WorkSafe – not working for employers or employees

WorkSafe – not working for employers or employees
While WorkSafe has a difficult job, it needs to act to inspire confidence that it will act in a way that keeps people safe at work. (Image: Getty)
Bronwyn Heenan
Earlier this week I read an article about a WorkSafe investigation into the tragic death of a forestry worker near Gisborne. The investigation stalled due to a lack of evidence, causing the worker’s family to have concerns that there may not be enough evidence or information for a prosecution. It was reported the WorkSafe investigator had told the family that there were issues due to a lack of information because a decision appears to have been made by WorkSafe itself not to send one of its own expert investigators to the accide...

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