Arena Homes Pty Ltd
On 22 May 2018, a worker suffered serious injuries after falling through an unprotected stair void during the construction of a residential home.
Alleged breach
Arena Homes Pty Ltd contravened section 19(1) and 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Summary of undertaking
Activities Arena Homes Pty Ltd will undertake include:
- working at heights training
- work health and safety leadership training
- appointment of a full-time safety/HR manager
- targeted safety signage inside the workplace
- development and production of an Installation Safety Manual
- development of a construction site amenities best practice video
- development of an animation profiling the incident and learnings
This undertaking has a total expenditure of $218,752.50
Reasons for accepting the undertaking
- The alleged contravention does not appear to be a section 31 Reckless conduct category 1 offence, which if it was the case, would preclude the proposed undertaking from being accepted
- The nature of the alleged contravention and the actions taken by Arena Homes Pty Ltd in response to the incident are assessed as being appropriate for consideration of an undertaking
- The strategies proposed in the undertaking have been assessed as likely to deliver long term sustainable safety improvements in the workplace, industry and community
- The undertaking addresses the requirements contained within the “Enforceable Undertakings – Guidelines for Proposing a WHS Undertaking”.
Date accepted
20 October 2021
Further information
View the full Arena Homes Pty Ltd undertaking [PDF].
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