Mr Russo and an employee were fixing signs to the outside of the shop warehouse building approximately 2.9 metres from the ground. The task involved lifting the employee and equipment up to the sign, using a Mitsubishi forklift, leased by East West Design. Mr Russo operated the forklift and raised his employee to where the signs were being fixed to the wall. The employee was standing on a wooden pallet. Also Mr Russo left the forklift, whereby the controls were unmanned and then climbed the mast of the forklift onto the pallet to assist his employee carry out their work. Regulation 4.55 requires industrial lift trucks (forklifts) to be operated in accordance with AS2359.2 and the requirements of the designer and manufacturer. The defendant pleaded guilty.
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