Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
16 March 2017
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$264,000

Safety lessons learned:
  1. Ensure that there were adequate guarding arrangements on the out-feed of the Optimiser;
  2. Ensure that emergency stop devices on the out-feed of the Optimiser were fully operative, prominent and immediately accessible to each user of the machine;
  3. Develop, document, implement, communicate, and monitor the effectiveness of a safe system of work for the operation of the Optimiser. This would include:
    • Developing and implementing safe operating procedures for all operations on the Optimiser including the hazards in the outfeed area; and
    • Ensuring that all workers working on the Optimiser were trained and supervised according to the safe operating procedures.