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- Asbestos compliance campaign
- Sprains and strains assessment
- Onsite traffic management and pedestrian safety project
- Asbestos removal businesses
- Participative ergonomics for manual tasks (PErforM)
- People at work
Asbestos compliance campaign
The audits will target businesses operating from buildings built before 1990 and where asbestos is or may be present. Assessments will focus on compliance with requirements under the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (WHS Regulation) and codes of practice to have asbestos registers and management plans in place. Inspectors will take enforcement action if the risk of exposure to asbestos fibres is not being managed effectively.
Targeted areas: Statewide
What can my business do to prepare?
Ensure you comply with requirements for asbestos registers and management plans in accordance with Part 8.3 Management of asbestos and associated risks (the WHS Regulation).
During the visit, you should provide the inspector with:
- your asbestos register and management plan
- any relevant inspections by a competent person under section 422 of the WHS Regulation or otherwise concerning asbestos in the building.
Sprains and strains assessment
Sprain and strain injuries account for more than 60 per cent of non-fatal workers' compensation claims. The two most common causes are hazardous manual tasks and slips, trips and falls at level.
Inspectors will visit workplaces which have had a recent worker's compensation claim for a sprain or strain injury to:
- assess work tasks that expose workers to risk factors
- determine if adequate action has been taken to control the risk factors.
Targeted areas: Statewide
What can my business do to prepare?
Prepare for a sprains and strains assessment by using self-assessment tools and other resources.
Onsite traffic management and pedestrian safety project
Businesses in the construction, manufacturing, transport and agriculture industries will be the focus of a statewide campaign targeting traffic management in 2016 and 2017.
The project aims to reduce the rate of fatalities and severity of injuries due to incidents between mobile plant and pedestrians in Queensland workplaces.
As part of the project, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland inspectors will visit businesses to raise awareness of the risks and help them implement effective traffic management strategies.
