An occupational health and safety (OHS) training organisation has been fined $200,000 for falsifying scaffolding and forklift training records, according to WorkSafe Victoria. ATTA Quality Training Pty Ltd was convicted in Sunshine Magistrates Court after it pleaded guilty to 14 charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 of knowingly providing false information. It was ordered to pay an additional $22,581 in costs. ATTA assessor Vincent Marino was also fined $25,000 after pleading guilty to five charges that mirrored those against ATTA. Marino, who was a director of ATTA at the time of offending in September and October 2016, was ordered to pay an additional $5000 in costs but was not convicted. ATTA was a WorkSafe Victoria approved and registered training organisation (RTO) that conducted a range of OHS training courses, including those required to obtain high-risk work licences. The Court heard that ATTA falsified notices of assessment for students attending basic scaffolding and forklift courses.
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