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....
THEN AND NOW – health and safety sentencing trends
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...
Health and Safety / May 21, 2020
WorkSafe prosecution in childcare centre dead tree collapse case
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
Misleading WorkSafe a Bad Call
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
Fixed Price Offer – Paper Based Gaps Analysis for Health and Safety Management Plans (HSMPs)
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 / July 24, 2019
Managing Overlapping Health and Safety Duties
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...
Health and Safety / July 24, 2019
Focus shifts to upstream PCBUs
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...
Health and Safety / June 19, 2019
Not proceeding: Health and Safety at Work (Volunteer Associations) Amendment Bill
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...
Health and Safety / May 22, 2019
Private Prosecution Set to Proceed
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),...
Health and Safety / May 22, 2019
Falsifying Drug Tests and Saliva Testing
Falsifying Drug Tests Synthetic urine continues to be an ongoing... read more
Falsifying Drug Tests Synthetic urine continues to be an ongoing issue in the drug testing arena. Synthetic urine is a...
Drug Testing / May 22, 2019