Prosecutions 2005 (PDF 3269kb) - WorkSafe Victoria

SECTION 1
PATRICK DISTRIBUTION PTY LTD
Date of alleged offence: 14 January 2004
Date of prosecution:
Magistrate:
Plea:
23 November 2005 at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
Her Honour Magistrate Wallington
No plea
On 14 January 2004, WorkSafe inspectors attended the Patrick Distribution Pty Ltd premises in
Laverton and found that dangerous goods, disallowed in its Major Hazard Facility licence, were
being stored on site.
During the inspection, the WorkSafe inspectors discovered class 3 dangerous goods stored in
warehouse 1D. Condition two of the licence required that Patrick Distribution Pty Ltd not store
class 3 flammable dangerous goods and subsidiary risk class 3 (sub-risk) materials in warehouse
1D. The licence condition was imposed in response to WorkSafe’s concerns that related to the risk
of fatality from heat radiation in the event of loss of containment, as warehouse 1D was adjacent to
the facility’s southern boundary where the offices were located.
Present at the time of the inspection, were the national health safety and environment manager,
manager development and the distribution centre manager - all of whom were employed by Patrick
Services Ltd (PSL). Also present was the warehouse coordinator who was employed by Patrick
Distribution Pty Ltd.
Breach: Sections 21(1) & (2)(a); sections 21(1) & (2)(c); sections 21(1) & (2)(e); and section 22 of the
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985.
Result: Charges withdrawn.
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