Have we got to Asimov's laws of robotics already? On 2020/05/12 11:52 am, Roger Clarke wrote: > An interesting item appeared in SMH this morning, item here: > https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/compliance-and-prosecutions/enforceable-undertakings/2020-eu-accordion/inghams-enterprises-pty-limited > > > Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited > > On 1 December 2016 a worker at the Ingham’s site located at Prestons, > NSW, was working in the weigh label room stacking and adjusting pallets > containing chicken products. The worker was injured as a result of being > trapped by a [palletising robot] in a robotic cell. > > [I've no idea what a 'robotic cell' is, nor why a worker was in it] > > [Ingham's sacked the robot, i.e. removed it, forthwith. > > Ingham's has undertaken to spend half-a-mill to develop a "safety > incident reporting portal for Ingham’s WHSMS, specifically designed to > address Ingham’s agri-business operations. Once developed this portal > can be accessed via Ingham’s intranet, desktops and on workers’ mobile > devices so the system can be can used by all workers, sub-contractors, > and leaders who use the Ingham’s WHSMS onsite, in real-time, at the > click of a button". > > [I've no idea why it took 3-1/4 years from the accident to the signing > of the undertaking by Ingham's and Safework NSW, but I guess it's > progress.] > > ______________ > > Alleged breach > > Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd contravened section 19(1) and 32 of the Work > Health and Safety Act 2011. > > Summary of undertaking > > Activities Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd will undertake include: > > Development and Implementation of an electronic platform for a Work > Health and Safety Management System designed for use in Ingham’s > agri-business operations; > An initiative to share the learnings from the incident and the process > for developing the electronic platform for the Work Health and Safety > Management System with industry; > Development of a video to promote SafeWork NSW’s Participative > Ergonomics for Manual Tasks (PErforM) Program; and > Partnering with a creative advertising organisation to develop a public > awareness campaign regarding musculoskeletal disorders. > This undertaking has a total expenditure of $499,000. > > Reasons for accepting the undertaking > > The alleged contravention does not appear to be a section 31 Reckless > conduct category 1 offence, which if it was the case, would preclude the > proposed undertaking from being accepted > The nature of the alleged contravention and the actions taken by Inghams > Enterprises Pty Ltd in response to the incident are assessed as being > appropriate for consideration of an undertaking > The strategies proposed in the undertaking have been assessed as likely > to deliver long term sustainable safety improvements in the workplace, > industry and community > The undertaking addresses the requirements contained within the > “Enforceable Undertakings – Guidelines for Proposing a WHS Undertaking”. > Date accepted > > 20 April 2020 > > > Details here: > https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/821935/Inghams-Enterprises-Pty-Limited-signed-EU-Proposal_Redacted.pdf > > >
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