Press Release – WorkSafe NZ
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 the building until adequate fall protection was installed.
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