Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
14 April 2015
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$26,000.00 (apportioned $21,000.00 for the s 15 offence and $5,000.00 for the s 6 offence)

Safety lessons learned:
  1. Ensure only electric forklifts are provided and used when employees or other persons are carrying out any loading or unloading operations in confined areas such as chillers;
  2. Ensure employees and other persons on site are aware of the  hazards of using LPG/petrol/diesel powered forklifts in confined areas such as chillers; and
  3. Ensure signage is in place alerting employees and other persons not to operate LPG/petrol/diesel forklifts in confined areas such as chillers.