Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing The Honourable Grace Grace
New rules around scaffolding kick in from tomorrow to protect the lives of Queensland construction workers.
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said a revised code of practice would make working on scaffolds much safer.
“Construction activity has increased substantially in recent years and so has the potentially high-risk activity of using scaffolds,” she said.
“More than 60 workers every year are seriously injured using scaffolding, with their workers compensation claims requiring five or more days off work.
“The code brings a raft of features to substantially boost safety for workers.