Public Liability

7 Extreme Compensation Claims

7 Extreme Compensation Claims Guest Post Society is now far more aware of liability and responsibility of members of the public towards each other. Whilst health & safety is much higher on people’s agenda, when incidents do happen, there is far more likelihood that accident compensation claims will be made. Here is a list of [...]

Contractor Safety Management

Contractor Induction

Contractor Safety Management Guest article by BEAKON With the new legislation looming organisations are now scratching their heads trying to work out how they will manage multiple contractors who visit their sites! No longer can you pass the responsibility onto the contractor. Contractor safety Management – OHS Regulation 2001, subcontractors must not commence work [...]

Safety and Common Law

Common Law

George’s Safety Reflections – READ MORE OF THEM HERE Safety and Common Law Common law is not applicable in all states in Australia but in states where it is, educating supervisors and managers in it can bring additional benefit to your safety management system. The Compliance with Common Law (in states where applicable) There are [...]

Provision of Sharps Containers

Public Liability

Should you provide Sharps Containers in the Workplace? Provision of sharps containers for the safe disposal of syringes has been an issue for many years. Most Councils have had to address the issue, shopping centres are still debating it and many employers are not sure what to do. Providing sharps containers may be considered [...]

Escalator Safety

Public Liability

Work Safety Blog from Blog4Safety — Your online resource for safety information, safety tips, and safety compliance. Elevators, escalators, and moving sidewalks are very efficient mass transit systems. Because we use them in museums, zoos, theme parks, airports, theatres, hotels, apartment complexes, office buildings, hospitals, and many other places, we probably take them for granted. [...]

Making High Crime Suburbs Safer

Home Safety

Neighbourhood Watch: Making Your High Crime Neighborhoods Safer For city councils, citizens, and criminals, it is difficult to break established high-crime neighborhoods from the patterns of crime formed over time. It takes a village to reduce the crime patterns, and the village consists of city councils, citizens, and the entire neighborhood, all working together to [...]

Public Safety

Articles

Latest articles from the Public Liability Website: Public Swimming Pool Safety Public Safety in Hotels and Resorts Public Safety in Car Parks Public Liability Claim Examples Public Liability What is Product Liability Public Liability Insurance Quote New Swimming Pool Safety Legislation Public Liability Insurance Quote – Why You Need One How to get a better [...]

More Free Checklists

Checklists

We’ve just added these checklists to our sister site PUBLIC LIABILITY Amusement Rides Evaluation Checklist (0) Club and Hotel Liability and Hazard Evaluation Checklist (0) Commercial Premises Hazard Evaluation Checklist (0) Public Liability & Hazard Evaluation Checklist – Motels & Boarding Houses (0) Public Liability and Hazard Evaluation Checklist for Fitness Centres (0) Public Liability [...]

Liability Claims – latest Proclaim newsletter

Articles

Proclaim have released their last newsletter for the year with 3 very informative articles: 1 – Richard Thomas discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using contract Security in pubs and Clubs: Insurers of licensed venues such as clubs, pubs, bars and nightclubs often include in their liability surveys and questionnaires a question about whether security [...]

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

Building Safety

Slips, trips and falls are a regular source of workplace injuries Are we creating an environment for possible slips, trips or falls without even knowing it? Have you ever: Run down a flight of stairs? Slips on snow or ice? Walked in the workplace while reading something, talking on a mobile phone? Worked in areas [...]

New Cable Covers – Trip and fall prevention

cable covers

Do you rely on masking tape or mistakenly use Cable Protectors as trip prevention devices in pedestrian environments? Cable Protectors are a load bearing device designed to protect cords and cables and have no minimum height or contrast requirements. They are not designed as or intended to be used as a trip prevention device. The [...]

Drunk patron wins case against Hotel

Public Liability

A man who was injured after falling from a hotel roof while “grossly intoxicated” was awarded costs and $127,703 in damages (after a 50% deduction for contributory negligence). NSW Supreme Court Justice David Kirby found for Douglas Freudenstein, known as ‘Fruity’, who claimed damages for personal injuries sustained in a fall from the Mona Vale [...]

Shopping Trolley Collection Safety

Contractor Induction

One of my pet hates is people who are too lazy to return their shopping carts to the collection bays, Ive got the scratches and dings on my car to justify my disdain! I’ll bet they are the same people who leave their rubbish on the table at takeaway restaurants when there is a bin [...]

Shopping Centre Loading Dock Safety

Public Liability

The majority of the high risks we identify during audits of shopping centres and malls are in and around loading docks. In a lot of retail centres these are also the areas which get the least attention as they are unlikely to be seen by the majority of customers. There is a lot hazardous activity [...]

Fireworks Safety

Public Liability

Fireworks can be displayed in NSW for: an organised public display for a community or public organisation or event theatrical and / or indoor display technical non-display purposes such as an industrial or agricultural purpose eg a chimney testing or bird disturbing device. The possession, use, storage and transport of display fireworks is restricted to individuals [...]

Double jeopardy on public gardens

Public Liability

Double jeopardy on public gardens Arthur Gorrie | 5th June 2010 GYMPIE Deputy Mayor Tony Perrett yesterday denied his council was victimising a group of volunteer community gardeners at Kilkivan. Gympie Region Deputy Mayor Tony Perrett. GYMPIE Deputy Mayor Tony Perrett yesterday denied his council was victimising a group of volunteer community gardeners at Kilkivan. [...]

Free Hotel and Resort Risk Management Checklist

Body Corporate

Anyone who manages and apartment building, body corporate or residential strata building could also use this Our most comprehensive hotel and resort risk management checklist is now available for free download. The checklist is over 50 pages long and covers every imaginable aspect of hotel and resort risk management, safety, property protection and public liability. [...]

Free Public Liability Risk Management Manual

Public Liability

Free Asset Liability Risk Management Manual For Shopping Centres. Now available for download. 91 pages in Word version that can and should be modified to suit your own circumstances. Download Here TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWARD 1 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 2 POLICY SECTION 3 OVERVIEW OF STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS SECTION 4 OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC SAFETY SECTION [...]

Handrails on Stairs

Building Safety

We have always argued that just because your building complies with the Build Code or Standards doesn’t always mean that you have met all of your duty of care obligations. The courts will treat each case on its merits and find you negligent if it decides that you should have been aware of a risk [...]

Go Kart Safety

Child Safety

I took my two sons go-karting on the weekend at public track. The karts were well maintained, there was plenty of warning signage around, our safety brief was very brief but covered the basics. My main concern was that other riders were allowed to wear thongs despite the signs saying closed shoes required.I told my [...]

Shoes and Escalator Accidents

Building Safety

A few years ago there was a spate of accidents on escalators involving crocs shoes. It appeared at first as if there was something about these shoes that made them particularly hazardous on escalators. The reality seemed to be that it was really due to the popularity of the shoes at the time and there [...]

Recreation Facilities in Hotels

Building Safety

GYMNASIUMS A common amenity is a fitness centre for resident/guest use. Many will be using this equipment for the first time. To minimize the hazards, the you should focus on the selection of equipment, information, maintenance and security. Fitness Centre Location The location of a fitness centre can vary depending upon the layout of the [...]

Playground Safety For Hotels and Apartments

Building Safety

Children’s playgrounds are a great thing to have and really appreciated by parents. But they are perhaps one of the most hazardous areas of your operation and sadly also one of the most neglected. Injuries: Falls from equipment are the largest cause of serious injury in the playground. Other injuries include entrapment; collisions with equipment, [...]

Balconies and Balustrades

BCA

Each year, people are killed or seriously injured by either falling from balconies or being hit by objects which have fallen from balconies. Falls from upper storey windows has also led to fatalities. Balconies are used by adults and children for a range of activities including entertaining, playing, storage, relaxing and drying of clothes. Given [...]

Common Risks in Shopping Centres

Public Liability

There have been several recent fatalities involving children travelling up on the outside of escalators. Most escalators and travelators have some sort of guard in place but the original ones were inadequate and very easily climbed around. All escalators, travelators and climb guards should be inspected and upgraded is necessary. Care should be taken to [...]

Safety for Event Volunteers

Employees Safety

Volunteering Australia is the national peak body working to advance volunteering in the Australian community. Its role is to represent the diverse views and needs of the volunteer sector while promoting the activity of volunteering as one of enduring social, cultural and economic value. Their website provides a number of guides, booklets and articles about [...]

Managing Contractor Safety and Public Liability

Contractor Induction

Many contractors are not directly concerned for the safety of your customers and need assistance and close monitoring. For the purposes of risk management “contractors” can be considered in three categories: 1. Contract Labour are usually from employment agencies, and are employees of that agency. Typically these contractors work as if, in all other respects, [...]

Public Liability Standards and Legislation

BCA

The most common responses I get when I make a public liability risk recommendation to control or mitigate a potentially serious risk is: “it complies with the Building Code of Australia” or “show me the law that says you have to do that” or “this building was built before the BCA and its not retrospective”. [...]

Event Risk Management and Insurance

Events

Despite all the careful planning, things can still go wrong, and usually these are out of your control. This could include theft of equipment, injury to a guest etc. You should protect yourself by obtaining adequate insurance cover. Events Insurance Quotes provides free up-to-date access to the best value Events Insurance, Event Liability Insurance, Insurance [...]

Forklift Trucks in Public Areas

Insurance

There have been a number of serious incidents in recent years involving third parties (ie customers and delivery drivers etc) being injured by mobile equipment, particularly forklift trucks. The owners/operator’s Public Liability Insurance policy may not generally cover the cost of resulting claims where the equipment should have been registered hence a claim made on [...]

Asbestos Audits and Inspections

Building Safety

Article courtesy of Safe Environments Asbestos Inspections Asbestos inspections are required for buildings that are likely to contain asbestos. The NSW OHS regulation requires that all buildings suspected of containing asbestos materials must have asbestos inspections conducted. However not all asbestos inspections are the same. The type of asbestos inspections during occupation will be different to [...]

Checklist for Public Liability Risk Assessments for Hotels and Resorts

Insurance

Typical information collected by Underwriters to assess risks and determine public liability premiums For more information and checklists please visit our Public Liability Website Structures - Age, layout, construction - Fire Detection/alarms systems - Fixed protection systems – sprinklers, other extinguishing systems - Fire separations - Fire fighting water supplies - Fire fighting, private and public [...]

Slip Resistance Testing

Public Liability

For an obligation free quote on wet or dry slip resistance testing or to get more help in solving any of your slippery floor problems in Cairns, Townsville, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide please contact SlipSmart: contact@slipsmart.com.au For more information please visit The Public Liability Website The following information was provided [...]

Steps and Stairs Safety

Liability Cases & Claims

STEPS AND STAIR SAFETY The following articles have been provided by Safe Environments Safe Environments is a multi-specialist consultancy operating in the building, construction and property management industries. Our consultants are experts in building materials, ergonomics, occupational hygiene and occupational health & safety. our core services include: Property Safety Risk Inspections & OHS Compliance Audits [...]

Public Liability

SITE SEARCH - Highly Recommended - it's bound to be in here somewhere!

GET EMAIL UPDATES (its free!)

GUEST ARTICLES WANTED

Recommended Reading

Latest on Forum

Categories

Site Links

Blogroll

Links