An 800 kg gate fell after damaged powered gates were operated manually for 21 months. The SMB sentencing decision examines concurrent company duties, officer due diligence and the controls that should have stopped the incident.

Painting and Blasting Industries had procedures, inspections and an external WHS consultant, but an unguarded conveyor remained accessible to workers. The NSW Industrial Court decision provides a strong lesson about guarding, isolation and whether safety audits are actually finding critical hazards.

A man was fatally struck by metal debris ejected from a tractor-mounted slasher while standing approximately five metres away. The contractor knew the risk and had documented a 30 metre exclusion zone, but the work continued.