Thor Building Products Pty Ltd

On 30 June 2005 a worker was operating a hot glue laminating machine when an incident occurred in which he sustained de-gloving of his right arm. His fingers came in contact with a rotating roller drawing his arm into the machine.

s.24(1) and s.28(1) Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995

• Develop and implement an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS).
• Implement a series of third party audits of the OHSMS, consistent with AS/NZ 4801:2001.
• Implement the recommendations resulting from the audits of the OHSMS.
• Engage a consultant to implement programs aimed at building a safety culture and raising safety awareness.
• Engage a consultant to deliver safety presentations to industry seminars during 2007 and 2008.
• Appoint and train a Workplace Health and Safety Officer.
• Fund the participation in a Certificate IV Workplace Health and Safety Course for two persons from identified charitable organisations.
• Establish and maintain an OHS committee.

The approximate value of the EU (including departmental recoverable costs) is $69,495.

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