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Workplace health & safety in Queensland, explained

Free, plain-English guides and toolbox talk ideas covering SWMS, risk assessments, incident reporting, plant, heat and more. Written by people who run jobs, for people who run jobs.

The parts of a Safe Work Method Statement

Start here · Compliance & paperwork

What a SWMS is, when Queensland law requires one, what it has to include and how to write one your crew will actually follow.

Ryan Graham, Health and Safety Professional · 4 min read

The essentials

Queensland WHS basics, in one place

PCBUs, principal contractors, supervisors and workers: who owes which duty on a construction site.

When you need a SWMS, when a JSA is enough, and how the two fit together.

When to carry one out, and how to score likelihood and consequence.

Eliminate, substitute, isolate, engineer, administer, PPE: with real examples.

What to report, what to record, and the free forms and registers to do it.

A year's worth of toolbox topics, plus a free toolbox meeting template.

All guides

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26 October 2026

Contractor management in Queensland: who counts as a worker, your duties, a 7-step process, licence checks, induction and a one-page checklist.

26 October 2026

What fitness for work means in Queensland: the duties on employers and workers, fatigue, drugs, alcohol and medication, and a fair way to handle it.

26 October 2026

Behaviour-based safety explained for Queensland owners: how safety observations work, a simple routine, and why it cannot replace fixing hazards.

26 October 2026

What is duty of care in the workplace in Queensland? Who owes it to whom under the WHS Act, what it includes and what small businesses can do.

26 October 2026

Do you need a safety officer in Queensland? How a WHS officer differs from a legal 'officer' and a health and safety representative, plus what they do.

26 October 2026

WHS meaning explained: what work health and safety stands for, how it compares with OHS, who the Queensland WHS Act applies to and the key ideas.

26 October 2026

How workers compensation Qld works for employers: who must be insured, what to do after a workplace injury, claims, and WHS notification.

26 October 2026

White card in Queensland explained: who needs one, what employers must check under the WHS Regulation, and how cards from other states are treated.

26 October 2026

Training matrix and skills matrix guide for Queensland businesses: what to track, an example layout, what the law says, and free Word templates.

26 October 2026

What is a risk register, what goes in it and how to keep it current? Plain-English Queensland guide with a column layout and a made-up example.

26 October 2026

What is safety culture, and how can a small Queensland business build one? Plain-English steps, signs it works, and the WHS duties behind it.

26 October 2026

What is workplace bullying in Queensland? What counts, what is reasonable management action, and what employers and workers should do.

Turn the guide into paperwork.

Every guide links to the template that puts it into practice. Start with the free SWMS template.