Resources Safety & Health Queensland

What Resources Safety & Health Queensland does

Resources Safety & Health Queensland (RSHQ) is a Queensland Government statutory body established on 17 March 2020 under the Resources Safety and Health Act 2020. It serves as the independent safety and health regulator for Queensland's resources industries — coal mining, mineral mining and quarrying, petroleum and gas, and explosives (including fireworks). Its mandate is the protection of workers and communities in these sectors, with a stated vision of "zero serious harm." The organization operates four specialized inspectorates (Coal Mines, Mineral Mines and Quarries, Petroleum and Gas, Explosives) staffed by statutory inspectors with powers of entry, audit, and enforcement, and administers four key safety and health Acts.

RSHQ's primary digital infrastructure comprises two platforms. The RSHQ Portal is a centralized online regulatory system consolidating incident reporting, license applications, notifications, and compliance activities for the Queensland resources sector, integrated with myID and IDVerse for digital identity verification aligned with federal services such as ATO and Medicare. ResHealth is a specialized online system for managing health assessments under the Coal Mine Workers' Health Scheme, supporting workers, employers, and medical professionals with multi-factor authentication. Additional service offerings include the HEART5 Mobile Health Unit providing free lung checks for retired and former mine and quarry workers, industry forums and seminars for statutory position holders, and Safety and Health Alerts publishing incident and hazard notifications across regulated sectors (1,022+ alerts published).

RSHQ does not operate a commercial revenue model. As a Queensland Government statutory body, it is funded through government appropriations and industry safety fees, with revenue reported as undisclosed (nil commercial revenue). The organization reports between 51 and 100 employees, is headquartered in Brisbane at GPO Box 1321, and has delivered enforcement outcomes including the first industrial manslaughter conviction (a $7 million penalty against Mastermyne Crinum Operations). A May 2026 amendment established a governing board for strategic leadership and oversight.

Name

Resources Safety & Health Queensland

Legal name

Resources Safety & Health Queensland

Website

https://rshq.qld.gov.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Resources Safety & Health Queensland is a statutory body regulating workplace safety and health in Queensland's coal mining, mineral mining, quarrying, petroleum, gas, and explosives industries, delivering oversight via specialized inspectorates and digital platforms including the RSHQ Portal and ResHealth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Safety Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Safety & Health Authorities (Workplace Safety Regulators) (HLAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL), Occupational Health & Workplace Safety Public Health Regulation (BPAIAJAL)

Keywords

• Mining safety regulation
• Workplace health compliance
• Industrial safety inspection
• Coal mine health scheme
• Explosives safety licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Resources Safety & Health Queensland is an independent statutory regulator that protects the safety and health of workers and communities in Queensland's mining, quarrying, petroleum and gas, and explosives industries. It delivers this mandate through licensing and compliance administration, on-site inspections and audits by four sector-specific inspectorates, incident investigations and enforcement, occupational health surveillance under the Coal Mine Workers' Health Scheme, and industry guidance via safety alerts, publications, forums and public campaigns.

Product overview

Resources Safety & Health Queensland (RSHQ) operates as a regulatory body, not a technology product company. Its primary offerings include the RSHQ Portal as the central online regulatory platform for licensing, compliance, and incident reporting across Queensland's resources industries (mining, quarrying, petroleum, gas, and explosives); ResHealth for health assessment management under the Coal Mine Workers' Health Scheme; Safety and Health Alerts for industry-wide incident notifications; and the HEART5 Mobile Health Unit for mobile lung health screening services. These offerings are interconnected through the RSHQ Portal which serves as the primary access point, while ResHealth operates as a specialized health management system, and various forums support industry education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ResHealth: Online system for health assessment process under the Coal Mine Workers' Health Scheme
• HEART5 Mobile Health Unit

Products and services

• RSHQ Portal The central online regulatory system for the Queensland resources sector that consolidates incident reporting, license applications, notifications, and compliance activities for the mining, quarrying, petroleum, gas, and explosives industries onto a single platform, with digital identity verification via myID and IDVerse.
• ResHealth An online health assessment system for the Coal Mine Workers' Health Scheme that enables workers, employers, and medical professionals to submit, monitor, and review health assessment progress securely online with multi-factor authentication.
• HEART5 Mobile Health Unit A mobile health truck that travels around Queensland providing free lung health checks for retired and former mine and quarry workers to detect mine dust lung diseases such as black lung, silicosis and COPD.
• RSHQ Forums and Seminars Regular industry forums and seminars for coal, mineral mines, quarrying, explosives, petroleum and gas industries covering safety topics, including Site Senior Executive (SSE) Forums, Open Cut Examiner (OCE) Forums, Electrical Engineering Manager (EEM) Forums, Mechanical Engineering Manager (MEM) Forums, and Occupational Health and Hygiene Network Forums.
• Annual Industry Leaders' Briefing An annual briefing bringing together industry leaders, regulators and safety experts to discuss safety performance, regulatory priorities and emerging issues across Queensland's resources industries.
• Mine Dust Health Support Service A dedicated phone (1300 445 715) and email support service for current and former Queensland mine and quarry workers regarding mine dust lung disease, respiratory health and accessing HEART5 lung checks.
• Safety Reset Campaign A biennial Minister-led safety engagement initiative engaging industry sites across Queensland to reset safety culture and performance, with thousands of workers attending Safety Reset sessions at hundreds of sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 1 in 10 former miners tested have been diagnosed with mine dust lung disease
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Department of Mines and Energy (Queensland): Queensland Government department overseeing resources policy, tenure, and royalty administration. Adjacent enabling agency in the same jurisdiction; relevant as a policy counterpart rather than a direct safety regulator.

Regional players

• Department of Primary Industry and Resources (Northern Territory): NT regulator overseeing mining and petroleum safety across the Northern Territory. Comparable mandate in a smaller jurisdiction; relevant as a peer for benchmarking capacity and approach in remote-resources settings.

Direct peers

• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA): US federal agency enforcing safety and health standards in US mines. Direct functional equivalent of RSHQ at federal/national scale, covering coal, metal, and nonmetal mining with comparable inspectorate and enforcement powers.
• Earth Resources Regulation (Victoria): Victorian regulator for earth resources including mining, quarrying, and petroleum. Directly comparable in scope and Australian state-level structure, though smaller and with a different industry mix.
• Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) Western Australia: WA's state regulator for mining safety, explosives, and petroleum, also covering mineral exploration and dangerous goods. Closest functional peer to RSHQ given WA's comparable mining-led economy and similar inspectorate-led enforcement model.
• NSW Resources Regulator: State-level regulator overseeing safety and compliance in mining, petroleum, and extractive industries in New South Wales. Directly comparable to RSHQ in mandate (coal, minerals, quarries, petroleum & gas), enforcement model, and tripartite advisory structure.

Broad incumbents

• National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA): Australian federal regulator for offshore petroleum safety and environmental management. Overlaps with RSHQ on petroleum and gas safety, but operates at federal level and focuses exclusively on offshore operations.
• Workplace Health and Safety Queensland: Queensland's general workplace health and safety regulator (sibling agency within the same state government). Comparable governance and funding model, broader mandate covering all industries rather than resources-specific.
• SafeWork NSW: NSW general workplace safety regulator covering all industries including construction and manufacturing. Comparable governance and funding model; relevant for benchmarking how a generalist WHS regulator handles overlapping jurisdiction with a resources-specific regulator.
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) — UK: UK national workplace safety regulator with a dedicated mining and extractives division. Comparable in tripartite engagement, enforcement intensity, and standards-setting role, though covering all UK industries rather than resources exclusively.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RSHQld
• Facebookfacebook.com/RSHQld
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rshqld

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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