Transcript of press release quotes from Brett Murray, the Department of Labour Central Region Manager of Workplace Health and Safety services

“April the 15ths events had terrible consequences for the victims, and were a tragedy for their families and friends.”

“The impacts of this tragedy spread out to a wide community of people, particularly the students and staff of Elim Christian College, and are still being felt.”

“No employer or workplace wants to be haunted by an experience like this. I hope that today’s outcome will encourage others in the adventure tourism industry to critically look at their operations to ensure that they and their clients are never put in a similar position.”

“I would urge them to start working on this today. Because this is the kind of tragedy that can happen to anyone involved in the adventure tourism industry if they don’t manage workplace hazards properly.”

“We will talk with them about the lesson from this investigation, and any safety improvements that may eventually come out of the Coroner’s inquiry and OPC’s own investigation into the accident.”