{"id":16200,"date":"2021-01-31T10:15:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T10:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=156684"},"modified":"2021-01-31T10:15:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T10:15:32","slug":"worksafe-takes-action-against-four-nz-covid-managed-isolation-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/31\/worksafe-takes-action-against-four-nz-covid-managed-isolation-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"WorkSafe takes action against four NZ covid managed isolation hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\">\n<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/\">RNZ News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>WorkSafe took enforcement action against four New Zealand managed isolation facilities last year after reviewing their health and safety measures, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said the assessments focused on the effectiveness of risk management and controls, the use of protective equipment, worker engagement, participation and representation.<\/p>\n<p>Letters were issued to the four hotels in relation to the breaches.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/435521\/covid-19-update-no-community-cases-in-nz-for-fourth-day-in-a-row\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> Covid-19 update: No community cases in NZ for fourth day in row<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/435532\/australia-new-zealand-travel-bubble-reopens\">Australia-NZ travel bubble reopens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WorkSafe said it was satisfied the matters were attended to promptly and remedied by the hotel management.<\/p>\n<p>In last year&#8217;s nationwide lockdown, WorkSafe said its staff carried out close to 2500 on site assessments related to covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Covid-19 Response Chris Hipkins last week <a href=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/2021\/01\/29\/hipkins-denies-nzs-miq-standards-slipping-after-covid-cases-illicit-rendevous\/\">denied standards were slipping<\/a> at the facilities after a managed isolation staffer lost their job due to an illicit rendezvous.<\/p>\n<p>Hipkins described the incident at the Grand Millennium in central Auckland as a &#8220;one-off&#8221; event and said the staffer had been sanctioned.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the same briefing Hipkins admitted that there was &#8220;something going on at the Pullman&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>There have been three covid-19 cases where guests caught the virus while staying at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No community cases for fourth day<\/strong><br \/>\nThere have been no new community cases of covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, with just one case in managed isolation.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/435521\/covid-19-update-no-community-cases-in-nz-for-fourth-day-in-a-row\">Health Ministry said the number of active cases remains at 71<\/a>, with one previously reported case now recovered. The total number of confirmed cases is 1948.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s new case arrived in New Zealand on January 26 from the United Kingdom via Qatar.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article is republished under a community partnership agreement with RNZ.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2021\/01\/31\/worksafe-takes-action-against-four-nz-covid-managed-isolation-hotels\/\">Radio Free<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By RNZ News WorkSafe took enforcement action against four New Zealand managed isolation facilities last year after reviewing their health and safety measures, it has been revealed. 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