Worker Falls 6 Metres To His Death
People
Culture
Goals
Processes
Infrastructure
Technology
All stakeholders were not conscious of the safety risk and consequences
Once the EWP was deemed impracticable to be used as a protection device, there was no edge protection
Worker that fell made a small mistake that ended up in his death, this was not controlled or accounted for in planning
Poor Supervision by activities supervisor
EWP Scissor lift was not placed before the incident due to not being practicable
Fall arrest harnesses were not being utilised during the time of incident
Lack of other technology to enforce fall protection like the provision of safety nets
Lack of respect for the height of the work area
One person was responsible for making sure the roofing parts were straight and not to fall off the end
No provision for Safe Work Method Statements
No provision for company procedures of working at height
Contract was not adhered to, not putting up safety barrier for workers
No attention to the implementation or monitoring of hazard controls
No attention to the quality of safety provisions
No goals to adhere to the Laws, Regulations, Codes of practice or Australian standards
Failure of management to enforce the use of a safety barrier
Too much focus on profits, rather than the safety of the workers involved
Extremely poor understanding of safety laws in Australia
Tolerance of poor standards from management and higher stakeholders
Not a top down safety concern, or bottom up, nobody was evidently concerned
Focus was on profits rather than safety