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Case study
More rigorous system not required
Morton v Ivor Fritz Removals [2013] QDC 293. Worker injured his knee when he was moving furniture.
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Case study
Horseplay not to be tolerated in the workplace
Goran Cincovic v Blenners Transport Pty Ltd, Supreme Court of Queensland [2017] QSC 320, 20 December 2017. Employers need to ensure there are clear directions in the workplace, not to engage in activities which pose a foreseeable risk of injury.
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Podcast
Small business health and wellbeing master class
Presented by Alison Holyoake, marketing and events management professional for Dig-It Landscapes and Bell Leahy Senior Advisor with the Healthy Workers' Initiative within Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
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Case study
Truck Driver Awarded Damages for Faulty Truck Seat
The Plaintiff was a 38 year old truck driver who alleged he sustained a lower back disc protrusion driving a truck with a faulty seat over a period of months.
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Employer not negligent for trivial accident
Chapman ATS University of Southern Queensland Student Guild, 12 August 2010. Manual handling case study where a cleaner was injured performing additional duties. This case study demonstrates an employer will not necessarily be found negligent for a trivial workplace incident.
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High duty of care on employers extends to one-off simple tasks
Witherington v Lev’s Fabrications Pty Ltd [2014] QDC 266 21 November 2014. This case highlights the high duty of care placed on employers to provide workers with a safe place of work, safe systems of work, appropriate training and to assess the risk involved in all aspects of an employee’s work.
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Case study
Engaged employees own The Jetty Specialist's safety transformation
The Jetty Specialist, a Caloundra-based marina infrastructure builder, turned to its employees to help improve their safety performance.