Principal safety is a health, safety and environment consultancy based in Perth and work Australia wide. Health and safety is a difficult to understand and interpret industry which has the risk of large fines if not done correct. Safety doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. If you do not mange safety then you run the risk of injuring workers, damaging property and prosecution. For example an infrastructure company has been fined $50,000 over an incident in 2011 that resulted in a worker having both legs amputated below the knee.
The Pilbara Infrastructure - a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd - pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment for a person who was not an employee, and was fined in the Perth Magistrates Court today
Independent safety consultant Perth
WorkSafe WA Commissioner Lex McCulloch said today the case illustrated the importance of recognising workplace hazards and having comprehensive safe systems of work in place to minimise these hazards. worker suffered devastating and permanent injuries that were, in the end, totally avoidable.”
Mr McCulloch said WorkSafe and the Department of Mines and Petroleum had worked in close co-operation in investigating the incident and achieving the successful prosecution of The Pilbara Infrastructure.