Enforceable Undertaking - Kalidonis Pty Ltd

​NT WorkSafe has accepted an enforceable undertaking by Kalidonis Pty Ltd over a 2014 incident which allegedly exposed its employees to asbestos.

The enforceable undertaking is a legally-binding agreement between NT WorkSafe and Kalidonis Pty Ltd undertaken as an alternative to prosecution over the incident, which occurred while employees were renovating the company's offices at McMinn Street, Darwin, in March 2014.

Executive Director of NT WorkSafe, Stephen Gelding said the undertaking delivered maximum benefit for employees, industry and the wider community.

"This undertaking offers significant and ongoing commitments to improve work health and safety outcomes and compliance beyond what is required by the law," he said.

"The WHS undertaking offers a similar deterrent to a successful legal proceeding and will result in a tangible improvement to safety in their workplace and the wider construction industry as well as benefits to the Darwin community."

These activities include the:

• Engagement of an independent WHS consultant to develop and audit safety systems.
• Ongoing proactive consultation with workers and others to discuss WHS obligations in the construction industry.
• Translation of safety information into Greek to be distributed for use within the construction industry.
• Donation of concreting works and awning to the Darwin Surf Life Saving Club to provide a safe environment with shade cover.

The financial commitment of the activities proposed in the undertaking will have a total minimum expenditure of $77,000.

NT WorkSafe has commenced monitoring the enforceable undertaking to ensure the activities are implemented and will continue to do so until the undertaking is completely discharged.