Health and Safety - Copeland Ashcroft

The potential for the Police to seize millions in assets is currently... read more

The potential for the Police to seize millions in assets is currently being tested in a workplace fatality case. Background...

A recent health and safety case considered how beneficial project... read more

A recent health and safety case considered how beneficial project orders are for the overall health and safety of workplaces....

In April 2016 the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) came... read more

In April 2016 the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) came into force. The new legislation gained significant...

Late last year a tree collapsed at the Discoveries Educare Limited... read more

Late last year a tree collapsed at the Discoveries Educare Limited (Discoveries Educare) early learning centre in Auckland. Both the...

Health and Safety / September 26, 2019

WorkSafe has successfully prosecuted a farm company director... read more

WorkSafe has successfully prosecuted a farm company director who instructed an employee to lie to investigators. An employee suffered a...

Health and Safety / August 19, 2019

Until 31 August, we’re offering a discounted fixed price on... read more

Until 31 August, we’re offering a discounted fixed price on paper based gaps analysis for HSMPs for $1,000.00 (plus GST...

Health and safety duties can overlap within a contractual relationship.... read more

Health and safety duties can overlap within a contractual relationship. We discussed this, and the cases coming through which highlight...

MMD Engineering Limited has been the first designer and manufacturer... read more

MMD Engineering Limited has been the first designer and manufacturer of machinery to be sentenced under the new Health and...

Last year we discussed a Bill proposing to change the Health... read more

Last year we discussed a Bill proposing to change the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (Act) to exclude...

Private prosecutions may well be set to occur more regularly... read more

Private prosecutions may well be set to occur more regularly under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA),...