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The Safe Side | Issue 36
30/06/2022
This month we take a deeper dive into enforceable undertakings. We look at what they involve, four recent examples and what factors may make a proposed enforceable undertaking more attractive to WorkSafe. We also have articles on two recent WorkSafe prosecutions. The first arose after the tragic death of a worker from exposure to hydrogen sulphide gas and resulted in a very substantial fine and reparation award. The second prosecution followed a worker having her thumb severed in inadequately guarded machinery.
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The Safe Side | Issue 35
31/05/2022
Falls from height continue to be a perennial cause of harm in the workplace and in this issue, we provide a snapshot of the harm they are causing in New Zealand as well as covering two recent overseas prosecutions after falls seriously injured or killed workers. We also have articles on the first sentencing for industrial manslaughter in Queensland, the withdrawal of charges against NEMA in relation to the Whakaari/White Island eruption and a safety alert from WorkSafe on the dangers of coronavirus to occupational divers.
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The Safe Side | Issue 34
28/04/2022
We begin this month’s issue with an article about the prosecution of two defence forces on opposite sides of the world. Common to both was a failure to adequately control the risks associated with training exercises. We also cover the first sentencing arising from the Whakaari/White Island investigation; a Maritime New Zealand prosecution after a jetboat driven by an impaired skipper crashed; and a sentencing in the UK that resulted in a staggering £5 million fine.
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