Companies face court over charges relating to worker who received a serious electrical shock on a job
The incident occurred on February 5, 2019, at an Alice Springs accommodation business.
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TWO New South Wales-based companies and a company director will front court in two months after being charged over an incident where a worker in Alice Springs received a serious electrical shock while on the job.
N T Estate Pty Ltd, Springs OpCo Pty Ltd and Megan Nott, a company director of the latter, were all charged for breaching the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act.
The matter was heard before Alice Springs Local Court on Wednesday and was adjourned until May 12 for a mention.
The incident occurred on February 5, 2019, at an Alice Springs accommodation business.
The 43-year-old worker who suffered the shock was unable to work for several days after the incident.
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NT WorkSafe will allege workers at the now closed business regularly accessed the property’s mechanical services switchboard to reset circuit breakers and gas isolators.
It is alleged that the mechanical services switchboard, which was more than 30 years old, had exposed live parts and was extremely hazardous.
It is also alleged that, despite the hazard, the mechanical services switchboard was easy to access, and no effort was made to warn of, or prevent contact with, the live parts.
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NT WorkSafe also alleges the workers were not trained or provided with information on how to safely reset the switchboard.
If found guilty, each company will face a maximum penalty of $1.5 million, while Megan Nott faces a maximum penalty of $300,000.
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