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Falls "completely preventable" and must be deterred: Judge
An employer that relied on verbal height safety instructions instead of waiting for edge protection to be installed has been fined $120,000, plus $21,500 in costs, after a worker sustained serious injuries in a 3.6-metre fall.
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