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Stellar Asia Pacific
Stellar recognised that early intervention and having a focus on workplace rehabilitation can reduce the economic and human costs associated with work related injury and illness. They have applied an early intervention approach to their injury management processes and are reaping the benefits.
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Great Adventures case study - Safe use of hire snorkelling equipment
Case study on safe use of hire snorkelling equipment.
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Mike Ball Dive Expeditions case study - Managing the quick recovery of drifting divers
A case study about managing the quick recovery of drifting divers.
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Fantasea Adventure Cruising - a case study on managing the medical risks of snorkellers
Case study highlighting best practice and innovative examples of ways diving and snorkelling operators are managing the risks of cardiovascular disease deaths in recreational diving and snorkelling.
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Automatic shrink wrapping machine - Rexel
Rexel is a supplier of electrical products to electricians and members of the public across Queensland that has invested in two automatic shrink wrapping machines, used to wrap stock on pallets to ship to customers.
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Onsite gym and healthy lifestyle program - Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd
The Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL), which manages the Port of Brisbane under a 99 year lease from the Queensland Government, has undergone substantial organisational change in recent years. As part of due diligence for the leasing of the port, the new owners identified that workplace health and safety improvements were a priority given the high incidence of 33 injuries recorded in 2010–11.
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Dedicated WHS manager and improvements in WHS systems - CB Group
CB Group is a civil construction company based on the Gold Coast that specialises in energy. It has a workforce of 123, comprising office and field workers. CB Group undertakes a wide variety of civil construction work and specialises in underground work associated with telecommunications, streetlights and traffic signals. The energy division is also involved in renewable energy such as solar.
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Rotation of manual task roles and smaller milk jugs - BP Retail Wild Bean Cafes
BP is engaged in the exploration for and production of oil, natural gas and liquefied natural gas, and the refining, transportation and marketing of petroleum products. BP is also responsible for a number of coffee making facilities as part of retail activities at its travel centres. Some of these travel centres experience high volumes of coffee production, with approximately 140 coffees produced per hour during peak periods. These high volume sites include Wild Bean Cafes based at travel centres across South-East Queensland.
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Diesel Parts and Service: Improving culture to reduce injuries
Diesel Parts and Service provide sales, installation and servicing of diesel parts including pumps, engines and generators. The company has been family run for more than 45 years and currently employs 28 staff.
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Barry Bros Specialised Services Pty Ltd (Toxfree Australia)
The Barry Bros leadership team worked with an IPaM advisor to complete a safety systems assessment, an onsite inspection and a safety climate survey.
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Decision explores duty of care and psychiatric injury
Palmer & Ors v State of Queensland 27 March 2015. This judgement analyses what employee actions can be classified as being within the course of employment and shows that, if an internal investigation process is followed by an employer, there is no special duty of care owed to minimise the risk of psychiatric injury to employees being investigated.