A business owner who claimed he wasn't required to instruct employees on the use of PPE, because it was "common sense", has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars to a teenage worker who lost his sight in one eye. Meanwhile, a regulator has warned the agriculture sector against the common belief that serious safety incidents don't occur among experienced operators.
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