TAIC report on port deaths fingers poor regulation

TAIC report on port deaths fingers poor regulation
Two stevedore deaths last year sparked an investigation into safety in the occupation. (Image: NZME)
Ben Moore
A report from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission said that insufficient regulation contributed to the deaths of two port workers in Auckland and Lyttleton last year.Donald Grant, 71, was killed on Anzac Day last year after he was struck by coal that was being loaded onto a vessel at the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).Atiroa Tuaiti, who worked for stevedore contractor Wallace Investments Limited (WIL), was killed less than a week earlier, on April 19, at the Port of Auckland (POAL) after being crushed under a container while working o...

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