Prosecution Details
| Defendant | Toscana (WA) Pty Ltd |
| Trading Name | Not Applicable |
| Regulation | 343(3) |
| Offence Date | Thursday, 11 December 1997 |
| Description of Breach(es) | Being the main contractor in relation to a construction site where construction work was being carried out that exceeded a height of 6 metres above ground level, failed to ensure that there was displayed at the main entrance to the site a safety warning sign bearing the words "SAFETY HELMET AREA. SAFETY HELMETS MUST BE WORN AT THIS SITE". |
| Background Details |
This charge relates to the prosecution against Toscana (WA) Pty Ltd whereby they failed to provide and maintain a system of work designed to reduce the risk of employees falling whilst working at a height of over 6 metres above ground level. It was submitted that employees should have been provided with scaffolding or another type of working platform to reduce the risk of falling whilst working at a height of over 6 metres above ground level. The defendant pleaded not guilty. This charge was dismissed. |
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| Outcome Summary | dismissed |
| Conviction Date | 16 Mar 1998 |
| Court | Perth Court of Petty Sessions |
| Fine | Nil |
| Costs | $200 awarded to defendant |
| Charge Number | 15292/97 |