A QUEENSLAND home insulation company has been charged after an extensive investigation into the electrocution death of an insulation installer.
Beenleight-based QHI Installations was charged with breaching section 30 of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 for allegedly failing to conduct its business or undertaking in a way that was electrically safe.
On 14 October 2009, a 25 year old male worker was electrocuted, while his co-worker, an 18 year old female worker received severe electrical burns while installing foil insulation in the ceiling of a home at Meadowbrook.
Inspectors from the Electrical Safety Office and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland conducting a joint investigation.
The complaints are scheduled for mention in the Beenleigh Industrial Magistrates Court at 9 am on 4 June 2010.