Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
7 April 2014
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$33,750
Safety lessons learned:
Ensure COPs are in place for particular environments e.g. confined spaces. Undertake a risk assessment of the working site and provide training to ensure specific hazard identification procedures.
Defendant name:
Gunac's Hawkes Bay (1994) Limited
Industry:
Agriculture
Date of offence:
7 April 2014
Facts in brief:
The Defendant is a waterproofing company based in the Hawke’s Bay. An employee of the company was instructed to attend a job at a local egg farm to resurface two grain silos. The main risk was toxicity of the product and the label states it should not be used within confined spaces. The employee was working alone without a rescue harness or the correct filters for toxic fumes in his respirator. The employee was found late in the day by an employee of the egg farm unresponsive in the grain silo.
Offence section:
S6 Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
7 October 2014
Court:
Hastings - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$33,750
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$2,500
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