OHS Alert-Worker fined in first case with WHS and Crimes Act overlap

A worker who was charged with the manslaughter of another worker, in a runaway-forklift incident, has been convicted and fined for a section-28 contravention of WHS laws, in a first-of-its-kind case highlighting the potential multifaceted consequences of safety failings.

The case also demonstrated the regulatory expectations around operating and parking forklifts and leaving the vehicles unattended.