Case Law - Health & Safety Handbook (Page 3)

Case Law

Teacher fined $55,000 following drowning of two students

Bullying conduct outweighs deficiencies in dismissal procedure in unfair dismissal case

Company’s culpability lessened by employment of a manager to oversee safety

Dismissal for sexual harassment found to be unfair

Failure to control the risks of using a shredder has devastating consequences

3 apprentices found working on a roof without guard railing

A high wire brings high risk to students at adventure park

Employer lands in hot water for failure to implement a safe system of work for cleaning a pool

No stop-bullying order despite failures by employer

Prior good behaviour weighs heavily in sentencing company

Mechanic makes discrimination claim after employer refuses his return to work

Work stoppages in response to health and safety issues may still be unlawful industrial action

Worker injured while operating machinery without knowledge of the safe work method statement

Concreter pleads guilty to charge stemming from fatal bobcat incident

Franchisee prosecuted after investigation reveals a former manager sexually harassed workers