Charges laid after machinery crushed worker's arm
- August 6, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
No CommentsA Queenstown company has been charged by WorkSafe New Zealand after one of its employees had his arm crushed in machinery last year. Miller Foods Ltd, trading as Remarkables Tortillas, faces one charge of failing to ensure the health and safety of Daniel Mauricio Figueroa Varas, exposing him to risk of death or serious injury
Rise in manslaughter and serious criminal charges arising out of workplace safety incidents
- March 15, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
The past six months has seen an increasing number of manslaughter and recklessness charges being pursued against individuals following work health and safety incidents. This week, a bus company manager and a mechanic in NSW were charged with manslaughter arising out of a bus crash in the Kangaroo Valley on 14 May 2010. The driver