Article – Industrial Safety News Two companies have been ordered to pay a total sum of over $1 million after failing to follow industry guidance, resulting in the death of a worker. WorkSafe is once again reminding businesses to make sure work is being done correctly, safely and …
Two companies have been ordered to pay a total sum of over $1 million after failing to follow industry guidance, resulting in the death of a worker.
WorkSafe is once again reminding businesses to make sure work is being done correctly, safely and to higher industry standards, or risk seeing their workers injured or killed.
Worksafe says large fines given to two forestry companies serve as a stark reminder 19 July 2021
Pakiri Logging has been ordered to pay 468 thousand dollars and Ernslaw One 288 thousand over the death of a worker at a forest in Tologa Bay in 2019.
WorkSafe said both companies failed to follow protocols which could have prevented the death.
Press Release – WorkSafe NZ A tragic forestry fatality on the East Coast could have been avoided if industry guidance had simply been being followed, says WorkSafe. Businesses are being reminded once again to make sure work is being done correctly, safely and to higher industry …
A tragic forestry fatality on the East Coast could have been avoided if industry guidance had simply been being followed, says WorkSafe.
Businesses are being reminded once again to make sure work is being done correctly, safely and to higher industry standards or risk seeing their workers injured or killed.
Two companies appeared in court on 24 March 2021 for sentencing following the incident with the sentencing decision being released on 16 July 2021. Earnslaw One Limited engaged Pakiri Logging Limited to assist with harvesting at West Ho forest in Tologa Bay.
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Health and safety paramount on forestry sites
A tragic forestry fatality on the East Coast could have been avoided if industry guidance had simply been being followed, says WorkSafe.
Businesses are being reminded once again to make sure work is being done correctly, safely and to higher industry standards or risk seeing their workers injured or killed.
Two companies appeared in court on 24 March 2021 for sentencing following the incident with the sentencing decision being released on 16 July 2021. Ernslaw One Limited engaged Pakiri Logging Limited to assist with harvesting at West Ho forest in Tologa Bay.
In February 2019, a breaker out worker for Pakiri Logging Limited was struck by a log being hauled out of the valley on a skyline cable. The victim died at the scene as a result of his injuries.
WorkSafe has found two companies were not following safety rules when a forestry worker was killed by a log in the East Coast.
The victim was about 18-20m away from the skyline cable when he should have been at least 45m away
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Earnslaw One Limited and Pakiri Logging Limited were harvesting at West Ho forest in Tologa Bay in 2019 when a worker was struck by a log that was being hauled up to the landing site.
He died at the scene as a result of his injuries.
The worker was a breaker out - they attach cables to felled trees so they can be hauled out of the forest.