'Disgraceful' progress on health and safety

'Disgraceful' progress on health and safety
Has NZ failed to learn the lessons of Pike River? (Image: Getty)
Oliver Lewis
A taskforce of senior business leaders says the lack of progress on workplace health and safety in New Zealand is disgraceful.Last year, the Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum released research it commissioned from economist Shamubeel Eaqub that put the societal cost of workplace harm and illness at $4.4 billion in 2022.The findings were presented in the ‘State of a Thriving Nation’ report. “Our analysis shows that Australia has roughly half the fatality rate and around 20% lower serious injury rates,”...

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