The defendant was a construction company building a residential home in Sorrento. An inspector of WorkSafe Western Australia while inspecting the worksite observed nine openings or voids in the first floor slab that did not have mesh and were not covered as required by the regulations. The dimensions of the voids ranged from 360mm x 320mm up to 220mm x 1200mm. The fall hazard to which persons at the workplace were exposed was 3.05m. The fall hazard was significant and that hazard was present for several days. The defendant had previously been issued with three improvement notices concerning this breach. The defendant pleaded guilty.
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