Te Awamutu club ordered to pay over $84K after patron injured in fall from height
WorkSafe NZ media release, 29 February 2016 The importance of taking adequate steps to manage a hazard, specifically a fall from height, was highlighted last Thursday in a District Court sentencing of a Te Awamutu club. Waipa Workingmen’s Club Incorporated was sentenced at the Te Awamutu District Court after pleading…
Fruit and veg processor to pay over $250,000 for finger amputations
WorkSafe NZ media release, 7 March 2106 In a reserved decision released today, Prepared Produce Limited was fined $196,406.25 for six offences and ordered to pay $57,000 in reparation to three victims. The fruit and vegetable processor pleaded guilty to three charges under the Health and Safety in Employment Act…