Safety and health
Ensuring the safety and health of your team is critically important to the operation of your business. Make sure you are aware of your business's safety and health obligations, and find out whether you are complying with relevant legislative requirements.
Mining safety and health
Miners are subject to a number of potential health hazards in their normal daily work. To ensure the safety and health of your team, your business should adhere to legislation and standards, comply with audits and inspections, and participate in safety and health education programs.
- Read more about health and safety advice, training and certification and find forms related to mining safety and health.
Explosives and fireworks safety
Licensing requirements and security plans help to ensure the safety of people working in the explosives and fireworks industries. Make sure you and your team hold the appropriate explosives and fireworks licences, are kept up-to-date about changes to procedures, and have a security plan to cover all the activities associated with your license.
Petroleum and gas safety
Your business needs to comply with legislative requirements around petroleum and gas safety. The Petroleum and Gas Inspectorate is responsible for regulating and monitoring safety in the gas and petroleum industries. The inspectorate regulates naturally produced petroleum and natural gas, fuel gases such as LPG, CSG, LNG and related products, and sewage and other bio-gases.
Find out more about:
- safety alerts, safety instructions, newsletters and safety management plans
- forms related to petroleum and gas safety.
Related links
- Read publications related to safety and health issues for mines in Queensland.
- Download mining industry incident report manuals.
- Last updated
- 07 March 2013
Contact
General enquiries call 13 25 23 (option 3)

