From: John Lee
Sent: Wednesday, 24 June 2020 2:09 PM
To: Megan Armistead <[email address]>
Cc: Bronwyn Hall <[email address]>; Andre Lubbe
<[email address]>
Subject: Worksafe Notification re Glenfield Incident
Hi Megan
Further to my conversation with Graham Ross and Martyn Griffiths who attended the Glenfield
rec centre today to review the incident with staff where a young man became unconscious
underwater and was taken to Auckland City Hospital I have filled in the Worksafe Online
Notification tool (printout attached) and rang and left a message for Justin Michels our primary
Worksafe contact. I am waiting for Justin to return my call as he was unavailable to speak.
As an update, we have been told by the hospital that the young man concerned is now in a
serious but stable condition. We have spoken to his family who have, I am told, been responsive
to our engagement so far.
It appears from viewing the CCTV footage that the young man was practicing holding his breath
underwater water and lost consciousness. He floated to the surface where he was spotted by
our lifeguard who retrieved him and began CPR, then an AED utilized and by this time St John
Ambulance had arrived on scene and transported him to the Auckland City Hospital.
I will update you as soon as I find out more.
Kind regards
John
Ngā Mihi
John Lee
Risk & Assurance Manager
People and Performance
[mobile number]
| email [email address]
Auckland Council, Level 17, 135 Albert Street, Auckland
Visit our website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
From: John Lee
Sent: Thursday, 25 June 2020 3:05 PM
To: Megan Armistead <[email address]>
Cc: Mark Madden <[email address]>; Bronwyn Hall
<[email address]>; Andre Lubbe
<[email address]>; Martyn Griffiths
<[email address]>; Graham Ross
<[email address]>
Subject: Conversation with Worksafe
Afternoon all,
Justin Michels, our primary Worksafe contact returned my call just now. We had a good
conversation about the Glenfield pool incident and I came away from the call feeling reasonably
comfortable.
As you are aware, we completed the online Worksafe notification template yesterday afternoon
which I copied to Megan and Bron. The notification goes through a triage process at Worksafe
which decides the path it takes and whether or not they will do their own investigation or
whether they will simply touch base and check they are happy with the investigation conducted
by Council.
I spent some time going through the incident details (as I know them) with Justin and he feels we
have followed the right processes and in a timely and organised manner. He was find with the
fact we did not freeze the scene – would not achieve much was his comment. Justin did not
commit to which triage path would be followed but I got the feeling it would be the path where
Worksafe will want us to share our findings which they would then review with us. Justin did say
he would expect some robust outcomes from our investigation and not simply “train more
people” or other administrative controls, more PPE or other “light touches”. Some food for
thought.
Anyway, once the notification has been triaged it will come across Justin’s desk and he will be in
touch.
Kind regards
John
Ngā Mihi
John Lee
Risk & Assurance Manager
People and Performance
[mobile number]
| email
[email address]
Auckland Council, Level 17, 135 Albert Street, Auckland
Worksafe Notification
Injury
Review
1. Initial questions
Edit
Before we get started
Are you authorised to report this event?
Yes
Was the event work-related or in a place of work?
Yes
Did the event involve any of the following?
None of these
Have you (or anyone else) called us already about this event?
Yes
What treatment did the injured person receive?
Admitted to hospital
2. Victim & Injury details
Edit
How many people were injured?
1
Victim details
What is the person’s relationship to your business or organisation?
Other
What is their gender?
Male
Injury details
Where was the person hurt?
I don't know:
What were they injured by?
Indoor or outdoor environment
How were they hurt?
Other
3. Event Details
Edit
What date did the event happen?
23/06/2020
What time did the event happen?
8:48 PM
What is the address where the event happened?
73 Bentley Avenue, Glenfield, Auckland 0629, New Zealand
Describe where at the address the event happened.
In the swimming pool at the Auckland Council recreation centre.
How did the event happen?
The young man was practicing holding his breath under water in the swimming
pool. It is thought he became unconscious underwater then floated to the surface
where he was spotted by the pool lifeguard.
What were the conditions at the time of the event?
The swimming pool is an inside facility not exposed to the elements. The centre is
well lit. It was supervised by experienced life guard who was on duty at the time of
the incident.
Has the scene been preserved?
No
Has your business or organisation begun investigating the event?
Yes
Has another government organisation been notified?
No other agency notified
4. Business or Organisation (PCBU) Details
Legal name
Auckland Council
NZBN
9429000034753
Physical address
135 Albert Street, Auckland
Postal address
Private Bag 92300, Victoria Street West, Auckland
Website
http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Industry
Arts, Recreation and Other Services
Are there Health & Safety representatives at the workplace?
Yes
Have any of them received the NZQA training?
Yes
Who should we contact about this notification?
John Lee
Email address for the contact person
[email address]
Direct dial phone number for the contact person
021-425-679
5. Contact details
Edit
Your name
John Lee
Your email address
[email address]
Your phone number
021-425-679
Your job title or role
HSW Risk & Assurance Manager
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Last updated 6 October 2017 at 12:09
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Document Outline
- Worksafe Notification re Glenfield Incident.pdf
