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Case study
Relationship between two separate injuries
Hartin v Rigel Constructions Pty Ltd [2013] QSC 320 21 November 2013. The case turned upon the extent to which the first incident caused the derangement of the vertebral disc, and the relationship between the injury sustained in the first and second incident, and the loss and damage caused by the first incident.
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Employer not negligent in worker injury
Campbell v Galaxy Plumbing [2013] QSC 315 18 November 2013. There was no evidence that the task was so physically demanding that it could not be performed by one man who was also carrying out a variety of other jobs. The employer’s failure to provide more labourers was not negligent.
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Case study
Prior injuries and future economic loss
Symons v The Haggarty Group Pty Ltd, 23 March 2011. This case study highlights how the court may consider if there was a reasonable way the employer could have avoided the risk of injury, and how this may affect the outcome.
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Case study
No obligation to warn of obvious risk
Heywood v Commercial Electrical Pty Ltd [2013] QSC 52, 11 March 2013. The duty imposed on employers is to take reasonable care to avoid injury to workers. An employer does not have an obligation to avoid all risks by all reasonably affordable means. The obviousness of the risk and a reasonable expectation that workers will take care of their own safety must be taken into account.
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Employers must provide safe work system
Caird v State of Queensland, 30 July 2004. Negligence in enforcing a safe system of work can result in substantial compensation, regardless of the significant long term effects. An abattoir case study.
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Case study
Connecting safety and culture - getting started: Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), Yatala
At CUB Yatala Brewery, safety leadership starts at the top and is visible at all levels of the company. Key components of the company’s approach are an authentic value around safety, employee engagement, and integration of safety into business practice.
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Publication
Electrical Safety Week event recordings
Missed one of our events or webinars during Electricity Safety Week (5–9 September 2022)? You can watch them on demand now.
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Case study
Queensland Museum Network: Health and wellbeing at work
The Queensland Museum Network (QMN) is a statutory authority of Arts Queensland. It provides museum services throughout the state, employing approximately 315 staff across five sites.
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Guide
Managing health and safety in food retail
This handbook helps franchisors develop an effective health and safety system. It helps franchisees understand how to implement this system in their workplace.