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  • Publication

    February 2022

    February 2022 edition of Rehabilitation and Return to Work e-bulletin.

  • Podcast

    Who is at risk of too much sitting in construction?

    Presented by Dr Nick Gilson, Senior Lecturer at the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Science.

  • Guide

    Labour hire codes - all industries

    WIC allocation

  • Guide

    Hydraulics safety

    Equipment that uses hydraulics to assist in its movement has the potential to cause serious injury or death. The following are examples of practical risk control solutions from actual incidents, which can be used to manage hydraulic hazards at your workplace.

  • Case study

    Fatigue Management plans a must for shift workers

    Kerle v BM Alliance Coal Operations and ors [2016] QSC 304, 16 December 2016. In this case, the employer (a labour hire company), the mine owner and the host employer were all found liable for the Plaintiff's injuries, including a brain injury, sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

  • Publication

    January 2022

    January 2022 edition of Rehabilitation and Return to Work e-bulletin.

  • Guide

    JLG, Drive Hub _AUS_ - notice to owners

    Additional Information Regarding Notice IN#112F1A

  • Publication

    December 2021

    December 2021 edition of Rehabilitation and Return to Work e-bulletin.

  • Case study

    Employer has duty to provide task rotation

    Ataera v Thomas Borthwick [2013] 20 December 2013. A doctor stated that had risk management been performed diligently it is entirely likely that the plaintiff would not have sustained injury.

  • Case study

    Accident not caused by failures

    Wolters v The University of the Sunshine Coast [2012] QSC 298, 5 October 2012. This is another case where the legal term of causation has been examined. The court found the employer breached its duty at common law and in contract by failing to adequately manage the behaviour of the supervisor following the event with the previous worker. However, the court held that the breach did not cause the claimant's loss, as it could not find that any action by the employer would have prevented the supervisor's actions on the day.

  • Case study

    Employer not negligent in crane road accident

    Millard v RI-CO (2004) Pty Limited (In liquidation) [2014] QSC 15 April 2014. An employer was found not to be negligent in its duty of care after a worker was injured driving a crane on a public road without permission.

  • Case study

    Evidence does not support damages claim

    Lewis v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd 6 June 2014 A Brisbane judge rules against labourer’s claims for damages for personal injuries suffered in the course of his employment at a meat processing plant due to conflicting evidence.