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Safety guard not fitted costs employer $67,000…

An employee suffered a nasty injury when they tried to unblock a machine that had jammed.  A guard had been supplied with the machine to prevent this happening but had not been fitted to the machine, and was lying nearby. The Court imposed a fine of $52,000 and ordered $15,000 reparation for this serious breach of Health & Safety standards. If you need help getting your Health & Safety Practices correct please call me on (04) 473 6850.