mary Wyatt unpacks studies to demonstrate the impact an employer's response to injury can have on return to work outcomes. She also provides practical tips to employers on how to better support workers with a mental injury in their recovery and return to work.

15 November 2024
Video

Electrical apprentice safety forum 2023

This breakfast event held at Bracken Ridge TAFE provided electrical apprentices with an update on what is happening in the electrical industry and information on how to stay safe at work, look after your mental health and achieve success.

19 September 2023
Video

Electrical industry safety webinar 2023

The Electrical industry safety webinar is for electrical contractors, electricians and anyone working in the electrical industry to hear industry updates and learn more about staying safe in the electrical industry.

19 September 2023
Video

Libby Trickett - See the signs and ask for help

Four-time Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Libby Trickett raises awareness and promotes the importance of mental health in the workplace.

8 April 2020
Guide

Guide to health and safety laws

An overview of the laws, how they fit together and what they require of employers and workers.

25 September 2020
Video

Industrial ventilation: Silica

Industrial ventilation is one of the major engineering interventions to minimise toxic exposures to dusts and ranks part the way down the hierarchy of controls but must be considered before other approaches like dust masks are contemplated.

14 September 2020
Video

Systems thinking – manual tasks

To prevent injuries at work, we need to do more than tell our workers how to be safe. We need to think about the big picture and all the factors that impact healthy and safe work.

10 November 2020
Video

Child safety on farms

Featuring Kylie Stretton, mother of two children who runs cattle near Charters Towers and is a big advocate for child safety.

16 March 2017
Video

Sex work – Fatigue and other psychosocial risks

Workplace health and safety isn’t just about physical safety. Managing psychosocial hazards and risks at work is just as important. This film explains common psychosocial hazards effecting sex workers and how businesses are required to help mitigate or even eliminate these risks.

23 July 2024
Video

Disclosure in Common Law Claims

In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Kirsten Weber and Elizabeth Bainbridge-Brown of Jensen McConaghy Lawyers, to discuss why it is important for employers to disclose relevant information and documents to WorkCover Queensland for the management of a common law claim.

18 September 2023