A Victorian building firm has been fined $420,000 and convicted after a tradie fell greater than three metres to their demise at a constructing web site almost six years in the past.
Carpenter Mario Mancini had been employed as a subcontractor to work on a home in Kalkallo, in Melbourne’s north, when the accident occurred on June 27, 2017.
Seascape Constructions Pty Ltd was sentenced within the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday after pleading responsible to a breach of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
In sentencing Seascape Constructions, Judge Damian Murphy mentioned Mr Mancini and a fellow carpenter had not been suggested by the corporate the way to undertake their work safely on the location.
Judge Murphy mentioned that in August 2016 the corporate had undertaken a contract to construct a two-storey house in Kalkallo, about 30km north of Melbourne’s CBD.
Seascape Constructions, whose principal is David Sagor, employed a number of subcontractors to work on the location, however these initially employed for carpentry work had been unable to complete the job, Judge Murphy mentioned.
He mentioned the corporate had a ‘Safe Work Method Statement’ for the primary employees, nonetheless nothing was supplied to Mr Mancini and one other employee.
Judge Murphy mentioned Mr Mancini and the opposite man had been laying flooring sheets on the primary flooring when the incident occurred.
Mr Mancini was utilizing an air hose to decrease his nail when he fell about 3.1 metres over the sting and died on the scene, he mentioned.
Judge Murphy described it as a “very serious departure from acceptable safety standards,” and mentioned the prosecution submitted proof that the corporate had been topic to 3 enchancment notices and one prohibition discover previous to Mr Mancini falling to his demise.
Seascape Constructions was contacted for remark.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
