WorkSafe gave ‘low priority’ to adventure sector

WorkSafe gave ‘low priority’ to adventure sector
Rebecca Stevenson
WorkSafe had little direct oversight of how adventure operators were performing, relying on auditors and industry groups to pick-up its regulatory load.The first stage of a review into New Zealand’s adventure activities regulations following the Whakaari/White Island disaster was released this morning by Workplace Minister Michael Wood. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment review looked at whether there were weaknesses in the regulatory regime for adventure activities in naturally hazardous environments like an active volca...

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