Two more businesses have been held to account over failures on a forestry road that led to the death of Coromandel truck driver Greg Stevens, WorkSafe says.

The regulator’s announcement comes alongside a plea from Stevens’ widow for companies to treat the condition and management of forestry roads as a non-negotiable part of keeping drivers safe.

WorkSafe says the case centres on how responsibilities were managed across the supply chain for the design, construction and maintenance of a forestry access road used by heavy vehicles. The agency has repeatedly signalled that forest owners and managers, roading contractors and transport operators all carry duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act—not just the person behind the wheel.

WorkSafe’s statement said enforcement action against two additional businesses has now been finalised. The summary did not include the names of the companies or the specific penalties imposed. We have asked WorkSafe for those details and will update this story when they are provided.

Forestry remains one of the country’s highest-risk industries. Steep, narrow and fast-changing haul roads put a premium on sound design, regular maintenance and clear controls on speed and loading. WorkSafe’s action in this case indicates continued focus on those upstream risks and on the organisations that control them.