From our local paper. Read very carefully.
They were provided harnesses and an EWP to do the work, however they decided to hang off the 5m awings coz it was easier, they both fell.
When is the responsibility going to pushed onto the worker? The company copped $15,000 fine and $2500 court and legal costs. Section 24 of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 says ...
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| 24 Discharge of obligations
(1) A person on whom a workplace health and safety obligation is imposed must discharge the obligation.
Maximum penalty—
(a) if the breach causes multiple deaths—2000 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or
(b) if the breach causes death or grievous bodily
harm—1000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
(c) if the breach causes bodily harm—750 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or s 25 26 s 26 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
(d) if the breach involves exposure to a substance likely to
cause death or grievous bodily harm—750 penalty units
or 1 year’s imprisonment; or
(e) otherwise—500 penalty units or 6 months
imprisonment.
(2) Subsection (1) applies despite Criminal Code, sections 23 and 24.2
(3) If more than 1 person has a workplace health and safety obligation for a matter, each person—
(a) retains responsibility for the person’s workplace health
and safety obligation for the matter; and
(b) must discharge the person’s workplace health and safety obligation to the extent the matter is within the person’s control; and
(c) must consult, and cooperate, with all other persons who
have a workplace health and safety obligation for the
matter.
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And for those interested into why they talk penalty units, I dont know, but a penalty unit is $75
