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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
Gold Coast handyman fined $60,000 for unlicensed and dodgy electrical work
Medical fees update – effective 1 March 2022
Unguarded meat slicer cuts deep for local wholesaler
Handyman fined after using wrecking bar to remove asbestos
Huge fines imposed on major macadamia nut grower
Medical fees update – effective 1 December 2021
Specialty medical assessment tribunal applications now open
New Private Hospital Services Table of Costs now available – effective 1 December 2021
No working at heights safety measures costs construction and roofing company dearly
New films urge rural Queenslanders to be safe around electricity
Rural plant code of practice 2004 review
Mushroom farm fined $130,000 for workplace incident
Tingalpa construction given hefty fine for unsafe work practices
Former nurse tells how her neighbour’s life was in her hands