Solar company charged over fatal fall

Solar 2.0 Pty Ltd has been charged with two breaches of section 21(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to maintain a working environment that was safe and without risks to health.

The charges relate to an incident on 30 November 2018, in which a 21-year-old male employee died after falling from a ladder while installing solar panels in the suburb of Kennington.

WorkSafe will also allege that the company failed to implement a Safe Work Method Statement for the high risk construction work.

The matter is listed for a filing hearing at the Bendigo Magistrates' Court on 15 April 2020.