Law doesn’t prevent dangerous human carelessness

Your article highlights the fact the current legislation is not working (Job deaths spike despite law, July 2). The Health and Safety at Work Act tells us what we should do to prevent harm, and provides penalties for breaches, but there are still deaths in the workplace (seven in the past three weeks). The whole scene requires a total rethink. Incidents involving harm and fatalities will continue in the workplace (and at home, and during recreation activities) unless we concentrate 100 per cent on safety. Sadly, we will continue to experience scenarios such as Erebus, Cave Creek, Pike River, and the CTV collapse because the finest legislation and harsher penalties are always going to be let down by the human factor — our attitude.

John Walsh, Green Bay

You mentioned Kiwi Wealth doesn’t invest in the local stock market now that it is state owned. I was with Gareth Morgan Investments, now Kiwi Wealth from 2007 in a growth fund and until they changed ownership, my fund was always less than the contributions. Now under Kiwi Wealth I am finally making some gains, which I am happy about — I asked GMI about this once and their reply was that some bad decisions had been made. So if I’m now making money, I don’t mind if it’s not coming from the local market — I’m still a big fan of KiwiSaver.

Wayne Bushby, Green Bay

Grant Dalton does not have the charisma or wit of Peter Blake, but he has achieved a remarkable feat in leading a team to win the America’s Cup. He should be allowed his moment of glory before we slowly crucify him for having an ego in a sport dominated by very large, expensive egos.

Jules Riding, Whangarei

Over the next 10 years we are going to