The Queensland IRC has rejected a worker's claim that he was conducting a role play on dealing with violent patients when he threatened to "smash" a female colleague's face through a door.
The safety standards during the construction of Brisbane's Airport Link tunnel have been declared "deplorable", with one worker being killed, the joint-venture partners facing OHS prosecutions, one partner and another employer entering enforceable undertakings after other workers were injured, and 70 notices being issued by a regulator.
A Victorian employer that failed to properly instruct or monitor security contractors has been found primarily responsible for a security guard's injuries. Also in this article, the Queensland Supreme Court has rejected a security guard's claim that his injuries were caused by insufficient staff numbers.
A Queensland worker who was seriously injured when a ladder he stepped on broke - immediately after it was inspected and deemed safe - has lost his appeal for $1.1 million in damages.
A Telstra worker who spent 18 months sitting on uncomfortable chairs, before her employer finally provided her with an ergonomically suitable one, has been awarded workers' compensation. Also in this article, a Queensland worker has failed to prove a manual lift caused his heart attack.
A Queensland employer that failed to provide the right tools for a basic maintenance task has been ordered to pay a worker $552,000 in damages, after he sustained ankle and knee injuries.
A Queensland employer that claimed instructing workers on how to handle "obviously" sharp objects would have created a culture of information overload, decreasing efficiency, has been ordered to pay an injured worker more than $150,000 in damages.
In an inquest into the death of a worker, who was crushed between a loader and a ute, the Queensland Coroner has examined the challenges of preventing workers from becoming complacent about safety, and the steps two major employers took after the incident to reduce risks associated with mobile plant.
The death of a Queensland mine worker - whose loader fell into a stope - could have been prevented if a safety measure used at a neighbouring mine had been adopted, the State Coroner has found.
An employer that failed to require its workers to wear protective gloves while using sharp knives has been ordered to pay an injured worker nearly $340,000 in damages.
