WHS Consultants Brisbane – Your Guide to Workplace Health and Safety Compliance in QLD

🟦 Introduction - WHS Consultants Brisbane

If you're a business owner, PCBU, or operations manager in Brisbane or Queensland, navigating the complexities of Work Health and Safety (WHS) compliance can feel overwhelming. From WHS audits and risk assessments to safety management plans and critical control reviews, staying compliant with the WHS Act 2011 (QLD) is essential to avoid penalties — and more importantly, to protect your people.

In this guide, we’ll explain what WHS consultants do, how to choose one, and how our team helps Queensland businesses meet their legal duties under the WHS Act and align with best practices, including insights from the Brady Review and critical control frameworks.

🟨 What Does a WHS Consultant Do?

A WHS (Work Health and Safety) consultant provides expert advice and support to businesses to ensure compliance with safety legislation and reduce operational risks.

Common services include:

• WHS audits and safety inspections

• Risk assessments (task-based, site-wide, or critical risk-specific)

• Development of WHS Management Systems (WHSMS)

• Safety management plans for construction and general industry

• Critical control management and Bowtie risk analysis

• Gap analysis against QLD WHS legislation and industry standards

• Incident investigation and root cause analysis

• Support with regulator notices and improvement plans

🟩 WHS Compliance in Queensland – Your Legal Duties

Under the WHS Act 2011 (QLD), a PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking) has a primary duty of care to ensure the health and safety of workers and others.

Key legal responsibilities include:

• Providing safe systems of work

• Maintaining a safe work environment

• Ensuring workers receive WHS training and supervision

• Identifying and managing workplace risks

• Reporting notifiable incidents to WorkSafe QLD

💡 Non-compliance can result in significant penalties. For example:

Legislative Reference	Section	Requirement	Penalty Units	Fine
WHS Act 2011 (QLD)	s.19	Duty of care – ensure health and safety	6,000 (Corp)	AUD $924,780
WHS Act 2011 (QLD)	s.38	Notifiable incident reporting	500	AUD $77,065

👉 More info: WorkSafe QLD – WHS Act

🟥 What is a WHS Audit?

A WHS audit assesses how well your business complies with applicable safety laws, standards, and internal procedures. It identifies:

• Non-compliance issues

• Gaps in safety management systems

• High-risk activities requiring stronger controls

• Opportunities to improve workplace safety culture

🟪 Critical Control Management & The Brady Review

The Brady Review (2019) found that critical controls were often missing or not effectively implemented in fatal mining incidents in Queensland. These findings apply across all industries.

If you manage high-consequence risks, we recommend implementing Critical Control Management (CCM) based on the ICMM Good Practice Guide.

Critical controls must:

• Be specific actions or systems that prevent or mitigate a critical risk

• Be verifiable and actively monitored

• Be clearly assigned and reviewed regularly

🎓 Want to train your team in Critical Control Management? See: Orana Skills Centre – Critical Control Management Training

🟦 Why Choose Our WHS Consulting Services in Brisbane?

We provide:

• WHS audits aligned to ISO 45001 and WHS Act 2011 (QLD)

• Critical control identification and verification

• Custom safety plans for construction and high-risk industries

• Risk assessments tailored to your business and operations

• Support with regulator compliance notices

• Fully localised service across Brisbane, SEQ, Sunshine Coast, and Gold Coast

✅ We speak the language of compliance – and help you translate it into practical, operational systems that reduce incidents and increase peace of mind.

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🟩 Ready to Book a WHS Audit or Get Compliant?

👉 Contact us today for a free consultation or WHS system review.

📞 0447 229 182 📧 info@staysafeconsultants.com.au 🌐 WHS Consultant Brisbane | Safety Audits, SWMS & Risk Assessments | Stay Safe Enterprises Pty Ltd

🔗 Useful Resources:

• WorkSafe Queensland

• WHS Act 2011 (QLD)

• ICMM Critical Control Guide

• Orana Skills Centre – Training in Critical Control & Risk Bowtie Analysis