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Sydney car auction company fined more than $250,000 after death of forklift operator

A Sydney car auction company has been fined more than a quarter of a million dollars after a forklift operator was killed while unloading a truck at Milperra, NSW in 2013.
A 36 year old forklift operator and a 19 year old labourer were moving a cabinet from a truck onto a forklift at the company’s motor vehicle storage and auction site, when they both lost control of the load. The incident resulted in the death of the forklift operator and the labourer was left with fractured ribs and an injured knee.
SafeWork NSW charged the company with a breach of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for failing to ensure the health and safety of workers.
The company were found guilty by the District Court in June this year and fined $255,000.
Executive Director of SafeWork NSW, Peter Dunphy said the incident highlighted the risks of working with forklifts and need to provide effective supervision and support to young workers.
“Forklifts continue to be a major factor in workplace deaths and injuries,” Mr Dunphy said.
“Between July 2012 and July 2014, 1,360 workers were injured in forklift incidents, including five fatalities.
“The social and economic impact is also significant, including a cost of $15.8 million to the NSW workers compensation scheme.
“Young workers make up approximately 12 per cent of all employment injuries and occupational diseases across the State, and are more vulnerable to workplace safety risks because of their inexperience or reluctance to speak up about safety concerns.
“Our investigation found that a lack of safety systems, instruction and supervision were major contributors to this incident.
“The company failed to train and instruct the workers how to safely remove the cabinet from the truck and did not tell them which forklift could safely carry the cabinet."
“This resulted in the workers selecting the wrong sized forklift with tragic results.”
“This incident highlights the need for employers to have appropriate systems in place to ensure that all workers, particularly young workers, receive sufficient training and support to work safely.”
Failure to manage health and safety can result in serious incidents. So, as well as putting staff wellbeing at risk, businesses can be left exposed to substantial financial penalties, criminal and civil prosecution and loss of reputation.
Don’t risk noncompliance. ISOsafe’s services will protect your business. We will prepare safe systems of work, safety instructions and all other documentation you require. Call us now 1300 789 132 or email us at enquiries@isosafe.com.au, to learn more about our services for businesses and their owners.

Posted on June 27, 2016 by ISOsafe Team and tagged forklift warehouse safety load shift load safety removlaist forklift safety OHS OHSMS ohs OH&S safety plant lf safety lf licence lf license pallet jack safety pallet lifter pallet racking pallet pallet rack depot safety safety signage safety case whs Workplace health and safety (WHS) WH&S WHSMS WHS Management System whs tradie WHS whsas ohsas OHSAS18001 overuse injury labourer safety auction house sydney nsw safety nsw work safe safe work safe at work sop safety systenm safety system occupational hazard site manager safety health labour safety induction safety Culture safe farm work demolition safety safe work method safety safe Safe Work Australia safework NSW nzs4801 ASNZS4804 ASNZS4801 as4801 4801 18001 NOHSC Absenteeism apprentices work platform wellbeing welder safety workplace induction worksafe working at heights Workers Compensation workplace training work at height Workcover worksafe VIC Work Workplace training workcover workers compensation injury Work Workplace training workcover SWMS JSA Risk Assessment ewp swp swms raw material production procurement exercise physiology ergonomic assessments quality management system quality control QMS qc qa quality assurance fire equipment Health & Safety heavy vehicle operator safety health risks hvnl non-government disability service NDS NDIA nhvr NHVR NHVL heavy vehicle national law national heavy vehicle regulator management system managing environmental impacts Miners' claims volunteer safety UV Radiation contractor safety extinguisher demolition Glazier Hazards home entertainment safety yellow card young worker young employee safety supervision farm worker Sun Safety build o&hs skip bin sick days risk assessment risk Risks Risk Management governance google jsa job safety analysis on the job training safety picking safety ISO ISO 14001:2015 iso4801 ISO 14001 ISO14001 iso 9001:28015 ISO9001 ISO45001 iso iso4804 Occupational Cancer Heavy equipment operator SRG Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points HRM hazard incident report workplace death workplace injury workers comp compo forklift checklist forlift safety inspection.

Sydney construction company fined $240,000 by SafeWork following explosion

The blast took place on a residential construction site in Eastwood, NSW, when a worker attempted to remove three underground petrol storage tanks using an excavator. The explosion heavily damaged nearby structures and even broke the windows of several buildings across the road.
SafeWork NSW charged the construction company, with a breach of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for failing to ensure the health and safety of workers and others.
SafeWork’s investigation found that the company hired an unqualified contractor to remove the tanks.
Executive Director of SafeWork NSW, Peter Dunphy said although no one was injured in the explosion, the incident could have been catastrophic.
“Storage tanks that previously contained flammable liquids or gases must be handled with extreme care as there can be vapors which, even after many years, may ignite when exposed to heat,” Mr Dunphy said.
“Businesses and workers should take extreme care working near or on items that contain chemical residue, especially solvents.
“It is extremely fortunate that the contractor and people in nearby buildings were not killed or injured in the explosion.”
Mr Dunphy added that the company also failed to provide notice of their planned demolition work.
“The company failed to notify SafeWork NSW about demolition work as well as the schedule 11 hazardous chemicals in the abandoned petrol storage tanks at the site,” he said.
“The company took no steps to address the risks and chose to rely on the contractor’s claimed experience, with near-disastrous consequences.”
Failure to manage contractors can result in costly incidents. So, as well as putting worker and public safety at risk, businesses can be left exposed to substantial financial penalties, criminal and civil prosecution and loss of reputation.
Don’t risk noncompliance. ISOsafe’s services will protect your business. We will prepare safe systems of work, safety instructions and all other documentation you require. Call us now 1300 789 132 to learn more about our services for businesses.

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Company fined $450,000 after young worker dies in forklift rollover

A farming company has been prosecuted and fined $450,000, on one charge of breaching the OH&S Act (2004). The incident which took place on 15 November 2014, resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy, after the forklift he was operating rolled and crushed him.
The farming company would typically engage a labour hire contractor to supply workers for general farming activities, however, on this occasion the owner of the labour hire company brought his 15-year-old son and his son’s two friends, aged 16 and 17.
The court heard that the young workers were not provided with any safety instructions in relation to the site or the work. 
The forklift was used by both the farm owner and labour hire owner to move full bins of picked snow peas onto a transport truck. Each held appropriate forklift licences.
The court also heard that there had been no prior hazard identification or risk assessment for operation of the forklift.
An eyewitness testimony confirmed the labour hire owner's son was operating the forklift in an unsafe manner, moments before the forklift tipped on him.
WorkSafe Executive Director of Health and Safety, Marnie Williams, said "the absence of safe systems of work, safety instructions and supervision contributed to the tragic incident".
“Three teenagers, two of which had no prior farm work experience, were left to work on a commercial farm totally unsupervised. As a result, one died and two were witness to a tragic workplace incident,” Ms Williams said.
“The forklift was accessible to anyone, and leaving the keys in the ignition was an invitation to disaster. The lack of instruction and training meant there was little to no understanding of the risks involved with driving a forklift.
“Because of their lack of experience, young people are particularly vulnerable at work. They must always be supervised and safety should never been left to chance.”
Failure to manage health and safety can result in serious incidents. So, as well as putting staff wellbeing at risk, businesses can be left exposed to substantial financial penalties, criminal and civil prosecution and loss of reputation.
Don’t risk noncompliance. ISOsafe’s services will protect your business. We will prepare safe systems of work, safety instructions and all other documentation you require. Call us now 1300 789 132 to learn more about our services for businesses and their owners

Posted on May 29, 2016 by ISOsafe Team and tagged WHS wellbeing WHSMS Work Workplace training workcover workers compensation injury WHS Management System emergency preparedness QMS quality management system ASNZS4801 ASNZS4804 apprentice safetyx young worker teenage workers apprentices trainees induction safety safety induction site induction workplace induction ohs OHS OHSAS18001 OH&S o&hs whsas WH&S Workers Compensation workplace training Workcover Workplace health and safety (WHS) safework SafeWork safe work method Sun Safety safety Safe Work Australia safety Culture jsa job safety analysis Injury Management overuse injury iso ISO45001 iso4801 iso4804 ISO ISO 14001:2015 ISO 14001 ISO9001 ISO14001 iso 9001:28015 risk Risks Risk Management risk assessment on the job training safety safe farm safety forklift safety picking safety farming ohs farm OH&S safe farm work work on farm supervision farm worker employee safety employee safe full-time safe casual safety Contractor Management contractor safety labour hire safety labor hire safe safety health labour labour hire workers young employee safety.

Principal contractor convicted and fined after concrete pumping truck tips over

Earlier this month a construction company was convicted and fined $50,000 on one charge of breaching the OH&S Act (2004). Further, the company was ordered to pay $20,000 in court costs.
The company had failed to ensure a safe workplace resulting in a concrete truck tipping over and crashing into nearby scaffolding carrying a worker, on April 5, 2012. The worker suffered a fractured spine, crushed right hand, broken right ankle and foot. He also required skin grafting.
WorkSafe Executive Director of Health and Safety, Marnie Williams, said the company had failed to visually identify or barricade the location of the ventilation shaft at the construction site.
“Covering a shaft with a thin layer of concrete, presumably to prevent people from falling into it, created a new hazard because it actually looked like part of a capping beam,” Ms Williams said.
“There was an obvious risk of serious injury or death. The company failed to ensure that the workplace was safe by not clearly identifying this to workers at the site.”
Ms Williams said construction site safety was a priority for WorkSafe.
“Construction is a high-risk industry and employers must do everything they can to ensure construction sites are managed with the health and safety of all employees in mind,” she said.
“We are planning to conduct more than 13,000 site inspections across the state this year and we will continue to drive home to employers that the safety of every worker must be their number one priority.”
With regulatory bodies on the lookout, can you afford to get caught? 
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