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Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 10:01 am
WorkSafe is reminding businesses today that a failure to
comply with WorkSafe notices can result in
prosecution.
Hobson Construction Limited were
sentenced at the Auckland District Court today and ordered
to pay a fine of $180,000 for exposing workers to a risk of
a fall from height relating to work at a residential
construction site.
In July 2018 a WorkSafe Inspector
visited the Millwater site for an assessment and noted a
number of health and safety failings, relating to inadequate
fall protection and work from height.
A prohibition
notice was issued preventing any work on the second level of
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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