Written By: darien fenton - Date published: 11:19 am, June 15th, 2024 - 19 commentsCategories: act, health and safety, workers' rights - Tags:ACT MP and Minister for Employment and Safety, Brooke van Velden has announced a “consultation” on our Health & Safety laws, saying this :Our health and safety culture can be summed up by the sea of orange road cones that have taken over the country. From Santa parades to property development, you can’t get a lot done without having to set up a barricade of cones.”And. Betcha she won’t meet with unions, or workers, or visit a meat works, or forestry, or a mine, or a construction site. She certainly never went near Pike River Mine where the memories, tragedies and unresolved issues still remain – and which gave rise to our current Health & Safety law. We all know the government is a disgrace, but putting this privileged woman in charge of health & safety, when she has never been out of a well-paid office makes me sick.
