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Safety

General

Workplace
Help prevent accidents by ensuring a healthy and safe workplace

Fire
Fire prevention, fire and rescue services

Schoolies Week
Make your Schoolies week a week to remember, not one to forget

Child safety
Support and protection for vulnerable children and young people

Food
Links to useful food safety information

Product safety
Ensuring consumer products are as safe as possible

First aid
First aid hints and links to general information

First aid courses
Book online to attend a Queensland Ambulance Service first aid course

Poisons
General information on poisons and poisoning prevention

Travel advice
Advice for Australians travelling overseas

Electrical safety
Live and work safely around electricity

Home fire safety
Fire safety tips on how to protect your home and family

Fire safety in budget accommodation buildings
Help for owners of budget accommodation buildings to improve fire safety in their buildings

Smart housing
Designing housing to improve security

Driving and travel

Road safety
Road safety affects everyone, whether you drive, walk or cycle

Driver reviver
Stop, revive, survive at rest stops throughout the state

Water, pools and boating

Pool fencing
Ensure your pool fence complies with pool fencing laws

Maritime safety
Protecting Queensland's waterways and the people who use them

Water safety
Basic safety precautions for swimming in pools and at the beach

Holidays and parties

Safe holiday travel
Tips to help ensure you arrive at your holiday destination and return home safely

Sun safety
Reduce your risk of developing skin cancer by following some simple steps

Tips for wise shopping
Practical advice to help you avoid common purchasing traps

Smart Christmas shopping online
Find out how to avoid the possible pitfalls of the online marketplace

Alcohol and parties
Tips for party goers and hosts including recipes for non-alcoholic cocktails

Party safe
Advice on holding successful, enjoyable and safe parties

Disasters and disaster preparedness

Disaster information
Natural disaster information

Securing your home in severe storms
Things that you and your family can do to stay safe and protect your property

Severe storms - community recovery support and assistance
Important phone numbers and relief assistance information

National security
Report suspicious activities to the national security hotline

Avian influenza
General information about Avian influenza (bird flu)

Last updated 5 March 2009