Orewa College Board of Trustees charged

The Department of Labour has laid charges against The Orewa College Board of Trustees following an investigation into the boiler explosion at Orewa College in June 2009.

The Orewa College Board of Trustees faces two charges under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992:

1. Section 6 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992: ‘Failing to take all practicable steps to ensure the safety of an employee while at work’
2. Section 16 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992: ‘Failing to take all practicable steps to ensure that no hazard that is in the place of work harms an employee of a contractor lawfully at work’

For further details visit www.safetyassist.co.nz