Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
4 March 2015
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$42,750
Safety lessons learned:
- Fit trucks with a reversing camera or use a spotter at all times.
- Ensure fitted reversing lights and warning devices are operating.
- Ensure the work at the site is monitored.
- Ensure compliance with processes for hazard identification, mitigation and risk assessment.
- Comply with the Code in relation to the organisation and set up of a traffic management plan.
- Ensure contracts are complied with insofar as it related to safety.
- Stop plant while the public is passing through.
- Require all plant to comply with instructions given by traffic controllers, including adherence to stop and go signage.
Defendant name:
Broadspectrum (New Zealand) Limited (Formerly known as Transfield Services (New Zealand) 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 a motorcyclist resulting in fatal injuries.
Related prosecutions:
Offence section:
• Sections 15 and 50(1)(a) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
• Sections 26 and 70 of the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995 and section 50(1)(c) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
• Sections 26 and 70 of the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995 and section 50(1)(c) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Huntly - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$42,750
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$72,000
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