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WED

2:20PM

A "plethora of instructions" improves safety, says judge

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.

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MON

2:24PM

Worker assaults weren't reasonably foreseeable

Two Queensland workers who were assaulted by colleagues have lost their breach of contract claims, after the District Court found the attacks weren't reasonably foreseeable.

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MON

3:58PM

Injured worker not required to wear PPE, wins $340k

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.

WED

3:27PM

Risk of injury from racist jokes wasn't foreseeable

A Queensland employer that failed to crack down on racist jokes in the workplace has escaped a damages bill, after the Supreme Court found the psychologically injured victim of the jokes actively participated in the banter.

FRI

12:23PM

Qld employer fined $600k over swing-stage deaths; and more

Qld employer fined $600k over swing-stage deaths; and Worker who used unsafe lifting technique for box loses damages bid.

TUE

1:37PM

Induction failed to "expressly set out" safety rules

A Queensland employer, whose induction documents didn't clearly explain its traffic management rules, has been ordered to pay damages to a truck driver who was injured in a forklift incident.

THU

12:38PM

Damages awarded to worker who wasn't trained to safely use trolleys

A Queensland worker, whose heel was crushed by a trolley loaded with 240kg of stock, has been awarded $62,000 in damages, after the District Court found her employer failed to pay "close attention" to the way staff handled such equipment.

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.

FRI

12:32PM

Worker required to twist his neck to operate plant wins $265k

A Queensland labourer who was required to constantly twist his head to look behind him while operating plant has been awarded $265,000 in damages, after he sustained neck and psychiatric injuries.

THU

11:15AM

Manager called worker names, superior ignored her bullying complaints

A Westpac employee who was bullied and called "Scabby Abby" by colleagues has been awarded workers' compensation, after the Queensland IRC found one manager lied about the worker's performance, and another failed to act on her harassment complaints.

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