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  • More rigorous system not required

    Morton v Ivor Fritz Removals [2013] QDC 293. Worker injured his knee when he was moving furniture.

    1 July 2015

  • Employers need to enforce workers to wear PPE

    Tomkins v Kemp Meats Pty Ltd [2013] QDC 184 17 July 2013. For employers, the case serves as an important reminder on the need to enforce the requirement for workers to wear personal protective equipment.

    1 July 2015

  • 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.

    1 July 2015

  • A foreseeable risk

    Schmidt v S J Sanders Pty Ltd, 22 June 2012. This case highlights the need that even experienced truck drivers need to be specifically trained in egress and access of trucks due to the foreseeable risk of slipping off a truck step.

    1 July 2015

  • Shred-X: Developing a national safety plan

    Shred-X Document Destruction (Shred-X) provides secure destruction services, from paper shredding to digital media destruction. Shred-X services thousands of commercial sites and households across South-East Queensland on a weekly basis. Trucks regularly visit Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Emerald and northern New South Wales.

    1 July 2015

  • Fresh take on safety leads to real results

    Seapal Pallets and Crates began participating in the IPaM program in January 2013 with a focus on improving their workplace health and safety systems.

    1 July 2015

  • Liability for back pain after injury

    Snell v BP Refiner (Bulwer Island) [2013] QSC 284 14 October 2013. Worker sustained an injury when he fell into a trench.

    1 July 2015

  • Credibility suffers from highly inflated claim

    Test v Forgacs Engineering Pty Ltd [2012] QDC 318, 24 October 2012. This case was decided on credibility, where the evidence of the defendant’s witnesses was preferred to that of the Plaintiff.

    1 July 2015

  • Considering genuine occupational requirements

    Chivers v State of Queensland (Queensland Health) [2014]QCA 141 13 June 2014 The Queensland Court of Appeal recently handed down a decision which helps to clarify employers’ responsibilities in considering whether a particular requirement of a position is a genuine occupational requirement, or, whether adjustments should be made to meet the needs of an employee with an impairment or disability.

    1 July 2015

  • Surveillance and other related issues of credibility

    Barker v Casco Australia Pty Ltd, 07 October 2011. This case study clearly demonstrates the importance of achieving a return to work outcome and that surveillance and other related issues of credibility are subject to the opinion formed by a Court and can be critical in determining the outcome of a quantum only trial.

    1 July 2015

  • Evidence and symptoms must support damages claim

    Bawden v Proserprine Cooperative Sugar Milling Association Ltd 9 April 2015 [QDC 205]. This case highlights that in the case of a psychiatric injury, that evidence and symptoms must support the damages claim.

    1 July 2015

  • 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.

    1 July 2015