Press Release – Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union says there is a health and safety crisis in the waterfront industry, after the conviction of a stevedoring employer whose negligence led to the death of a young woman employee.
Shannon Brooke Rangihuna-Kemp, 29, an ISO Limited stevedore worker at Eastland Port in Gisborne, died from crush injuries after she was hit by a log that fell from a trailer load she was about to scan in a “tally lane” on 8 October 2018.
ISO Limited was convicted of exposing an individual to risk of harm and illness and ordered to undertake significant health and safety improvements last week in the Gisborne District Court.
Monday, 1 February 2021, 5:09 pm
The Maritime Union says there is a health and safety
crisis in the waterfront industry, after the conviction of a
stevedoring employer whose negligence led to the death of a
young woman employee.
Shannon Brooke Rangihuna-Kemp,
29, an ISO Limited stevedore worker at Eastland Port in
Gisborne, died from crush injuries after she was hit by a
log that fell from a trailer load she was about to scan in a
“tally lane” on 8 October 2018.
ISO Limited was
convicted of exposing an individual to risk of harm and
illness and ordered to undertake significant health and
safety improvements last week in the Gisborne District
Covid 19 coronavirus: National s Shane Reti calls for investigation after Northport incident
30 Jan, 2021 05:53 PM
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National Party deputy leader Dr Shane Reti is calling for further investigation into the December incident given the speculation over the quality of Northport s CCTV footage. Photo / File
National Party deputy leader Dr Shane Reti is calling for further investigation into the December incident given the speculation over the quality of Northport s CCTV footage. Photo / File
National s deputy leader Shane Reti is calling Government dismissals of a Northport incident inadequate after port workers interacted with ship crew - increasing the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
Source: Maritime Union of New Zealand
The union representing seafarers and port workers says the latest case of COVID-19 in a New Zealand port is a concern, but the problem has a solution.
AÂ crew member aboard theÂ
Pan Gloris currently in the Port of Tauranga tested positive for COVID-19 this week. As a historical case, they were no longer infectious.
Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Craig Harrison says overseas ships are a key risk when it comes to border security in a pandemic.
He says there is one simple answer that could help: boosting the role of New Zealand domestic coastal shipping.