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Part views of the two ships on which the stevedores were working

Marine TAIC Report identifies major issues for future of stevedoring safety

TAIC report finds major safety issues for NZ stevedoring sector:
-- regulators should be more proactive, take a just culture approach,
-- individual stevedoring employers and the sector as a whole should work for mature safety systems and share information

Fig1 from report. still image from CCTV, depicting the incident. An urban low-level light industrail area. Selwyn street is in the centre of the view from foreground to distance. The level crossing is in the middle. A bus has clearly just crossed the level crossing, travelling away from the camera view. A locomotive approaches the bus, approximately twelve metres away

Rail Level crossing near-miss - TAIC calls for better risk management

TAIC recommends KiwiRail work with road controlling authorities to improve risk management for unplanned disconnections of level-crossing protections. KiwiRail disconnected the Selwyn Street level crossing. However, there was no traffic management in place because KiwiRail hadn’t told council that due to an unplanned disconnection.

Aviation Independent investigation into rescue helicopter accident on Mt Pirongia

TAIC inquiring into the accident involving a BK117 helicopter that impacted terrain on Mt Pirongia on the afternoon of 19 September 2023. TAIC has placed a protection order on the occurrence site and any wreckage or evidence associated with it.

Enchanter hull on beach

Marine Enchanter capsize - urgent safety issues for search and rescue

TAIC Final report identifies major safety issues affecting the marine sector nationwide, relating to:
--> Search and rescue: availability of aircraft; availability of fuel for SAR helicopters; and joint training for SAR organisations
--> Survivability: Maritime rules for stowage of life jackets to ensure easy access in an emergency
Tracking technology: tracking systems should be required on commercial vessels.
--> Marine surveys: How well vessel surveyors interpret and apply maritime rules.

Marine Kaikōura capsize: urgent safety issue with boat fuel systems

TAIC preliminary report, ongoing inquiry. 8m pontoon boat capsized. Skipper and five passengers rescued, five other passengers died. TAIC urgent safety recommendations: integrity & safety of fuel systems; thoroughness of surveys; sector acceptance of whole fuel systems being inspected

Composite image shows file shots of the two balloons in flight

Aviation Two final reports - Commercial hot air balloon pilots need to buckle up

Balloon landings are a safety-critical phase of flight. If anyone or anything is ejected from basket during landing, an accident is virtually certain because balloon is uncontrolled, passengers unattended. To avoid this, all balloon pilots should wear safety harnesses. Owners/operators should install them. Also passenger safety briefings must be clear, concise, easy for all passengers to follow.

Fig 9 from the TAIC report. Marine chart overlaid with approximate track of the boat as described by the witness in report paragraph 3.29, overlaid with aerial photograph to make it easier for sighted people to understand the location of the waves of the bar - over the shallow waters outside the harbour entrance

Marine TAIC calls for regulation of recreational boats and boating

TAIC reports on fatal capsize of recreational boat while crossing harbour bar. NZ needs to require boats to be registered, and we need minimum standards for boat design and construction, and we need to assess skippers for minimum standards of knowledge and boat handling. Or accept the current rate of 15-20 deaths a year.

the ruptured rubber expansion joint

Marine Preliminary report - maintenance for safety critical rubber expansion joints

Preliminary report in ongoing inquiry. For safety critical rubber expansion joints to be fit for purpose, maintenance schedules must account for date of manufacture as well as time in service. On Interislander ferry Kaitaki, one of these joints was too old when it ruptured. The cooling system failed, causing automatic shut-down of main and auxiliary engines. In foul weather, with 900 people on board, ferry drifted towards shore, anchored until repairs completed 1 hour later.

Annotated low-level aerial photo from TAIC report. Rail track extends diagonally from foreground in the bottom right corner, curving rightwards in distance. on both sides of hte track are rural paddocks, one with a small river meandering almost parallel to the track. On the track in foreground is locomotive and first towed wagon, both upright but derailed. Midground back along the track: freight wagons in disarray, various situations of derailment, some in the paddock. This the track ballast washout area.

Rail TAIC report: rising risks for rail infrastructure from climate change

TAIC rail safety report calls for new thinking for transport infrastructure to cope with climate change significant rainfall events. Floodwater washed out rail track ballast, freight train derailed.

a helicopter air ambulance sits on a patch of tussock grass. A large basket is by its side.

Aviation TAIC calls on CAA to resolve safety issues with night vision imaging systems

TAIC report: Misinterpretations on board a BK117 helicopter during VFR flight using night vision goggles led to controlled flight into terrain (Southern Ocean sea). All 3 on board survived. Safety issues for CAA: requirements and technical standards for NVIS and helicopter air ambulance; crew resource management training and qualifications for non-pilots acting as crew members; guidelines for crew members assisting a pilot during NVIS ops.