Workplace Health and Safety Queensland inspectors will begin auditing businesses operating from buildings constructed before 1990 and those likely containing asbestos to ensure compliance with asbestos regulations. The audit, which will run from 1 August until 31 October 2024, will focus on the requirements for asbestos registers and management plans.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland recently issued an alert following an incident in which a worker was killed as material unloading activities took place on a construction project. A dog trailer that was part of a rigid truck and single dog trailer combination rolled onto its side and pinned the worker underneath.
The Queensland Government has commissioned an independent review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland to support proposed amendments to the state’s WHS laws introduced to Parliament late last year.
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