NT WorkSafe urges operators to review induction training
Northern Territory WorkSafe has reported that Victorian-based transport and warehouse company Glen Cameron Nominees Pty Ltd has been fined $154,000 in the Darwin Local Court following the death of a 47-year-old Maningrida man in 2016.
Glen Cameron Nominees pleaded guilty to one breach of Section 32 of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act for failing to comply with a health and safety duty.
NT WorkSafe says the deceased fell asleep in the loading dock area at Hibiscus Shopping Centre in Leanyer on 7 October 2016 and was struck when a Glen Cameron Nominees subcontractor leaving the loading dock failed to see him.
In a statement NT WorkSafe acting executive director Chris Wicks says the subcontractor was not provided induction training, or a site induction of the Hibiscus Shopping Centre in Leanyer, despite working for Glen Cameron since 2012.
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“If the driver was properly inducted, he would have been aware that Glen Cameron had two standard operating procedures that required drivers to physically check both the rear and front of the vehicle for pedestrians before moving the vehicle.
“If the driver followed these two procedures, he would have seen the deceased and the incident would have been avoided.
“Induction training is an opportunity to educate new employees or sub-contractors on your company’s safety policies, including any standard operating procedures or emergency processes they need to follow.
“Every workplace is different and site inductions will provide your employees with procedures to safely enter and operate in the workplace, as well as highlight hazards particular to that workplace.
“I urge all companies to review their induction training and make sure all employees and subcontractors are provided proper induction training to safely do their work.”