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What are the shocking findings from the SafeWork NSW investigation?
Hello and welcome to a breaking news episode of the Maths Funny podcast where the current investigation from SafeWork New South Wales, the findings of that have now been published by the Sydney Morning Herald and yeah this is quite serious to be honest. Earlier this week you may have seen I published on the Maths Funny podcast Facebook that SafeWork New South Wales had confirmed
They'd issued free notices of improvement from their findings, which kind of related to managing the physical and psychosocial hazards on set of the show. And this matter was recently discussed in New South Wales Parliament by MP Mark Latham. And Mark said SafeWork New South Wales will still continue to monitor production going forward.
But now the Sydney Morning Herald have obtained the actual documents from SafeWork New South Wales about these things that need improving. And they've done this under the freedom of information law. And these are the points that
they have found and i'm just going to read from the press now because i want to make sure this is right so firstly they say a situation report described allegations of violence and aggression by producers and grooms of the show including non-consensual touching by a groom the article then goes on in one incident revealed in the documents a bride alleged being filmed while showering without her knowledge or consent
And other participants complained of a general lack of privacy, including production staff having keys to their apartments to access at any time and not allowing the cast to remove their microphones while using the bathroom. Which that point is actually quite interesting because they can't actually deny that one because this year they just used the audio like on the stand after show.
Like every time someone went to the toilet or whatever and thought they were safe, they And they were bitching. Nah, they just used the audio. And then the article then goes on to say, participants told SafeWork NSW they were threatened and intimidated if they tried to leave the production or when they asked not to be filmed if they were too unwell.
At least one participant accused film crews of physically blocking exits to prevent the cast from leaving. Other allegations include extremely long filming hours with just six or seven hours break between shoots, being confined to apartments under curfew and banned from speaking to other participants and being, and I quote, baited and harassed by producers to encourage emotional responses.
SafeWork NSW have now ordered production to improve reporting of notifiable incidents, systems to manage physical and psychosocial hazards, and work health and safety training. The articles then have to state there is no suggestion the claims are true, only that they have been alleged and reported in part of this investigation.
And a Nine Entertainment spokesperson says, When it comes to the health, well-being and safety of participants, our approach is not a set-and-forget approach. We are continually looking at ways we can improve our process and support. At the end of each season, we review and make adjustments where needed.
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