Subject index A-Z
An alphabetical listing of workplace health and safety topics with links to resources and information.
Abrasive blasting
Dust, coatings and solvents, noise and vibrations and particulate matter are all health and safety issues of the abrasive blasting industry
Amenities
Workplace amenities are an important component of a safe and healthy workplace
Asbestos
Where is asbestos found and how to identify it
Auditing
Audits are undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a safety management system
Business and industry
Information on starting a business, managing risks and different industries and business types
Cash in transit
Businesses in the cash in transit industry that carry cash, bullion, jewellery or valuables for reward are at risk from armed robbery
Child Care
Information for people working in the child care industry
CMV (Cytomegalovirus) in child care
About the virus, it's effects and effective control measures for the child care industry
Concrete pumping safety
Setting up concrete pumping equipment correctly will reduce a number of work related hazards
Construction
The building and construction industry is a unique and complex industry, characterised by diverse and high risk activities and complex work arrangements
Crocodiles, working with in captivity
Businesses working with crocodiles in captivity within Queensland perform a diverse range of different activities including the display, feeding, capture, measuring, transportation and processing of crocodiles
Dangerous goods
Dangerous goods, including hazardous materials, have the potential to cause immediate harm to people, property and the environment due to the possibility of fire or explosion, or the release of toxic, flammable or corrosive materials
Death in the workplace
Workplace deaths are always investigated - find out who is involved in these types of investigations and what to expect
Diving
Diving is an occupation in the tourism and construction industry and has a range of associated health and safety risks for both experienced and novice divers
Electrical
Key information for the electrical industry including licensing, exclusion
zones, working de-energised and working live
Fatigue
Fatigue is mental or physical exhaustion that stops a person from being able to
function normally
First aid
First aid equipment, personnel and facilities are important resources in assisting workplaces to manage workplace injuries and illnesses
Forest harvesting
Information on injury prevention for people engaged in planning, preparation and carrying out work in connection with harvesting, loading, transporting and unloading of forest products
Forklifts
What are forklift trucks, using forklift trucks safely, maintenance and prohibited practices
Formwork
Safety information on how to plan, erect and strip formwork and the placement of concrete to minimise risk of injury to workers
Foundry
Foundry work occurs in a very hot, noisy and potentially dangerous environment
Hairdressing
There are many workplace hazards in the hairdressing, nail and beauty industry that can create workplace health and safety risks for you, your workers and your clients
Harassment
Harassment covers a wide range of behaviours ranging from subtle intimidation to more obvious aggressive tactics
Hazardous materials
Exposure to hazardous materials can cause adverse health effects such as asthma, skin rashes, allergic reactions, allergic sensitisation, cancer, and other long term diseases
Health and community services
Manual tasks - people handling, preventing common injuries, common manual handling issues,
ergonomic workstations for keyboard operators
Heat stress
Working in the sun and heat, the sun and its health risks, heat stress, sun safety measures, artificial sources of ultra violet radiation
Horse riding
Safety information for horse riders such as riding on roads, injury prevention, horse riding equipment and riding areas
Hospitality and entertainment
The hospitality and entertainment industry covers a large number of workplaces that provides services like accommodation, meals and drinks as well as theme parks and music.
Immunisation in the child care industry
Typical diseases, immunisation programs in the child care industry
Latex allergy
Types of allergies to latex, details of reactions, types of exposure, occupations at risk, preventing latex allergy
Legionella
About Legionella, the effects on health, and how to manage the risks of legionella
Manual tasks
Manual handling occurs in most types of work and includes activities that require workers to exert force in order to grasp, manipulate, strike, throw, carry, move (lift, lower, push, pull), hold or restrain an object, load or body part
Manufacturing
Abrasive blasting, forklift trucks, foundry, Radio frequency generating plant, spray painting
Meat retail industry
The meat retail industry includes places such as butcher shops and meat departments in supermarkets
Noise
Excessive noise is unwanted sound which may damage a person's hearing. Noise at the workplace is a major cause of hearing loss in Queensland
Non-potable water
What is non-potable water?, examples of its use in workplaces and what is the difference between it and recycled water?
Occupational health and safety auditing
Audits are undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a safety management system
Occupational stress
Occupational stress can be defined as the physiological and emotional responses that occur when workers perceive an imbalance between their work demands and their capability and/or resources to meet these demands
Occupational violence
Occupational Violence is defined as any incident where a worker is physically attacked or threatened in the workplace or during workplace activities
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is any clothing, equipment or substance designed to protect a person from risks of injury or illness
Personal security in the retail industry
Retail workers who handle cash at their workplace are vulnerable to assault from people who may try to unlawfully gain access to money
Plant, machinery and equipment
Practical advice on ways to manage risks that arise when plant, machinery and equipment are used at workplaces
Radio frequency generating plant
About radio frequency radiation plant, where it is used, health risks, responsibilities, managing exposure, options for controlling exposure
Recreation and sport
How workers in the diverse workplaces of the recreation and sport industries can avoid the risk of injury
Risk management
Risk management is a five step process for controlling exposure to health and safety risks associated with hazards in the workplace
Rural industry
Agriculture, forest harvesting, rural plant and equipment, rural chemicals, orchard operations, animal hazards
Skin penetrating injuries
About skin penetrating injuries, how to prevent them, risk management process
Slips, trips and falls
Control measures for preventing slips, trips and falls in the workplace
Small business
Advice and guidance, free workplace consultations
Snorkelling
Snorkelling and diving are popular activities in the hospitality and sport and recreation industries, and both have high levels of associated serious health and safety risks
Spray painting
Spray painting is used in a variety of industries and by a variety of workers. It is used to paint motor vehicles, buildings (inside and outside), structures, furniture, white goods, boats, ships, aircraft and machinery
Stress
Occupational stress can be defined as the physiological and emotional responses
that occur when workers perceive an imbalance between their work demands and
their capability and/or resources to meet these demands
Sugar industry
Practical advice on ways to manage risks that arise from conducting work in connection with the sugar industry,
including the
sugar mill safety supplement, cane rail safety supplement
Sun safety and heat stress
Working in the sun and heat, the sun and its health risks, heat stress, sun safety measures, artificial sources of ultra violet radiation
Tractor safety
Tractors are used in agriculture, green keeping, gardening, landscaping and a number of other industrial applications
Training
Training helps to ensure that workers have the appropriate skills and knowledge to perform their work safely
Transport and storage
Information for workers in the transport and storage industry about how to reduce their exposure to a range hazards, including manual tasks, fatigue, noise and vibration, slips, trips and falls
Vaccine preventable diseases
Diseases and their effects, occupations at risk, occupational immunisation programs
Workplace harassment
Workplace harassment can be committed by a person's employer, worker, co-worker or group of co-workers
Last updated 3 July 2008