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Passenger breached OHS duty in ignoring signage

A passenger in a work vehicle has the same implied and statutory duty to observe safety signs and communication procedures as the driver, a commissioner has ruled in finding an employer was right to discipline a worker for using his mobile phone at the time of a crash.

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