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  • Employer liable for injury loading truck at coal mine

    The plaintiff was a truck operator at the Burton Coal Mine, and alleged he sustained an injury to his lower back when a large rock was dropped into the tray of his truck in October 2011.

    24 June 2019

  • Nurse awarded damages after patient barges through a door

    The Plaintiff was a nurse who sustained injuries to her back together with a secondary psychological injury, after a patient attempted to barge through a door in the nurses’ station in the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (the PICU) on 9 August 2012.

    21 June 2019

  • Plaintiff unsuccessful in proving QAS psychiatric injury liability

    The plaintiff was a paramedic with the Queensland Ambulance Service (‘QAS’), based in Far North Queensland. He allegedly developed a psychiatric injury arising out of three incidents which he attended as paramedic at Doomadgee.

    3 June 2019

  • A foreseeable risk

    Schmidt v S J Sanders Pty Ltd, 22 June 2012. This case highlights the need that even experienced truck drivers need to be specifically trained in egress and access of trucks due to the foreseeable risk of slipping off a truck step.

    1 July 2015

  • Engaging workers and management when identifying risk

    Newslink was invited to participate in the Injury Prevention and Management (IPaM) program in 2012, after a period of increased workers’ compensation claims which led to increased business costs and WorkCover Queensland premiums.

    1 July 2015

  • Shred-X: Developing a national safety plan

    Shred-X Document Destruction (Shred-X) provides secure destruction services, from paper shredding to digital media destruction. Shred-X services thousands of commercial sites and households across South-East Queensland on a weekly basis. Trucks regularly visit Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Emerald and northern New South Wales.

    1 July 2015

  • Fresh take on safety leads to real results

    Seapal Pallets and Crates began participating in the IPaM program in January 2013 with a focus on improving their workplace health and safety systems.

    1 July 2015

  • Patient care plan not clearly communicated

    Anderson v Lutheran Church of Australia [2013]. Worker was injured when she was helping a patient use the toilet at a nursing home.

    1 July 2015

  • Wesley Mission: how acting smarter is saving workers and money

    Caring for the community for more than 100 years, Wesley Mission Queensland was referred to the Injury Prevention and Management program after experiencing a rise in its workers’ compensation costs and premium, in part due to slow injury reporting and return to work outcomes.

    31 October 2018

  • Liability for back pain after injury

    Snell v BP Refiner (Bulwer Island) [2013] QSC 284 14 October 2013. Worker sustained an injury when he fell into a trench.

    1 July 2015

  • CQ Nurse: A proactive and holistic health conscious approach

    CQ Nurse recruits and places nurses and midwives in regional, rural and remote locations; is involved in community care; and offers workplace immunisations. The head office in Mackay employs 22 staff, mostly in sedentary occupations.

    26 September 2018

  • Barry Bros Specialised Services Pty Ltd (Toxfree Australia)

    The Barry Bros leadership team worked with an IPaM advisor to complete a safety systems assessment, an onsite inspection and a safety climate survey.

    15 February 2016