Resources Safety & Health Queensland

Resources Safety & Health Queensland RSHQ is a risk-based, data-driven regulator. Our vision is for a zero-serious-harm resource sector in Queensland.

Our focus is the safety & health of workers in Queensland’s mines, quarries, explosives & petroleum & gas industries.

This National Week of Deaf People, take a moment to think about your hearing health. 👂Around 1.1 million Australian work...
21/09/2026

This National Week of Deaf People, take a moment to think about your hearing health. 👂

Around 1.1 million Australian workers are exposed to hazardous workplace noise, and noise-induced hearing loss is permanent and remains one of Australia's most common occupational diseases.
The good news? Hearing loss is 100% preventable but requires controls to be put in place.

The most effective way to protect hearing is to control noise at the source and use hearing protection as the final layer of protection.

Download and share RSHQ's Preventing workplace hearing loss in Queensland’s resources sector poster to help workers and leaders identify noise hazards, protect hearing and support safer, more inclusive workplaces. The link to the poster is available in the comments below. ⬇️

19/09/2026

Resources Safety and Health Queensland’s Miners Memorial Day Service commemorates the lives lost in mining tragedies across the state.

The 2026 Miners Memorial Day Service will be held on Saturday, 19 September 2026 at the Queensland Miners Memorial in Redbank.

This date marks the anniversary of the state's worst coal mining disaster at Mount Mulligan, where 75 miners lost their lives in 1921.

This year also commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Moura No. 4 disaster, which is one of the state’s most significant mining tragedies where 12 miners were killed in an underground explosion on 16 July, 1986.

The service is a time to pause and honour the memory of all those who have lost their lives working in Queensland mines.

The service will be live streamed on the Resources Safety and Health Queensland Facebook and YouTube.

Stay ahead of the blast. Join RSHQ in Brisbane on Thursday 8 October for our next Shotfirers forum.✓ Industry trends and...
15/09/2026

Stay ahead of the blast. Join RSHQ in Brisbane on Thursday 8 October for our next Shotfirers forum.

✓ Industry trends and lessons learned
✓ Q&A and discussion
✓ Meet the inspectors
✓ Connect with other shotfirers

Free to attend. Lunch and refreshments provided.
RSVP by 27 September 2026.

https://bit.ly/3TkMrQr

10/09/2026

Vapes and other contraband are strictly prohibited at underground coal mines in Queensland.

Today is R U OK? Day and a reminder that a simple conversation could change a life. Check in on your mates at site, toda...
10/09/2026

Today is R U OK? Day and a reminder that a simple conversation could change a life. Check in on your mates at site, today and every day.

This year’s message, 'Ask R U OK? Any Day', highlights the importance of regular check-ins with the people around us, including at work.

Our explosives inspectors have shared their unique POV of Riverfire. 📸More than two tonnes of fireworks lit up Brisbane’...
07/09/2026

Our explosives inspectors have shared their unique POV of Riverfire. 📸

More than two tonnes of fireworks lit up Brisbane’s skyline on Saturday as 500,000 people watched on.🎆

A big thanks to all the inspectors who work hard to help ensure major firework events like Riverfire are safe for everyone.

05/09/2026

A detonation at a mine site is expected. Necessary, even.

A detonation in the community is not.

Last financial year, 1642 detonators were recovered from the community.

Preventing unauthorised access to explosives is a regulatory priority for RSHQ because keeping detonators in authorised possession helps ensure they remain a tool for industry, not a risk to the community.

🎆 Riverfire prep - Behind the scenes 🎆With two tonnes of fireworks soon to go off, our explosives inspectors have been b...
04/09/2026

🎆 Riverfire prep - Behind the scenes 🎆

With two tonnes of fireworks soon to go off, our explosives inspectors have been busy checking they’re safe and ready to go.

We’ll also be on barges, bridges and buildings during the spectacular to make sure the 33,000-strong fireworks display is enjoyed safely.

Happy Riverfire, Brisbane!

Are you a former Qld mine or quarry worker in Rockhampton?Book your free lung check on board HEART5 – we’ll be in town S...
31/08/2026

Are you a former Qld mine or quarry worker in Rockhampton?

Book your free lung check on board HEART5 – we’ll be in town September 17 and 18.

Checks include:

✅ Examination with an RSHQ-approved doctor
✅ Spirometry (lung function test)
✅ Chest X-ray
✅ CT scan (if needed)

Phone 1300 445 715 to book an appointment.

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275 George Street
Brisbane, QLD
4000

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