New Light Vehicle Safety Checklist
Is your quarry vehicle in a roadworthy condition and being properly maintained? The CMPA SECRETARIAT provides an overview of their recently developed Light Vehicle Checklist.
THE CMPA has recently developed a new glove box size checklist – Weekly Light Vehicle Safety Checklist which is now available to purchase at a cost of $25 Members and $45 Non-members.
The checklist was developed to ensure that all light vehicles used by operators, especially on quarry sites, are being properly maintained inside and out and are being regularly serviced. It is also a good check for quarry managers to ensure that all safety equipment attached to the vehicle is in working order.
The obligation lies with the owners and directors of companies to ensure that employees have a safe working environment as well as being provided with well maintained plant and equipment to work with which is not a risk to their health.
The CMPA also has similar operator checklists for trucks which may have helped to stop the following incident and saved a person’s life.
On 28 April 2010, Orbit Drilling Pty Ltd became the first company in Victoria to be convicted for recklessly endangering a worker. When in December 2006, 21 year old Bradley Alford was crushed to death when the Mack truck he was driving went out of control on a steep slope, overturned and crushed him.
WorkSafe’s investigation established the truck’s primary brake and the emergency hand brake wasn’t working and the secondary brake had been disconnected. In addition the truck hadn’t been serviced for over six months.
The prosecution was able to prove that through the actions of the company’s personnel, the company was recklessly indifferent to placing Bradley Alford at risk of serious injury because he was instructed to use an unsafe truck in dangerous circumstances.
Orbit Drilling Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $750,000 under section 32 of the OH&S Act 2004 and the director Martin John Smith was convicted and fined $120,000 under sections 144 and 21(1) & (2)(a) of the OH&S Act 2004. (Note Section 32 applies to both people and companies. The supervisor of Orbit Drilling Pty Ltd has also been charged under section 32. This case is expected to be heard later in 2010).
To order a Light Vehicle Safety Checklist contact the Secretariat on: 1300 267 222 or enquiries@cmpavic.asn.au
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