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The Safe Side | Issue 73
18/11/2025
This month, we look at the latest enforceable undertaking accepted by WorkSafe after a Kura endangered the safety of a group of students who went on a river float activity down the Waikato River using pool toys and noodles. We also have an article about a 2019 crash between a van and an off-road logging truck on a private forestry road that killed four workers and the Coroner’s unusual decision to refer the case back to WorkSafe to investigate under the Health and Safety at Work Act. In addition, we cover a massive AU$1.43 million fine imposed on a company and its director for failing to manage workplace fatigue after a delivery worker died in a road crash. Finally, and following the severe October gales, we briefly touch on guidance for the construction industry on preparing for the hazards of high winds.
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The Safe Side | Issue 72
13/10/2025
Last year, New Zealand’s poor safety performance cost the country $5.4 billion according to a new report by economist Shamubeel Eaqub for the Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum. In this issue, we look at some of the key findings from the Forum’s report. We also have articles about the recent sentencing of a scaffolding company after a nine-metre-high scaffold fell on a busy road in Auckland; and the tragic death of a 16-year-old Queenslander while gaining work experience. Finally, we briefly cover the just published “Approved code of practice: Safe practice for forestry and harvesting operations” which aims to increase the safety of workers in New Zealand’s most deadly industry.
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The Safe Side | Issue 71
02/09/2025
We sometimes report on the prosecution of forestry companies for health and safety offences, but the sector’s potential statutory liability exposures do not end there. In this issue, we look at several recent prosecutions by the Waikato Regional Council for environmental failures by forest harvesting companies. We also cover the updated guidance on managing the risks of leptospirosis infection from WorkSafe; and an appeal that was dismissed in the High Court, confirming the earlier conviction of a health and safety consultancy company for failing to provide a traffic management plan that it had undertaken to supply. Finally, we have an article about an eye-watering £3 million fine handed down to British Airways after two workers fell from height while unloading baggage from aircraft at Heathrow Airport.
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