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Posted On: October 15th 2026, 04:00 am
Safe work practices have come a long way! 🦺
This Safe Work Month, we're taking a look back at Queensland workplaces in the 1960s and 1970s. From construction sites and factories to rail yards and workshops, these historic photographs capture the safety practices of their time and remind us how much workplace health and safety has evolved.
Whether it's hard hats, protective equipment or safe operating procedures, every improvement has helped make Queensland workplaces safer for everyone.
📸 Swipe through these fascinating snapshots from the QSA collection and see how workplace safety has changed over the decades.
This Safe Work Month, we're taking a look back at Queensland workplaces in the 1960s and 1970s. From construction sites and factories to rail yards and workshops, these historic photographs capture the safety practices of their time and remind us how much workplace health and safety has evolved.
Whether it's hard hats, protective equipment or safe operating procedures, every improvement has helped make Queensland workplaces safer for everyone.
📸 Swipe through these fascinating snapshots from the QSA collection and see how workplace safety has changed over the decades.
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📸: Occupational safety, Law Courts building, Brisbane, c. 1968, ITM1514947. 📸: Example of safety risks at work, working with machines, c. 1973, ITM1739788 #Queensland #Archives #HiddenHistory #MustSee #QueenslandHistory #QLDArchives #QueenslandArchives #QLDHistory #QueenslandHeritage #ArchivalDiscoveries #PastAndPresentQLD #ArchivesUncovered #QLDResearch #ExploreQLDHistory #DocumentingThePast #LostInTimeQLD #HistoryInDocuments #PreservingQLDHistory #ArchivesOnDisplay
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