Health and Safety experts say the Government need to consider people's lives as they set to change scaffolding regulations. 

Government officials are consulting with the construction sector on whether to relax certain rules on work site scaffolding, making them only compulsory in some situations.

Construction Health and Safety Chief Executive, Chris Alderson told Ryan Bridge falling from height is the number reason people are killed at work globally, but not in New Zealand. 

He says we've been doing something differently that has saved people's lives, so the Government needs to be careful. 

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Health and Safety experts say the Government need to consider people's lives as they set to change scaffolding regulations.&nbsp;
Government officials are consulting with the construction sector on whether to relax certain rules on work site scaffolding, making them only compulsory in some situations.
Construction Health and Safety Chief Executive, Chris Alderson told Ryan Bridge falling from height is the number reason people are killed at work globally, but not in New Zealand.&nbsp;
He says we've been doing something differently that has saved people's lives, so the Government needs to be careful.&nbsp;
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Chris Alderson: Construction Health and Safety Chief Executive on changes to scaffolding regulation

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