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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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No alternative system established
Williams v Riviera Marine [2013] QDC 306. The worker suffered a shoulder injury while working on wiring in a small locker onboard a boat.