WorkCover Queensland - Whats New

Understanding who's a worker animation

2012-05-16T08:51:08+10:00

A worker or not a worker? That really is the question! Many sub-contractors and sole traders who have their own ABN may be considered workers according to the Workers’ Compensations and Rehabilitation Act 2003.

Customer engagement survey begins now

2012-04-23T16:03:07+10:00

To gain a better understanding of what you think about the services we provide at WorkCover Queensland, we're again undertaking an independently run customer engagement survey.

Beef Australia 2012

2012-04-24T16:37:40+10:00

Beef Australia is holding what's expected to be a huge event, including trade fair, seminars, property tours, cooking demonstrations and fashion parades in Rockhampton from 7-12 May 2012 for people in the beef cattle industry.

Young workers in retail: free workshop

2012-04-23T15:00:28+10:00

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is offering free workshops for employers and managers of young workers in the retail industry.

Managing an ageing workforce and reducing Workcover costs - free seminar

2012-04-19T12:04:48+10:00

The Soft Tissue Centre is holding a free seminar on managing an ageing workforce and reducing Workcover costs.

Campaigns and initiatives for the taking

2012-04-18T16:33:38+10:00

You might not be aware, but there are many WHS, RTW and general health and wellbeing initiatives available online, which you can provide for your workers to help them stay in good health while helping you create a positive workplace culture.

Construction industry forum 22 March 2012: Presentations

2012-04-02T10:34:34+10:00

We recently held the first construction industry forum for 2012 with a small group of medium to large Queensland employers to discuss how they can improve their injury management outcomes.

PIEF survey results

2012-03-29T09:12:14+10:00

Last year, the Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) worked with their member organisations in Australia and New Zealand, including WorkCover Queensland, to carry out a staff survey.

Construction forum

2012-03-23T14:49:19+10:00

Yesterday we held the first construction forum for 2012 with a small group of medium to large Queensland employers to discuss how they can improve their injury management outcomes.

Safe handling when securing loads on trucks

2012-03-15T16:52:35+10:00

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) are running an awareness campaign this month for truck drivers and operators highlighting the risks associated with equipment used to secure loads on heavy vehicles.

PIEF annual report now available

2012-03-26T08:54:56+10:00

The Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) have released their annual report.

Q-COMP Return to work Awards 2012

2012-03-20T11:26:44+10:00

If you or a person or business you know who has made an outstanding contribution to the return to work culture in Queensland, nominate them for a Q-COMP 2012 Return to work Award.

Australian Mining Prospects Awards: calling nominees

2012-03-14T10:02:10+10:00

This week, Australian Mining launched the country's largest national mining awards - The Australian Mining Prospect Awards.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland incident alert

2012-03-12T10:37:46+10:00

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland recently published an alert reminding people working in the electrical industry and at heights to check the effectiveness of safety procedures in place.

PIEF Awards

2012-03-15T07:55:58+10:00

The Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) is pleased to announce nominations for the 2012 Excellence in Personal Injury Management Awards are now open.

Our online services get a facelift

2012-03-05T14:44:59+10:00

Last year we made changes to our website to make it more modern and user friendly. Now it’s our online services’ turn.

Your accident insurance cover explained in 90 seconds

2012-03-01T08:32:50+10:00

If you’re not quite sure how the workers’ compensation scheme in Queensland works, then watch ‘Your accident insurance cover explained in 90 seconds’ to get up to date on the ‘how, what and why’ of workers’ compensation.

Issue with compliment and complaint form

2012-02-28T13:59:34+10:00

We recently fixed a technical glitch that may have affected the ‘Give a compliment or complaint’ form on our website.

Media release: WorkCover data centre migration project a success

2012-02-22T09:29:30+10:00

WorkCover Queensland has just completed a large scale overhaul of its data centre IT infrastructure, replacing core infrastructure and moving to use externally provided data centres.

Website maintenance 11/02/12

2012-02-08T09:07:56+10:00

Website maintenance has been scheduled from 9am-1pm on Saturday 11 February and may also affect our Online Services. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.