WorkSafe - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 12 Nov 2020 06:30:14 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg WorkSafe - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Serious incidents at Gloriavale reported to WorkSafe; no action taken https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/11/12/gloriavale-worksafe/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 06:54:45 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=132253 Gloriavale workers have suffered lost fingers, falls, chemical burns and been overcome with toxic fumes in a series of incidents since 2016. However, the Government's workplace safety watchdog ruled the incidents did not meet the "minimum threshold for formal investigation." It comes after reports some members of the West Coast Christian community were forced to Read more

Serious incidents at Gloriavale reported to WorkSafe; no action taken... Read more]]> Gloriavale workers have suffered lost fingers, falls, chemical burns and been overcome with toxic fumes in a series of incidents since 2016.

However, the Government's workplace safety watchdog ruled the incidents did not meet the "minimum threshold for formal investigation."

It comes after reports some members of the West Coast Christian community were forced to work more than 20 hours a day - a claim WorkSafe did look into in September, but found no evidence to support the reports after speaking with 13 workers. Read more

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