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The Safe Side | Issue 55
31/03/2024
Enforceable undertakings were introduced as an alternative to prosecutions under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HASWA). This month, we look at the latest enforceable undertakings accepted by WorkSafe New Zealand and Maritime New Zealand. One is with New Zealand Police and follows a shocking road crash that almost killed a mobile speed camera operator. The other is with a stevedoring company and came about when a worker was injured while loading a ship. We also cover the sentencing of an Auckland business after a customer was struck by a forklift, and a prosecution of a UK farmer after cows attacked two walkers and their dog. We round out this issue with an article on a recent speech by the new Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety about her intention to reform health and safety law.
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The Safe Side | Issue 56
09/05/2024
It may be that WorkSafe has recovered its earlier enthusiasm for Enforceable Undertakings (EUs) as an alternative to prosecution. Last month, we covered two new EUs made under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HASWA). This month, we look at two further EUs that WorkSafe has recently accepted. We also have articles on the sentencing of an Australian company after the tragic death of an 80-year-old man who died after being trapped in a disused stairwell, and the prosecution of a director and company following long term and persistent bullying of a subcontractor. Finally, we cover the filing of a charge by Maritime New Zealand against KiwiRail after the Interislander ferry, Kaitaki, lost power in the Cook Strait last year.
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The Safe Side | Issue 54
29/02/2024
Welcome to our first issue of The Safe Side for 2024. This month, we cover five recent sentencings that resulted from prosecutions taken by WorkSafe New Zealand. Three of the prosecutions arose after the tragic deaths of two young men in separate incidents in the construction industry. Another came about after a worker was almost buried alive when a trench collapsed around him. The last involved no injury, but serves as a reminder that repeated breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act may see charges filed even if no one is hurt. We also have an article about Australia’s recent ban on the engineered stone often used in kitchen benches due to the severe harm it can cause to workers when it is ground, cut and polished.
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