Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
4 March 2015
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$39,375
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensure employees, are aware of, and properly implement the traffic management plan and EED
- Ensure traffic control is set up in accordance with the relevant traffic management plan
- Ensure employees require that vehicles comply with the stop and go signs
- Ensure there are effective emergency procedures, including effective radio procedures, in the event unauthorised road users enter a worksite
- Ensure that the traffic control implemented on site is audited to ensure that it complies with the terms of the traffic management plan and EED.
Defendant name:
NZ Traffic Hamilton Limited
Industry:
Postal, transport and warehousing
Date of offence:
4 March 2015
Facts in brief:
While undertaking road maintenance at Island Block Road Meremere a truck and trailer unit reversed over resulting in fatal injuries.
Related prosecutions:
Offence section:
Section 15 and 50(1)(a) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Huntly - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$39,375
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$48,000
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