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September 2022
September 2022 edition of eSAFE Electrical Newsletter.
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Video
Safety facilitation film based on the true story of Jed Millen
Seen through the eyes of an apprentice, this film highlights the some of the factors that contributed to the incident in which Jed Millen was injured. This film uses Jed’s story to highlight the moments, conversations and decisions that could contributed to a different outcome.
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Case study
Modest damages for minor burn injury
Welsh v Boutique Venues Pty Ltd [2020] QDC 18. The Plaintiff was a 21 year old pastry chef who received minor burns from removing an item from an ellevated oven.
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Case study
Failure to establish negligence
Schonell v Laspina, Trabucco & Co Pty Ltd [2013] QSC 90, 11 April 2013. This case looked at the principle that when considering what reasonable measures employers should adopt to avoid a foreseeable risk of injury, the test should not be considered with the benefit of hindsight, but rather looking forward to identify what response should have been made.
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Video
High risk work assessor portal – Planning an assessment event notification
This instructional video demonstrates how an assessor would plan an assessment event in the high risk work assessor portal.
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Case study
Contributory negligence by worker and exaggeration lead to reduction in damages
Kennedy v Queensland Alumina [2015] QSC 317, 18 November 2015. The employer was found to be liable for injuries suffered by a worker, but found the worker had contributed to those injuries through his own negligence.
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Tool
Current high risk work accredited assessors
A regularly updated list.
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Case study
Future earnings capacity debated
Simmons v Wanless & another [2014] QDC 13 February 2014. In this case, liability was not disputed, but the issue that was contested was the extent of the worker’s future earnings capacity.