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Guide
Forklift safety for employers: maintenance
Forklift maintenance is a regular schedule of services, preventative repairs, inspections and cleaning as set out in the forklift’s operational manual. Includes a basic checklist.
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Guide
Placarding for storage of hazardous chemicals
Placarding for storage of hazardous chemicals under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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Case study
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.
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Case study
The bouncer and the wedding guest
Baillie v Donald Wayne Jackson & Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club Inc [2015] QDC 20 February 2015. This case highlights that it is not sufficient for a worker to show the employer has been negligent. It is necessary to show that the negligence caused the incident in which the worker was injured.