Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
30 July 2013
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$25,000

Safety lessons learned:
  1. Enforce two person operation procedure when two workers are operating the machine.
  2. Fit the machine with a presence detection system, such as a laser or light sensor which would stop the operation of the machine if a person enters the zone, for when the machine was set to one person operation.
  3. Facilitate effective communication between the workers operating the machine.