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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
Mentally healthy workplaces make better business for all
Shane Webcke gets serious about work safety
Her life in my hands – Robyn Neilson story
Annual review of medical fees for 2021-2022
Kids and quad bikes – ride safe over school holidays
Have a care for traffic controllers during holiday rush
Making surgery approval process faster and easier
Independent medical examinations panel review
Court upholds conviction for workplace electric shock
Demolition company fined $6,000
Government backs first responders battling PTSD
2020-2021 WorkCover Queensland industry classifications released
Allied health table of costs update 2020
QPS officers receive national recognition for outstanding efforts
Updated Medical Items Table of Costs including new diagnostic imaging fees-effective
Coronavirus workplace risk management
Crush incidents when loading/unloading
Edge protection company and its director fined $55,000 for exposing workers to risk of serious
Availability of disposable respirators during COVID-19 pandemic
Wholesale bakery fined $90,000 for breakdown of safety procedures
ESAFE – February 2020
Electrical licensing disciplinary action