OneSteel Reinforcing Pty Ltd

On 8 June 2006 a transport driver suffered injuries to his left leg when a load of steel mesh fell while being loaded onto his truck at the OneSteel Reinforcing Pty Ltd Slade Point premises, Mackay, Queensland.

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

• Conduct a series of third party audits of the company occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) against AS/NZS 4801:2001 and implement any subsequent audit recommendations.
• Implement a combination of measures such as the development of policy, training of staff, and delineation of work areas to prevent interaction of materials within workplace exclusion zones.
• Develop procedures, conduct training and audit compliance with safe load restraint procedures.
• Develop and implement a driver fatigue management plan.
• Make available to the transport industry, safe load restraint procedures developed as part of this undertaking.
• Publish a case study of the incident.
• Make available to industry a new mesh lifting hook design.
• Donate an agreed amount to the Mackay Base Hospital.

The minimum agreed expenditure (including departmental recoverable costs) is $91,535.

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