Failure to Prevent Accident Costs $45,000...

Another example from the New Zealand Courts of an employer facing a huge financial hit because of a failure to have in place health & safety measures to protect employees and others at work.
In this recent case the employer was hit with a $37,000 fine and $8,100 reparation after the worker fell into a hole on a work site. There were insufficient safety measures in place to prevent injury. Employers must take all practicable steps to identify hazards and then eliminate, isolate or minimise them. This applies what ever industry you are in.
Putting together a health & safety plan is not something you should overlook and you need to regularly check and update the plan and make sure it is being followed.