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  • The Safe Side | Issue 35

    Falls from height continue to be a perennial cause of harm in the workplace and in this issue, we provide a snapshot of the harm they are causing in New Zealand as well as covering two recent overseas prosecutions after falls seriously injured or killed workers. We also have articles on the first sentencing for industrial manslaughter in Queensland, the withdrawal of charges against NEMA in relation to the Whakaari/White Island eruption and a safety alert from WorkSafe on the dangers of coronavirus to occupational divers.

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  • The Safe Side | Issue 34

    We begin this month’s issue with an article about the prosecution of two defence forces on opposite sides of the world. Common to both was a failure to adequately control the risks associated with training exercises. We also cover the first sentencing arising from the Whakaari/White Island investigation; a Maritime New Zealand prosecution after a jetboat driven by an impaired skipper crashed; and a sentencing in the UK that resulted in a staggering £5 million fine.

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  • The Safe Side | Issue 33

    This month, we look at the prosecution of a horse racing business after a teenager was seriously injured in a fall on her first day at work. We also cover a sentencing for a non-injury incident that involved an excavator being dropped from a ship’s crane into the sea. In addition, we report on two overseas prosecutions that have relevance to New Zealand’s farmers and schools; and a Commerce Commission prosecution for failing to follow the rules when selling extended warranties.

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