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Employers and workers in the construction industry benefit from gaining strategies that promote and support mental wellbeing.

The operation of powered mobile plant at construction workplaces exposes workers to a range of risks to health and safety.

Constructionsite safety rules and regulations PDF

An excavation means a trench, tunnel or shaft, but does not include a mine, water bore, or a trench for use as a place of interment. There are specific requirements for managing the risk associated with excavation work.

Learn about the Acts, Regulations and codes of practice we are responsible for and find information on workplace inspections and prosecutions.

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Maintaining a safe workplace is everyone’s responsibility. This section offers information and tools to help you manage risks and protect health, safety and wellbeing.

Reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders and building industry capacity to manage these risks are a priority for Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

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By default, a person conducting a business or undertaking that commissions construction work valued at $250 000 or more is the principal contractor.

Like all power tools, nail guns can be dangerous. The power generated by a nail gun can drive a nail through human bone.

Information about the duties arising from s.295 (Designer must give safety report to person who commissions design) of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.

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How to manage exposure to risks associated with the erection and installation of tilt-up and pre-cast concrete panels and elements on construction sites.

Q fever is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria (Coxiella burnetii) that infects some livestock, companion animals and wildlife. It is a zoonosis, which means that infected animals can spread infection to people.

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Installing cabling and entering ceiling spaces, for work such as installation of solar panels or aerials on roofs, can pose serious risks to workers.

Confined spaces that may be found on a construction site include some types of excavations or trenches, drainage or sewerage pipes, and crawl spaces.

Where construction work is carried out the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure the workplace is secured from unauthorised access.

A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must manage the risk of a fall from one level to another where it is likely that the person would be injured by the fall.

Workers in the construction industry are at a significantly greater risk of health problems than workers in other industries.

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Everything you need to know about worker’s compensation insurance, whether you’re an employer needing to insure your workers or a worker who’s been injured at work.

The erection, alteration, use and dismantling of scaffold exposes workers to the risk of a serious fall or being struck by falling objects, such as scaffold components, tools, or in the event of a collapse, the entire scaffold.

Your rehabilitation and return to work journey will be easier if you know your options, the steps to take, and who’s responsible for what.

We deeply acknowledge and pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and their Elders past and present. We thank the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia for their ongoing custodianship of land, waters, culture and community.

Find out about hazardous tasks associated with any work in the construction, alteration, conversion, fitting-out, commissioning, renovation, repair, maintenance, refurbishment, demolition, decommissioning or dismantling of a structure.

Whether at work or home, exposure to asbestos fibres is very dangerous. Understanding the health and safety requirements for managing and removing asbestos will make your place of work safer for everyone.

Tunnelling work is often highly complex and involves the use of a range of engineering and construction techniques, plant and equipment.

Cranes and mechanical lifting gear are used to handle excessively heavy loads and, as such, create the potential for serious injury or death.