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PCBU found guilty in WHS ruling on expert contractors

A PCBU has been found guilty of WHS breaches resulting in two workers sustaining serious electric shock injuries from overhead powerlines, with a court rejecting its claim it had been entitled to rely on its crane contractor to operate safely around the cables.

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