Road line marking company fined $120,000 after hot bitumen injury
19 June 2026•BlueSafe Team•Source: SafeWork NSW
Capital Lines and Signs Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $120,000 after a worker was seriously injured by hot bitumen discharged from a vehicle-mounted melter.
The Industrial Court of NSW imposed the fine following a prosecution brought by SafeWork NSW over the incident on 3 February 2023.
Capital Lines and Signs pleaded guilty to an offence under section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The company failed to meet its duty to workers under section 19(1) of the Act.
SafeWork Commissioner Janet Schorer said hot materials and mobile plant presented well-known risks, which employers must identify and control to protect workers. She said understanding and assessing risks, together with implementing safe systems of work, was key to reducing incidents involving moving plant.
The full judgment is available on the NSW Caselaw website under SafeWork NSW v Capital Lines & Signs Pty Ltd. The company has the right to appeal its sentence.
Workers can raise workplace health and safety concerns anonymously with SafeWork NSW by calling 13 10 50 or using the Speak Up Save Lives website.
Business owners and workers can also find resources on the SafeWork NSW website about managing risks associated with mobile plant and vehicles around road construction projects.
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