Finlay Screening and Crushing Systems Pty Ltd

Obligation holder:	Finlay Screening and Crushing Systems Pty Ltd
Date accepted:	19 March 2009
Incident:	On 6 September 2007, a site visitor to Finlay Screening and Crushing Systems Pty Ltd was struck in the eye by a metal shard that was dislodged when workers struck a metal flange housing on an item of plant with a sledge hammer.
Alleged breach:	s.24(1) and s.28(1) of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
Summary of undertakings: Activities Finlay Screening and Crushing Systems Pty Ltd will undertake include: implementing an occupational health and safety management system consistent with the requirements of AS/NZS 4801:2001 and auditing of the system no less than three times throughout the life of the undertaking providing a range of specified safety training for managers and workers inspection and auditing of machinery and plant by an external consultant to identify areas for improvement training three additional workers with St John’s Ambulance first aid training re-configuration of the workshop with a new lunch room to provide safer access for workers and members of the public construction of a new paint booth with improved safety measures installed construction of two heavy duty ramps to aid in the loading and unloading of large machinery on site review and implementation of improved fire safety procedures, equipment and training publication of a case study article in an industry journal on lessons learned as a result of the incident, and donation of an agreed amount to Royal Brisbane Hospital Eye Unit for the purchase of medical equipment. This undertaking has a total minimum expenditure of $90 000 (including recoverable departmental costs). View/download the enforceable undertaking (PDF, 949kB)