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Overview
Margaret Diamond, General Counsel; Sophie Redmond, Executive Counsel; Greg Robertson, General Counsel; Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Duty to preserve incident sites
The person with management or control of a workplace at which a notifiable incident has occurred must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the site where the incident occurred is not disturbed until an inspector arrives at the site, or any earlier time that an inspector directs. There are some exemptions to this duty, which are discussed in the Guidance Note on this duty.
See Duty to preserve incident sites
Penalties
There are significant penalties for failing to preserve the site of a notifiable incident.
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