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Hume Doors & Timber (Aust) Pty Ltd enters enforceable undertaking.

Jan 2015

In March 2013, a worker was injured when he was struck by a load of timber Worker after cutting the straps that were securing the load. WorkCover NSW alleged the employer, Hume Doors & Timber (Aust) Pty Ltd, breached s19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (WHS Act (NSW)) in failing to ensure the health and safety of workers.

Following the incident, the employer spent approximately $5,200 making improvements to its traffic management plan and entered an enforceable undertaking in lieu of prosecution.

The enforceable undertaking includes a number of commitments to an estimated value of $385,000, including:

1. Load restraint refresher course $36,460

2. providing a GPS vehicle tracking system. $92,950

3. Safety Notice boards $ 8,008

4. Web site Update $25,000

5. introducing initiatives to improve the literacy and numeracy of staff with English as a second language; $58,800

6. Supervisor up skilling $24,057

7. developing a best-practice machine guarding manual in consultation with the Timber Trade Industry Association $55,500

8. promoting workplace health and safety by holding a community safety day in partnership with the Cronulla Sharks NRL team. $50,000

Full details:-http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/19604/Hume-doors-and-timber-EU.pdf

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