OHS for CEOs, Directors and Managers – VIC edition
Case Studies
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| 1) LH Holding Management Pty Ltd (2021) Year of offence: October 2021. Date of decision: Feb 19 2024 Business type : Stonemasonry Incident : A 25-year-old sub-contractor died after a forklift being operated by company officer with a raised load on a sloping driveway tipped over, landed on top of the subcontractor killing him. Outcome Company fined $1.3 million Officer ordered to pay $120,000 to victims family. Officer also placed on a two-year Community Corrections Order to complete 200 hours of unpaid community work and a course in forklift operation |
| 2) Primary School Date of offence 2021, date of decision May 2024 Business : Primary School, Department of Education Incident : Year 2 student drowned in a pool during school event Outcome The offender pleaded guilty and was fined $100.000 |
| 3) Elastomers Pty Ltd Date of offence May 2021. Decision: April 2024 Business : Rubber manufacturing and distribution Incident : Operator fatally struck by machinery while performing maintenance on it. Outcome Company fined $450,000 |
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