Prosecutions 2005 (PDF 3269kb) - WorkSafe Victoria

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROSECUTIONS
TANK SECURITIES CORPORATION PTY LTD
Date of offence: 26 April 2004
Date of prosecution:
Magistrate:
Plea:
15 July 2005 at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
His Honour Magistrate McIndoe
Guilty
On 26 April 2004 in Brunswick, a WorkSafe inspector observed a forklift parked in a laneway servicing
Tank Securities Corporation Pty Ltd. The forklift was parked in close proximity to the western wall
of the building, and a driver was present. The forklift was supporting a stillage containing a person
who was raised to a height of approximately four to six metres. The person was working on a security
camera mounted on the corner of the western and southern walls of the building.
The inspector issued two prohibition notices in relation to the use of the forklift on the basis that:
the stillage was not an approved work platform in accordance with the Australian Standards
regarding powered industrial trucks; and if used in this circumstance, it exposed workers to the
risk of entanglement, entrapment and falling.
On 6 September 2004, the inspector returned to the business premises and observed a work
platform manufactured, which complied with Australian Standards and lifted both notices.
Breach: Sections 21(1) & (2)(a) and sections 21(1) & (2)(e) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985.
Result: Without conviction fined $2,000.
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