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WorkSafe v Nature’s Gift Australia Pty Ltd (2015) On 16th November 2012, a Nature’s Gift Australia Pty Ltd worker
injured her arm when she bypassed the ‘light curtain’, a
presence-sensing safeguarding system, to reach a tray unloader in an
attempt to clear a blockage. The worker was able to reach through to
the tray unloader, as the ‘dead man’s’ switch (i.e. a switch for turning
off the power) on the light curtain failed to disengage the tray
unloader.
The Verdict
The employer also took steps immediately following the incident to
improve the safety of workers who use the machine, including rewiring
the dead man’s switch so that it no longer allowed operators to bypass
the light curtain and access the tray unloader while the machine was
operating. |
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