在COVID-19期间,墨尔本一家养老院因个人防护设备培训失败而罚款150K美元,涉及45名居民死亡。
A Melbourne nursing home fined $150K for PPE training failures during COVID-19, linked to 45 resident deaths.
澳大利亚维多利亚州一家疗养院在认罪后被罚款150 000美元,罪名是未能确保工作人员在2020年COVID-19大流行期间接受使用个人防护设备的适当培训,导致45名居民死亡。
A nursing home in Victoria, Australia, was fined $150,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure staff were properly trained in personal protective equipment use during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, leading to 45 resident deaths.
法院获悉,尽管举办了一些培训班,但有5名工作人员没有得到指示,助长了不安全的做法。
The court heard that despite some training sessions, five staff members were not instructed, contributing to unsafe practices.
Trevor Wraight法官注意到操作员知道风险,但没有执行安全措施。
Judge Trevor Wraight noted the operator knew of the risks but failed to enforce safety measures.
刑罚因认罪而减刑,受到家庭批评,这些家庭称刑罚不充分,正在考虑采取法律行动。
The penalty, reduced for the guilty plea, drew criticism from families who called it inadequate and are considering legal action.