Failing to conduct a Risk Assessment could result in no insurance payout!
By Lindby | | Safety and Wellbeing Capability
What if you a computer caught fire in your office and you used a Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) Extinguisher instead of a Carbon Dioxide (C02) extinguisher. There is no problem with using the DCP extinguisher except if the powder got into other computers. This happened to a company. The staff used a DCP extinguisher on […]
WHS Failure-Retail Staff fall nets $235k damages
By Lindby | | People and Culture Capability
Businesses in the retail sector often think it won’t happen to them… a fall from heights… A worker at Millers Clothing outlet fell from a step ladder as she was trying to remove a mannequin from a high shelf. At the hearing, the worker claimed that her employer was negligent in that it had: 1. Failed […]
New guidance: work-related psychological health and safety
By Lindby | | Safety and Wellbeing Capability
Taking preventative action works Work-related psychological health and safety – A systematic approach to meeting your dutieswill help employers and workers understand and meet their duties concerning psychological health and safety in the workplace. Dr Peta Miller, Special Adviser for Safe Work Australia, said we know what causes psychological harm in the workplace and that […]
Duty of Care
By Lindby | | Safety and Wellbeing Capability
Beven v Brisbane Youth Service Inc [2017] QCA 211 Court of Appeal Sofronoff, Gotterson and McMurdo J. 22 September 2017 Background Ms Beven was a family support worker for Brisbane Youth Services. The employer provides counselling and other support services to young people who have generally, mental illness, drug addiction, been affected by sexual abuse, […]
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