WHS Resources

Racing Queensland provides an extensive collection of tailored resources designed to make day-to-day racing work safer, clearer, and easier to manage. These materials offer practical guidance, job task information, and WHS support tools to help participants better understand their obligations, reduce the risk of injury, and improve workplace responses when incidents occur.

They also assist medical professionals, insurers, and employers to better understand the realities of stable work, supporting more informed decisions around injury management, return to work, and suitable duties. Ultimately, the aim is to strengthen safety practices across the industry while reducing the time, cost, and disruption associated with workplace injuries for trainers, workers, and the broader racing community.

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Disclaimer

These Standard Operating Procedures, Job Task Analyses, Work Health and Safety policies, guidelines and related materials (“Materials”) are issued by Racing Queensland for the purpose of providing industry‑level guidance, minimum expectations and reference material relevant to thoroughbred racing activities in Queensland.

The Materials are of a general nature only and have been developed on the basis of typical racing activities and risks. They do not take into account the specific circumstances of any individual race club, training facility, workplace, event, contractor, participant or other third party, including variations in track design, facilities, systems of work, environmental conditions, staffing, experience or risk profile.

The Materials are not intended to ensure, and do not of themselves ensure, compliance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld), the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld), the Racing Act 2002 (Qld), or any Codes of Practice approved under those Acts. They do not constitute legal advice, workplace‑specific safety advice, or a substitute for site‑specific risk management and consultation.

To the extent permitted by law, Racing Queensland makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, currency or application of the Materials to any particular workplace or activity, and accepts no liability for any injury, loss, damage, penalty, prosecution or claim arising from reliance on, or use of, the Materials where they have not been appropriately assessed, adapted and implemented by the relevant duty holder having regard to their own statutory obligations.

Nothing in this disclaimer limits or affects any duty, obligation or liability imposed by law that cannot be excluded.