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Damages awarded to librarian for back injury.

The Plaintiff was a librarian who injured her back when upturning a book return box to retrieve a book that had slipped under the base.

12 June 2020
Tamara's story

Tamara shared with us what motivates her to foster a supportive return to work culture and help YFS employees when they are injured.

17 November 2022
Keith and Thomas’s Story

Iceworld CEO Keith shares how he turned things around for both Thomas and the business in this case study.

17 November 2022
Injury Prevention and Management case studies

Case Studies to help employers establish and maintain effective injury prevention and management systems.

20 September 2018
Holy Cross Laundry

Holy Cross Laundry has improved their stay at work and their claim durations have decreased following their participation in the IPaM program.

21 July 2016
Employer found not negligent in security

Karanfilov v MSS Security & Ors [2013] QSC 304. Injured worker suffered post-traumatic stress disorder when he was working as a security guard.

1 July 2015
Mandatory participation results in damages paid

Bagiante v Bunnings Group Limited. [2012] QSC, 31 May 2012. Employers should take care when arranging team events and participation in these activities should be on a voluntary basis.

1 July 2015
No reason to anticipate misconduct might be dangerous

Pols v AME Products [2013] QDC 190 19 August 2013. There was no reason to anticipate misconduct might be dangerous to other employees.There was no reason to anticipate misconduct might be dangerous to other employees.

1 July 2015
Not foreseeable for racial joking to cause psychiatric condition

Guorgi v Pipemakers Australia [2013] QSC 198 9 August 2013. It wasn’t reasonably foreseeable that the worker would suffer a psychiatric condition as a result of racial jokes.

1 July 2015
Worker unsuccessfully appeals court's initial finding that she was not bullied at work

Robertson v State of Queensland, 7 May 2021. The Court of Appeal has dismissed a worker's appeal against the District Court of Queensland's judgement that she was not bullied during her time as a nurse.

15 June 2021
Zero Harm at Work case study_Energex Sun Safety

This case study is on skin cancer prevention in an outdoor workplace.

PDF 171.64 kB 28 August 2020
The home: another place of employment where workplace injuries can occur

Working from home creates an additional place of employment in which the employer must take steps to do what is reasonably practicable to ensure the health and safety of their workers.

21 March 2024