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Podcast
Alert at work - a practical approach to identifying and managing workplace fatigue risks
Presented by Jenny Krasny who is accredited in the suite of human synergistics leadership and culture tools and is a Master Facilitator with the Worldsview Academy of Change.
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Guide
Risk management Form 1 - Hairdressing, nail and beauty industry
Example of a risk management form in the hairdressing industry.
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Tool
Dive plan for diving work
Dive plans set out the way diving will be carried out to ensure the participant’s health and safety. The dive plan should assist with the implementation of control measures that have been selected during the risk management process.
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Case study
Judgement of breach of duty of care overturned on appeal
Larkin v Suncorp Staff Pty Ltd [2013] QDC 028 Samios DCJ. A judgement ruling an employer breached its of duty of care was overturned on Appeal when it was noted that there was a low probability that an accident would occur and the resulting injuries would be minimal.
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Case study
Employer not liable for worker failing to keep look out
Pershouse v Sirius Observatories Australia [2013] QDC, 9 May 2013. The Court was satisfied that there was no duty upon the employer to protect the worker from a risk that would have been reasonably foreseen by the worker.
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Case study
Credibility of the worker was important in determining the extent of the injury
Richard Craig Adam v Skilled Group Limited and Anor [2013] QSC 7, 8 February 2013. While credibility issues on their own are not always compelling, the combination of them can cause considerable concern.
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Case study
Industry standard equipment not enough to satisfy duty of care
Thompson v Cranetrans Pty Ltd [2013] QSC 250 23 September 2013. Where equipment is provided which accords with industry standard, that does not necessarily mean that the employer’s conduct has met a standard of reasonable care.