page_title: Arthurs Seat, Victoria
section_title: Safety incidents and closure
hierarchical_section_title: Arthurs Seat, Victoria / Present day / Arthurs Seat Chairlift / Safety incidents and closure
caption_attribution_description: English: View of the physical summit of Arthurs Seat, Victoria, Australia. taken from the location of proposed Chairlift Summit station.
context_page_description: Arthurs Seat is a mountainous and small locality on the Mornington Peninsula, within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, about 85 km south east of Melbourne, Australia, noted for its exclusivity and the general affluence of the demographics which make up the enclave. The Aboriginal Boonwurrung name for the hill is Wonga.
  It is a major tourist destination, with stately homes, and due to its natural bushland, sweeping views and man-made attractions. The hill rises to 314 m above sea level.
  The underlying rocks are Devonian granite, bounded to the west by the Selwyn Fault. The vegetation consists of dry open forest of mixed eucalypt species, which was extensively burnt during a bushfire in 1973 and again in 1997. The indigenous vegetation on the north-west face has been heavily infested with noxious weed and much of the natural vegetation has been cleared away, although several large stands still remain.
context_section_description: On 3 January 2003, a pylon tower supporting the chairlift collapsed, injuring 18. A subsequent investigation found water had got between the pylon and the concrete base and caused bolts to rust the chairlift had met the standards required at that time. Safety and testing requirements were subsequently strengthened by the Victorian Government.
  After the owner spent $500,000 on extensive repairs, the chairlift reopened a year later, but on 18 March 2004 a second incident occurred when a chair came loose and a 77-year-old woman suffered two broken legs. 
  A WorkSafe Victoria Prohibition Notice effectively closed the ride until further safety improvements were made. The chairlift resumed operations in October 2004.
  The owner was charged in May 2005 by WorkSafe under section 22 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act over the 2004 incident. After pleading guilty to failing to carry out adequate maintenance, the company was convicted and fined $110,000 in October 2007.
  This fine was later reduced to $60,000 on appeal.
  On 16 May 2006 a mechanical failure stranded, but did not injure, about 12 tourists on the chairlift and resulted in further media attention. In August 2008 the company pleaded guilty to failing to take care of the safety of non-employees. It was not convicted, but ordered to pay $15,000 in costs and ordered to carry out a safety improvement project. This involved a range of works to bring it into line with Canadian chairlift standard Standards Council of Canada Z-98, an audit of safety before it could re-open, and three-monthly reports on compliance with Z-98 for two years. The operator closed the chairlift with a view to move the operation to Mt Lofty on Adelaide's fringe, however this project did not reach fruition.
caption: View of the physical summit of Arthurs Seat, Victoria, Australia. taken from the location of proposed Chairlift Summit station.  This is the Telstra Arthurs Seat Radio Terminal which was built in the mid 1950s by the Post Master Generals Department (PMG) to link Melbourne with the Geelong Region and Mornington Peninsula, it is still used for Mobile Phone, Emergency Services and other radio communications along with other towers nearby owned by other groups.
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