Construction giant facing fines over Canberra construction site death

Construction giant Multiplex and RAR Cranes are facing fines of up to $1.5 million over the death of a man at the University of Canberra public hospital building site.Herman Holtz died when a crane fell in 2016 at the Canberra University Hospital work siteMultiplex and RAR Cranes face fines of $1.5 million over breaches relating to the death

Today, Multiplex and RAR Cranes pleaded guilty to one charge each relating to safety breaches surrounding Mr Holtz's death. Construction giant Multiplex is one of two companies facing fines over the death of a man at a Canberra construction site in 2016.According to the documents, Mr Watts told investigators he realised that the crane's computer system was responding as if it were in "normal" lift mode, instead of "superlift" mode.

It was later determined that, at the time the crane toppled, it was operating at 130 per cent of its capacity.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Wonder what the fall out is for the crew that erected the tower crane?

And how much is a life worth?

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