Port of Auckland has today been handed a $500,000 fine as it was sentenced over the death of stevedore Pala’amo Kalati. Kalati was killed when a container.
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An investigation into the deaths of two port workers within six days of each other last year has found a haphazard approach to safety, with poor regulatory oversight and a lack of industry-wide standards.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) says a lack of regulation in the stevedore industry led to the deaths of two port workers last year..