Worksafe NZ will be meeting with producers of TV show The Block over adherence to basic health and safety rules following complaints from viewers. A Worksafe spokesperson said it had received complaints from viewers of the The Block and would be meeting with its producers "in the next few weeks". "We discussed various health and safety issues brought to our attention by viewers," the spokesperson said. "The apprentices from all over the district come in and say 'How come The Block doesn't have to follow the rules?'" Warner Bros NZ, which produced the The Block, told Fairfax that everyone involved was briefed about health and safety rules, and that no one had been seriously injured since the show began in 2012.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 31, 2016 04:07 UTC