Browsing: WHS decisions (ACT)


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Risk posed by fire door wasn't "substantial"

An employer wasn't negligent in deciding not to replace a non-transparent fire door, even though it was used hundreds of times a day and the risk of being struck by it was obvious, the ACT Court of Appeal has found.


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Injured worker awarded $1.4m after 105kg lift

An ACT company director was reluctant to tell older workers how to use ramps to lift heavy objects because he thought he "would not have been well liked" if he did so, the Supreme Court has found in ordering the company to pay an injured worker $1.4 million in damages.



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Unsafe trolleys and unswept floor cost employer $1m

An ACT employer that failed to ensure its loaded trolleys had handles, so workers didn't have to bend to push them, has been ordered to pay an injured worker more than $1 million in damages.


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