Tag: Retail Safety
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Retailing in the UK: Holiday Post
Over the next few weeks I am hoping to explore the UK shopping environment in detail and better understand how these dynamic fast paced retailers keep their team members and customers safe. Health and Safety legislation between the UK and Australia is not all that different, with Australia’s first OHS Legislation based off the Roben’s…
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Teen arsonist arrested in relation to a fire at Target Country Port Lincoln
Image Credit: Port Lincoln Times A 14 year old Port Lincoln boy was arrested on Tuesday for arson in relation to the fire that destroyed the Target Country Port Lincoln store and damaged neighbouring buildings on Sunday afternoon. Customers and staff had to evacuate the store when the fire started at about 3:30pm . 16 Port…
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Harris Scarfe convicted of negligence after the death of a shopper – 2007
Majort South Australian retailer, Harris Scarfe Australia Pty Ltd, was convicted and fined more than $20,000 in 2007 after an 89 year old woman suffered serious leg injuries in an incident while shopping at the flagship Rundle Mall store in 2005.
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Woman ‘killed by shopping trolley’ at Tea Tree Plaza inquest told
State Coroner Mark Johns handed down his findings today following an incident where a elderly couple on a shopping trip at Tea Tree Plaza were knocked over by a trolley, the trolley failed to lock into the travelator they were ascending and fell backward resulting in the death of one of the shoppers.
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Coles found in breach of the OHS Act
Coles was fined $170,000 in damages after the Industrial Court of New South Wales found they had breached the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW) by failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees at work in relation to two workers who fell through a suspended ceiling onto conrete below.
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A look at liability in Elphick vs Westfield
The Court of Appeal in New South Wales considered Westfield’s liability to an employee of a cleaning contractor, ACS, that was injured in the course of performing cleaning duties at the Westfield Shopping Centre at Tuggerah. This post reviews the legislative background behind that case and looks at exactly where the liabilities are.
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Was the chip still warm?
In a ruling that will have ramifications for many retailers, the High Court has found Woolworths negligent in failing to remove a greasy potato chip from the floor of one of its shopping centres, resulting in a customer slipping and sustaining significant injury.