WorkSafe itself has admitted the overall regulatory task is too big for it, and the government has begun looking at giving some of its crash investigation powers to the New Zealand Transport Agency. "In short, our task is bigger than our available resources and we are unable to meet public expectations for responding to reported incidents and near misses," chief executive Phil Parkes and chair Ross Wilson wrote. Gallagher of Pro-Drive said the Sharifi investigation was "disgraceful", and showed up the shortcomings. Investigation gapsSo how far did the agency look into upstream factors in the 2019 Sharifi investigation? This plan was the only safety plan from any company that WorkSafe looked at after the crash.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 15, 2021 20:48 UTC