A Trucking company in Perth has been ordered to pay fines of $20,000 after it was discovered that they had not observed fatigue management laws for its workers.

The company, Cockburn Transport pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to maintain proper records, as well as three charges of failing to adhere to fatigue management laws.Cockburn employs drivers to transport goods all across Australia, in journeys that can exceed two weeks.WorkSafe investigated the company in 2008 and found that the company had failed in various aspects pertaining to fatigue management. The company has already faced a $10,000 fine after receiving similar charges in 2007.

WorkSafe has expessed it’s disappointment that companies still fail to adhere to work safety laws. The acting commissioner for WorkSafe, Lex McCulloch, stated that, while transport companies have maintained compliance to the major aspects of fatigue management, they still have not embraced other aspects of fatigue regulation.

McCulloch believes  there is absolutely no excuse for company’s continued lack of concern for fatigue management laws.

Source: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-truck-company-fined-20000-20110908-1jzlv.html