White Island Volcano Eruption - NZ trial on alleged breach of Workplace Health & Safety laws

Risk! Engineers Talk Governance

Aug 20 2023 • 11 mins

In this episode of Risk! Engineers Talk Governance, due diligence engineers Gaye Francis and Richard Robinson discuss the current New Zealand trial on the White Island Volcanic Eruption.

The White Island volcano erupted on 9 December, 2019 resulting in 22 deaths. Charges were brought against various parties involved alleging breaches in New Zealand's workplace health and safety laws.

This is one of the first big test cases of the WHS and Workplace Health and Safety laws in Australia and New Zealand. And the outcomes will be fascinating will set a precedence.

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For more information on Richard & Gaye's due diligence consulting work, head to www.r2a.com.au.

Gaye is also founder of Apto PPE Women's & Maternity PPE www.aptoppe.com.au.


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