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WorkSafe is facing an independent review of its oversight of White island Tours in the years leading up to the eruption which resulted in 22 deaths. Americans Matt and Lauren Urey were among the 25 survivors.
WorkSafe hurriedly ramped up monitoring of adventure activities following last year’s Whakaari White Island disaster, but safety experts say there is still room for improvement. The 22 Whakaari fatalities and severe injuries to survivors sparked a review of the agency’s handling of adventure activities involving natural hazards, and a further independent review will now look at its oversight of tours to the active volcano.