Dreamworld staff on stand at inquest
A Dreamworld engineer said he was unaware an emergency stop button on a ride where four guests died in 2016 halted the ride more quickly than another button.
An inquest at the Southport Coroners Court into the deaths of Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi on the Thunder River Rapids ride resumed on Monday.
Engineer Kamlesh Prasad, who inspected the ride on October 25, 2016, told the inquest he didn't know an emergency stop button located near the ride's unload area stopped the conveyor belt more quickly than the other emergency stop button on the main control panel.
The inquest has already heard there was about six seconds' difference in the stopping time effected by the two buttons.
"No, didn't know that," Mr Prasad said.
"All I knew was it stopped the conveyor."
Mr Prasad added he "couldn't recall" ever testing the emergency stop button at the unload area.
He also said he was told at a team leaders' meeting a ride would be shut down for the day if it failed "more than twice" in a day.
A Dreamworld breakdown policy states rides should be shut down until given approval from an engineering supervisor if they suffer two malfunctions within a 24-hour period.
The inquest has already heard the Thunder River Rapids ride suffered two earlier water pump malfunctions before the fatal incident.
The inquest, which is entering its second week is also set to hear from a Dreamworld safety officer and ride attendant on Monday.
Last week, Ms Goodchild and Mr Dorsett's father Shane Goodchild, and Ms Goodchild's husband Dave Turner, released a statement saying they held Dreamworld solely responsible for the deaths of their loved ones.
The inquest continues.
AAP