2023 新西兰工作场所意外事故费用增至4.9B美元,报告建议改善安全每年可节省1.4-3.4B美元。 2023 New Zealand workplace accident costs rise to $4.9B, report suggests improving safety could save $1.4-3.4B annually.

新西兰的工作场所事故费用从2022年的4.4B增加到2023年的4.9B,据商业领袖健康和安全论坛报告。 New Zealand's workplace accident cost increased to $4.9B in 2023 from $4.4B in 2022, according to a Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum report. 由经济学家Shamubeel Eaqub撰写的题为“快活国家状况”的报告指出, 改善新西兰工作场所安全以达到澳大利亚的水平每年可节省1.4B美元, 而达到英国标准每年可节省3.4B美元。 The report, titled "The State of a Thriving Nation," written by economist Shamubeel Eaqub, suggests that improving New Zealand's workplace safety to match Australia's level could save $1.4B annually, while reaching UK standards could save $3.4B per year. 报告将这一问题归咎于新西兰的被动监管制度以及缺乏监督和协调。 The report attributes the issue to New Zealand's reactive regulatory system and lack of oversight and coordination.