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Injury of an employee due to an unsafe system of work

Anderson v AWWW Pty Ltd [2013] QDC155 12 July 2013. The Court expects employers to implement and enforce a safe system of work to ensure that workers are not injured while at work.

1 July 2015
Employer obligated to properly instruct and warn employees

Munro v State of Queensland [2014] QDC 003 10 January 2014. A Registered Nurse at the Logan Hospital Psychiatric Unit stepped backwards and fell during Aggressive Behaviour Management Training.

1 July 2015
Summary report: Outcomes of an audit of Hendra virus risk management in the veterinary industry

Outcomes of an audit of Hendra virus risk management in the veterinary industry.

PDF 271.62 kB 28 August 2020
Manual task case study: Unloading containers - TJM Products

Case study about how TJM Products applied the PErforM program to reduce the manual-tasks risks of unloading containers.

PDF 106.2 kB 28 August 2020
Supervisors and risk management

Supervisors and risk management - A case study in the manufacturing industry

PDF 1.2 MB 28 August 2020
Recent cases and developments for liability apportionment in labour hire claims

Webinar - Robert Tidbury and Claire Bruggemann, HopgoodGanim Lawyers

PDF 2.2 MB 28 August 2020
Auto guided vehicles case study: Carlton United Breweries

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland visited Carlton United Breweries (CUB) to learn more about auto guided vehicles (AGV) at the Yatala facility and how they are improving onsite traffic management (OSTM). CUB employs more than 1,700 people at six Australian breweries and various offices around Australia.

8 September 2022
Automatic shrink wrapping machine - Rexel

Rexel is a supplier of electrical products to electricians and members of the public across Queensland that has invested in two automatic shrink wrapping machines, used to wrap stock on pallets to ship to customers.

19 October 2016
Cook Medical: on the road to recovery

Cook Medical takes safety and injury management seriously, and manages manual tasks, stress, health and wellbeing to keep their workers safe, and by doing so, have reduced their premium rate from double the premium industry rate.

1 July 2015
National Glass

National Glass, a wholesale supplier and processor of glass products for residential and commercial building and construction has achieved a significant culture shift and a vast improvement in staff retention and productivity.

1 July 2015
Contributory negligence found against Plaintiff for left shoulder injury

Contributory negligence was found against the Plaintiff for the injuries she suffered when her left arm became caught between the mattress and the end of the bed.

14 March 2023
Fatigue Management plans a must for shift workers

Kerle v BM Alliance Coal Operations and ors [2016] QSC 304, 16 December 2016. In this case, the employer (a labour hire company), the mine owner and the host employer were all found liable for the Plaintiff's injuries, including a brain injury, sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

6 April 2018