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Diving - written record made of count of all persons on board for vessels NOT transferring persons
Dive industry: written record made of count of all persons on board for vessels not transferring persons.
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Case study
Employer not liable where Plaintiff failed to perform work in the manner instructed
In November 2006, the plaintiff suffered an injury to both his left hand and arm and developed a secondary psychological injury. He commenced a claim against his former employer for damages and received a gross settlement figure of $475,000.00 in October 2008.
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Case study
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.
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Guide
Hendra virus - information for businesses that dispose of horse carcases
Information for businesses that dispose of horse carcasses.
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Case study
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.
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Case study
Future economic loss and paid services past retirement age
Cameron v Foster & Lahey T/AS GF Hills Removals & Mini Storage, 29 September 2011. This case study highlights how a Court may rule future economic loss allowances to workers past the age of retirement and make allowances for future paid services that were provided gratuitously by family members.
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Case study
Employers have a duty to train and instruct workers on safe truck exiting
Kelleher v J & A Accessories Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 227 - Brisbane Supreme Court. The Plaintiff was a 45 year old sales representative / delivery driver who alleged he sustained lower back and psychiatric injuries as a result of repetitively lifting vehicle batteries weighing over 20kg between 2012 and 2013; and exiting from the cabin of an Isuzu NPR 300 truck on 21 August 2013.
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Case study
Initial reporting of injury of vital importance
Apolloni v Traffic Technologies Management Division Pty Ltd, 20 March 2012. This case clearly demonstrates the value of contemporaneous recording of injury details in diary notes, incident reports and applications for compensation. In this case the importance of the recording was as to the time of the injury but this could equally apply to the description of the cause of the injury.