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Subject: [DCHAS-L] New Zealand Charges 13 Parties Over Deaths At White Island Volcano
Date: Nov 30, 2020 20:34 UTC
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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WorkSafe charged 13 parties in Auckland District Court - 10 organizations and three people. Nine of the groups are charged with failing to ensure the health and safety of workers and others, while the other is charged with failing to control a workplace. Each of those charges carries a maximum fine of more than $1 million.The three individuals face smaller fines, charged under a provision that requires people "with significant influence over a company to exercise due diligence" in meeting health and safety obligations.