New Zealand judge Evangelos Thomas criticised failures of safety audits given ‘obvious risks’ that led to 2019 fatal eruption

  • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    Most of the people who do the Tongariro crossing are self guided, so nobody is responsible for them but themselves. Organisations like outdoor clubs are explicitly written out of the legislation for recreation.

    This is explicitly a workplace safety ruling, so only applying to guided trips.