http://safetyconcepts.com.au/high-court-says-no-to-constant-supervision/ Workplace Health and Safety Information and OHS Resources for Australian Workers Tue, 01 May 2012 11:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://safetyconcepts.com.au/high-court-says-no-to-constant-supervision/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Terence O'Riain Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:51:31 +0000 http://safetyconcepts.com.au/?p=537#comment-776 This is highly topical politically too re the batt installation debacle. The most welcome and just aspect is that the authority must particularise what the employer should have done. However employers must still have systems to train people before its ok to leave employees on their own. My personal experiences as a young farm worker and tradesman's assistant are hair raising on reflection. Lets not forget that if the training isn't there then safety isn't. Employer groups should not take this case as a charter for sloppy supervision. This is highly topical politically too re the batt installation debacle. The most welcome and just aspect is that the authority must particularise what the employer should have done. However employers must still have systems to train people before its ok to leave employees on their own. My personal experiences as a young farm worker and tradesman’s assistant are hair raising on reflection. Lets not forget that if the training isn’t there then safety isn’t. Employer groups should not take this case as a charter for sloppy supervision.

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