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Adequate system of work
Case notes on an employer’s duty to set up a safe way of doing the job, and what happens when it doesn’t.
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Picture hiddenAdequate system of workFall from own ladder: Hail damage assessor wins $1.38mil
The District Court of Queensland found Ezy Projects Pty Ltd failed to provide a safe system of work when an experienced building-insurance assessor fell from a ladder during post-hailstorm roof inspections.
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Picture hiddenAdequate system of workWorkshop’s system of work hazard not of landlord’s making
The NSW Court of Appeal explains why a commercial landlord's duty to repair a defective ramp did not make it liable for a worker's manual-handling injury.
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Picture hiddenAdequate system of workReceptionist’s $120k fall in rush to answer call: should boss have provided a $220 headset?
A suburban office worker has argued for substantial damages in a case filed against her employer for an ankle injury sustained in a fall when rushing to answer an incoming call.
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“Adequate”; system of work found wanting in hospital patient’s attack on nurse
A 46-yr-old nurse overrun by an aggressive hospital patient has defeated her employer’s argument that it had an adequate system in place to prevent such an injury in which she had been adequately trained.
Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.
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