Warning Safety Reforms Risk Another Pike River

Warning safety reforms risk another Pike River

Anna Osborne (left), Sonya Rockhouse and Bernie Monk lost family members in the Pike River mine explosion. Photo: RNZ By Kirsty Johnston of RNZ  Plans to reform workplace safety rules risk repeating the deadly failures of the Pike River mine disaster, officials warn.

Workplace safety reforms risk another Pike River, officials warned

Documents reveal critical flaws in proposed safety reforms, with officials warning the changes could create legal loopholes and risk another tragedy.

Health and safety reforms put workers at risk

The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is renewing its call on the Government to stop their planned health and safety reforms. This follows the news today that confirms the reforms have no evidential basis and are instead being driven by Act party ideology. “It is disappointing to once again see the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety push uninformed policies that are not supported by evidence or by leaders in health and safety,” said NZCTU Presiden…