Roof death prompts $1m fine and jail time

摘要

A jail sentence and a $1 million fine have been handed down to a Sunshine Coast company director after a worker fell six metres to his death. Director Gary Lavin will receive prison time, and his company, Multi-Run Roofing, was fined in Queensland's first Category 1 prosecution under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The Category 1 charge of reckless conduct related to a 2014 fatality when 62-year-old roofer Whareheepa Te Amo fell and died while working on an unprotected roof edge. This was the first charge of reckless conduct to be successfully tested at trial in any Australian state or territory working under similar work health and safety legislation.