Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
25 February 2016
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$36,250

Safety lessons learned:
  1. Prioritise the development and implementation of a mechanical drool board that eliminates the need for employees to be exposed to the in-running nip during a web break and/or the start-up of the Extruder;
  2. Implement, document and communicate temporary safety arrangements to reduce the likelihood that employees would be harmed when using the drool board during a web break and/or a start-up of the Extruder; and
  3. Adequately guard the Laminator 2 drive side nip so as to comply with the Standard AS/NZS 4024. This could have been achieved by installing a combination of light curtains or safety laser scanners together with low barrier guards to prevent inadvertent contact with the nip point between the Pressure roller and Chill roller.