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  • Clarity for employers on social work functions

    ALH v Simon Blackwood (the Regulator) [2014] QIRC 105 13 June 2014 The recent decision from the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission provides further clarity for employers in determining applications for compensation for injuries sustained at social work functions.

    1 July 2015

  • Injury attributable to pre-existing back disease

    Geary v REJV Services Pty Ltd & Ors [2011] QSC. This case emphasises the importance of gathering past medical information to establish the extent of symptoms suffered due to pre-existing degeneration prior to the work event.

    1 July 2015

  • Industry solutions for managing the risks of workers being hit or crushed by heavy vehicles and trailers

    One Queensland business implemented an engineering solution to address the risks associated with working under heavy vehicles. The business purchased a heavy-duty four-post hydraulic truck lift.

    18 July 2018

  • Daryl Dickenson Transport - A load restraint safety case study

    It is not recommended to use fixed or pivoting lever binders because they can cause serious injury when applying or releasing lashings.

    11 May 2017

  • Assaults by third parties

    The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane v Greenway [2017] QCA 103, 26 May 2017. Employer is found to breach its duty in failing to train staff and establish guidelines for properly responding to unsafe events.

    15 June 2018

  • Assessment of risk and training required for manual handling

    D’Arcy v Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane [2017] QSC 103, 31 May 2017. In this case the employer was found to be liable for a back injury sustained by the Plaintiff during the course of her employment.

    6 April 2018

  • Taking good care of safety at childcare centre

    Sesame Lane Childcare has shown some great strides in improving their health, safety and injury management programs after working with the Injury Prevention and Management program (IPaM).

    1 July 2015

  • Plaintiff’s failure to establish causation and onus of proof

    Claire Hammond v Cerebral Palsy of League Queensland M172/12 11 September 2013. This case highlights that even though an employer may have breached their duty of care, the onus is on the worker to prove that the breach was a material cause of the harm suffered by the worker.

    1 July 2015

  • Industry standard equipment not enough to satisfy duty of care

    Thompson v Cranetrans Pty Ltd [2013] QSC 250 23 September 2013. Where equipment is provided which accords with industry standard, that does not necessarily mean that the employer’s conduct has met a standard of reasonable care.

    1 July 2015

  • The onerous obligation on an employer to instruct and warn

    Weaver v Endeavour Foundation [2013] QSC 93, 12 April 2013. This judgment effectively imposes a standard akin to perfection on an employer and goes to the scope of an employer’s duty of care generally. The employer was found liable for doing its very best to train staff to minimise foreseeable risks of injury in the workplace.

    1 July 2015

  • Credibility of the worker was important in determining the extent of the injury

    Richard Craig Adam v Skilled Group Limited and Anor [2013] QSC 7, 8 February 2013. While credibility issues on their own are not always compelling, the combination of them can cause considerable concern.

    1 July 2015

  • Judgement of breach of duty of care overturned on appeal

    Larkin v Suncorp Staff Pty Ltd [2013] QDC 028 Samios DCJ. A judgement ruling an employer breached its of duty of care was overturned on Appeal when it was noted that there was a low probability that an accident would occur and the resulting injuries would be minimal.

    1 July 2015