Companies charged following worker’s death

Following the death of a carpenter on a construction site in August 2021, two companies have been charged with a series of Occupational Health and Safety Act violations.

A reminder to all employers that Industrial Manslaughter Law is Now in Effect. Workplace manslaughter is now a jailable offence.

The full article, A State-by-State Guide to Industrial Manslaughter Law is available here.

Camillo Builders Pty Ltd and Max Scaff Pty Ltd, both construction companies, have been charged with two breaches of section 23(1) of the OHS Act for failing to:

• Prevent or correct any unauthorised alterations or interference with the scaffolding in violation of Occupational Health and Safety Regulations regulation 105(b).

• Ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that persons other than its own employees were not exposed to health and safety risks as a result of its undertaking’s conduct.

• Camillo Builders has also been charged under section 26(1) of the OHS Act for failing to provide a safe working environment free of health risks insofar as it was reasonably practicable.

Both cases have been scheduled for a filing hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on August 16, 2022.

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