Compliance & paperwork

What a fire warden does in a small Queensland workplace, how it fits the emergency plan the WHS Regulation requires, plus a warden drill checklist.

What does reasonably practicable mean under Queensland WHS law? The section 18 factors, how cost fits, three examples and how to record your reasoning.

Take 5 safety checklist for Queensland: the five steps, a worked example, who fills it in, and how it differs from a SWMS or JSA.

What a return to work plan is in Queensland, who prepares it, what it contains and the steps an employer takes after a workplace injury.

Do you need a WHS policy in Queensland? What the law says, what to put in a small business policy, example wording and a free template to start.

How to investigate a workplace incident in Queensland: make safe, notify, record the scene, take witness statements, find causes with 5 whys and fix them.

Free incident register template for Queensland: what to record, the columns to use, an example and how often to review, with notifiable incident rules.

Free hazard register template for Queensland: what a hazard register is, the columns to use, a worked example and how often to review it.

What a workplace emergency plan must cover under section 43 of the Queensland WHS Regulation: evacuation, calling help, first aid, drills and training.

Three worked risk assessment examples for Queensland construction tasks, with hazards, risk ratings and controls you can adapt to your own job.

A safe work procedure is not a SWMS. See how they differ, when Queensland law requires a SWMS and how the two documents work together on site.