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Review into Queensland’s workers’ compensation scheme
Consumer warning: Safe use and charging of electric scooters
Unlicensed sparkie cops $40,000 fine for illegal electrical work
Business and supervisor fined $55,000 following worker’s seven metre rooftop plunge
Electrician cops huge fines for unsafe electrical work
Fatal helicopter incident on Gold Coast
Common Law Claims Management Panel tender now open
Medical fees update – effective 1 December 2022
Rogue electrician shut down in Townsville
Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice
Worker receives suspended sentence after felling apprentice with concrete block in Richlands
Award nominated rehab consultant shares his top tips
New workplace coal dust standard commences in Queensland
Ambassadors in Aged Care may reduce incidences of violence and aggression against workers
Supreme Court decision puts spotlight on interstate workers’ connection to Queensland
Appeal, bail request dismissed for gig worker convicted of fraud
Easing burden of manual task injuries in disability services and aged care
Educational resource company fined after forklift incident
Company fined after debris from crane fell on worker
Work safety inspector intimidated over asbestos complaint
Warning not to use high pressure cleaners on asbestos roofs
Medical fees update – effective 1 August 2022
Asbestos management compliance campaign
Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination Code of Practice 2021 changes
Boat builder fined $140,000 over workplace injuries
Not ensuring workers complied with traffic management policies costs not-for-profit organisation much needed cash
After ten years, WorkCover Queensland still offers one of lowest premium rates in Australia
Making in-roads to improve mental health for transport workers
High Court mental injury ruling reaffirms employer duty of care
Updated Allied Health fees – effective 1 July 2022
House moving company and director fined over workplace roof fall
Narangba fertilizer company fined $250,000 over worker crush fatality
Steel fabrication company fined after incident involving an apprentice
Builders fined over Sunshine Coast work safety hazard
New safety laws proposed for quad bikes and side-by-sides
Primary school students urged to do their bit for farm safety
Company director jailed after worker impaled
Proposed legislative changes to create ‘claim-farming’ offences and terminal injury timeframes
First individual convicted for industrial manslaughter
Preventing injuries while working from home
Annual review of Allied Health Services Tables of Costs for 2022-2023
Arc flash dangers highlighted in innovative new film
Managing sprains and strains in retail tyre industry
Sole director and his company cop huge fines for unlicensed electrical work
Gold Coast property management company fined $60,000 for fall from heights
Stay electrically safe during flood clean up
WorkCover’s response for flood-affected policyholders
Truckie fined after teenager crushed in workplace incident