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FRI

3:57PM

Work-related brain injury preceded "ice" death

In a case highlighting the importance of workers reporting all injuries, a coronial inquiry has found that a man's methylamphetamine use during a football game "significantly worsened" his pre-existing, undiagnosed brain injury in the lead up to his death.

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THU

3:19PM

Contractor management and safety compliance

An OHSS lawyer has outlined the circumstances in which employers can rely on the safety expertise of contractors, and warned against getting the "wrong idea" about two major judgments quashing OHS convictions.

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FRI

3:55PM

Injured worker awarded $12.3m

A worker with permanent brain injuries has been awarded more than $12 million in damages, after a court found a manager's "consistent turning of a blind eye" to written policies showed the worker didn't breach any safety rules when she crashed a vehicle.

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WED

12:04PM

Husband and wife handed $1.1m injury damages bill

A husband and wife have been ordered to pay more than $1 million in damages to a friend who fell from a ladder while working on their roof. A supreme court judge found that while they didn't owe him a duty under work health and safety laws, they were still required to prescribe a safe system of work.

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TUE

11:48AM

Trial for $40m damages claim to proceed on all issues

A trial for a $40 million workplace injury damages claim will determine both liability and quantum, as well as overlapping issues like the use of PPE, after a supreme court judge rejected the defendant employers' bid for liability to be decided separately.

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THU

12:56PM

Coroner issues safety warning after three similar deaths

A coroner has again been forced to warn that working under vehicles and other machines that aren't properly supported "can and will lead to death", after conducting his third investigation into such a fatality this year.

TUE

2:43PM

Glaring defects overlooked in lead up to death

A worker who neglected to perform a pre-start check of a dilapidated elevated work platform - because his desire to get on with the job "overtook him" - is one of three people whose actions contributed to the death of a diesel fitter, a coronial inquiry has found.

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MON

1:37PM

Worker who was denied extra breaks wasn't discriminated against

An injured Tasmanian worker with diabetes wasn't discriminated against when his employer and supervisor refused to provide him with extra break time to inject himself with insulin, the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has found.

FRI

2:07PM

Quadriplegic worker awarded millions over inappropriate forklift use

A worker whose spine was severed in a forklift incident has been awarded $7.5 million in damages (prior to a contributory negligence reduction), after the Tasmanian Supreme Court found the forklift operator didn't keep a proper lookout or correctly adjust the vehicle's tines.

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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

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