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Queensland’s 2023 Work Well Awards finalists announced
Packaging maker fined $30,000 after worker’s hand crushed  
Dozens of safety issues identified in latest border blitz  
Charges over water tank fatality and injury
Joint initiative aims to reduce plumbers’ risk of injury
High Court clears employer of vicarious liability in unusual workplace incident
Falling power tester costs lift company $240,000
WorkSafe investigates fatal ladder fall at construction site  
WorkSafe hits road for Health and Safety Month
Conversations and small changes drive safer farms
Childcare operator jailed after exposing his own $430,000 fraud   
Hospital charged after aged care resident chair failure
Transport company charged after fatal fall from truck
Saturday blitz puts spotlight on trenching risks
$320,000 fine after worker run over by B-double
Unlicensed electrical apprentice fined $45,000 for illegal, dangerous work
26 storey pipe fall lands company $200,000 safety spend
Footy’s Favourite Farmer kicks goal for safety
Trucking company fined $110,000 after post-fatality safety warnings ignored  
Asbestos compliance to be audited across Queensland
Worker charged after forklift load fatality
Queensland gets ready to Work Well
Silicosis clinic funded for another three years
Improving safety around cattle – it’s least you can do
Silica and falls focus of construction blitz
Calling all sparkies – connect with us for Electrical Safety Week
Worker crushed between platform and roof
Forklift fraud ordered to pay back $48,000
WorkCover Queensland invests in safety of forklift users
Manufacturer fined $40,000 after worker loses fingers
Spotlight on working safely at height with solar
WorkSafe gives 37 compensation fraudsters flick
Largest fine issued over woodchipper death
Public Health Services Table of Costs update – effective 1 July 2023
Worker dies after being run over in carpark
Warning to businesses: Workplaces are not playgrounds, especially during school holidays
Expiry of Covid vaccination information regulations
Company charged after crane collapse puts lives at risk
Fraudster caught claiming injuries on fake jobs
Manufacturer fined $280,000 after fatal machine crush
Compensation fraud ordered to repay more than $124,000
Time to renew your WorkCover accident insurance policy
Worker dies in garbage truck crush
Diving company fined $730,000 for reckless safety breaches  
WorkSafe investigates farm worker death
Assaults on retail workers to attract stronger penalties
$2.9 million fine for chemical fire and stockpiles
Updated Allied Health fees – effective 1 July 2023