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Hobson Construction has been fined $180,000 for exposing workers to the risk of a fall from height. (File photo)
An Auckland construction company has received a hefty fine after ignoring a notice to stop work while safety measures were improved. Hobson Construction Limited were sentenced at the Auckland District Court on Wednesday and fined $180,000 for exposing workers to a risk of a fall from height at a residential construction site. A WorkSafe Inspector visited the Millwater site for an assessment in July 2018 and noted a number of health and safety failings, relating to inadequate fall protection and work from height.
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2kg of meth, cash, guns heroin and cocaine found in Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Queenstown police busts
16 Dec, 2020 03:04 AM
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Some of the several hundred thousand dollars in cash fund during drug busts across Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Queenstown this week.
Some of the several hundred thousand dollars in cash fund during drug busts across Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Queenstown this week.
Northern Advocate
Two kilograms of methamphetamine, several hundred dollars in cash, firearms LSD, heroin, cocaine and MDMA were found in a series of police raids across Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Queenstown this week.
Police have arrested three people on drug-related charges following search warrants executed in Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Queenstown.
9 December 2020
Ports are dangerous places and it is vital that systems, including fault recording systems such as tip alarms, and the information received from those systems is monitored says WorkSafe New Zealand.
In August 2019 a stevedore at the Ports of Auckland was loading and unloading containers on to ships, using a straddle carrier (a freight carrying vehicle).
While attempting to carry out a U-turn, the straddle fell to its side. The victim later died in hospital from serious injuries sustained in the incident.
WorkSafe’s Area Manager Danielle Henry said the WorkSafe investigation found the Ports were not implementing safe procedures off the back of alarmingly high tip alarm rates.
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