Browsing: WHS decisions (QLD)



TUE
1:25PM

Raising ostracism concerns triggered duty of care: judge

An employer breached its duty of care by failing to protect a worker from recrimination after he "dobbed" on a supervisor who assaulted him, a court has found, noting the employer's own policies foresaw the risk of psychological injury in such circumstances.



WED
2:09PM

Road fatality and fatigue contributed to 2nd work death

A worker was distracted by the death of a colleague, and fatigued from 26 consecutive days of work, when he was "cleared" as "fit" by an unqualified counsellor to perform a dangerous loading task, and then killed in an exclusion zone, a coronial inquest has found.





WED
3:39PM

WHS sentences upheld by Court of Appeal, director recklessly "orchestrated" dangerous task

A PCBU and its director have failed to overturn their WHS recklessness penalties of $500,000 and suspended jail time, with a superior court highlighting the director's failure to exercise due diligence and his high moral culpability.


THU
12:48PM

Double-fatality fine exceeds recommended penalty, court calls for changes to WHS Codes

In a WHS case involving the deaths of two teenage students from overseas, a court has imposed a penalty much higher than that recommended by the prosecution, stressing that unlike workers, children are particularly vulnerable to business-related hazards because they haven't been trained to recognise or mitigate risks.



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