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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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The Safe Side | Issue 53
15/12/2023
Earlier this month, Port of Auckland Limited was given its second fine of more than half a million dollars following the death of a stevedore in August 2020. We report on this and the improvements being made in the sector in this issue of The Safe Side. We also cover the latest enforceable undertaking accepted by WorkSafe after a worker sustained serious hand injuries at Auckland Airport, as well as a huge fine handed down in the UK after a driver was speared by a security barrier. And with summer approaching, we share the latest advice from WorkSafe on holding safe events and working in the sun. Lastly, in the spirit of Christmas, we revisit the good news story of Santa’s journey from statutory liability disaster to health and safety hero. Merry Christmas and safe holidays to all our Safe Side readers!
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The Safe Side | Issue 52
30/11/2023
This month’s issue of the Safe Side illustrates how wide the coverage of health and safety legislation is. We have articles on prosecutions that arose from failures to keep New Zealand workers safe around moving plant and electricity. We also cover the outcome of an investigation into a fire that was caused by hot works in Victoria, Australia. In addition, we update you on the horrific bouncy castle incident that killed six children in Tasmania in 2021 and report on the imprisonment of a manager after another child died while playing on a bouncy castle in the UK. Finally, we alert you to recent amendments to the law covering health and safety representatives and committees.
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