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Pest Control Company’s ‘Home Brew’ Bait Leaves Worker Hospitalised
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 4:09 pm | Industrial Safety News
A Rolleston-based pest bait manufacturing organisation has been fined $275,000 over an incident in which a worker was poisoned in May 2019 and nearly lost his life. Pest Control Research Limited Partnership (PCR) manufactures pest control products ... More >>
New Radio Technology Keeps Workers Safe And Compliant
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 4:08 pm | Industrial Safety News
Otago forestry workers are using new radio technology to manage 23,730 hectares of forest more safely, even enabling them to perform under Covid-19 restrictions. Initially deployed to replace an outdated analogue radio network, the system delivers ... More >>
Worker Hospitalised After Ingesting Fuel
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 4:02 pm | Industrial Safety News
As well as being flammable, WorkSafe reminds businesses of the other dangers surrounding petrol and its toxicity after a fuel siphoning incident earlier this month. On Tuesday 7 July 2021, a worker in West Auckland ingested an unknown quantity of unleaded fuel ... More >>
Scholarships Available For Tomorrow’s Health And Safety Leaders
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 4:18 pm | Industrial Safety News
Applications are now open for Site Safe scholarships, supporting the health and safety leaders of tomorrow to complete their Health and Safety in Construction programme. Each year, Site Safe supports the construction health and safety leaders of tomorrow ... More >>
Forestry Fatality Was Preventable – So Why Did It Happen?
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 4:07 pm | Industrial Safety News
Two companies have been ordered to pay a total sum of over $1 million after failing to follow industry guidance, resulting in the death of a worker. WorkSafe is once again reminding businesses to make sure work is being done correctly, safely and ... More >>
Unsupervised Trainee Killed By Crane
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 4:32 pm | Industrial Safety News
WorkSafe New Zealand is warning businesses that it is unacceptable to allow staff to operate cranes and other machinery without direct supervision or appropriate training. The warning comes after a fatal incident in Christchurch in January 2020. An employee ... More >>
Planning For The Worst Case Scenario
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 4:24 pm | Industrial Safety News
While most of us rarely give much thought to workplace deaths in New Zealand until they hit the headlines, closely examining the data for the past 10 years is a sobering exercise. In the agriculture industry alone, WorkSafe recorded 17 workers being killed ... More >>
Toxic Workplaces Create A High Risk Of Depression
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 4:12 pm | Industrial Safety News
Working long hours is a risk factor for dying from cardiovascular disease or having a stroke but poor management practices pose a greater risk for depression. A year-long study has found that full-time workers employed by organisations that do not prioritise ... More >>
Man Racks Up Fines For Obstructing WorkSafe Inspections
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 4:07 pm | Industrial Safety News
WorkSafe New Zealand are reminding people that they are obligated to comply with WorkSafe inspectors exercising their compliance powers under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The reminder comes after a 2019 incident where Scott Larsen, obstructed ... More >>
Is Your Fuel Bugged?
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 4:26 pm | Industrial Safety News
Diesel is an organic compound, and like a slice of bread, it can go mouldy, which can pose some serious safety risks, says David Armitage from Conidia Bioscience. Mould, a form of fungus, yeasts and bacteria can grow in fuel over time. Termed ‘microbiological ... More >>
Man Shot In Heart By Nail After Exclusion Zone Failure
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 4:19 pm | Industrial Safety News
Sleepwell (NZ) Limited makes mattresses and bed bases at a plant in South Auckland. In September 2019 a worker went to free a coil hose that connected his nail gun to the air supply line when the gun recoiled, firing a nail into the chest of another ... More >>
Construction The Worst Industry For Workplace Wellbeing
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 3:57 pm | Industrial Safety News
New Zealand’s construction workplaces rate just 55 out of 100 in a new wellbeing study by Skills Consulting Group. According to the Skills Consulting Group Work Wellbeing Index, which surveyed nearly 1500 Kiwi workers, New Zealand has an overall work wellbeing ... More >>
PPE – Your Last Line Of Defence
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 3:51 pm | Industrial Safety News
Risk cannot always be eliminated in the workplace, so if the worst does happen, having the right safety equipment will help protect your workers and yourself when WorkSafe comes knocking. Safety at work is everyone’s business and should include ... More >>
Managing Risk Around Hand-arm Vibration
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 5:21 pm | Industrial Safety News
Vibration from tools and machines can be transmitted into workers’ hands and arms. Workers can be permanently harmed if they regularly and frequently use hand-held power tools and machines, especially for long periods of time. Workers can develop ... More >>
Dealing With Vaccine Misinformation In Your Workplace
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 5:18 pm | Industrial Safety News
Not everything online is factual and accurate. We can quickly and subconsciously accept news that aligns with our beliefs and negatively react to information that is different. It’s important to take time and reflect when you read something about ... More >>
Changing Mindsets About Chronic Conditions
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 5:23 pm | Industrial Safety News
As the working population ages, more workers are likely to have a chronic health condition and too often these conditions lead to an early exit from work An ideal workplace The ultimate goal is to create a workplace that: recognises the importance ... More >>
Li-ion: An Invaluable Asset With Little Regulation
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 5:09 pm | Industrial Safety News
Li-ion batteries are most dangerous when their life cycle is over, according to an International Solid Waste Association report. If the batteries are destroyed in the process of collection, disposal or recycling or are unfavourably deformed in ... More >>
Tōtika Streamlines Health And Safety Pre-qualifications
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 4:30 pm | Industrial Safety News
Before Tōtika, suppliers had to pre-qualify against a variety of different schemes and standards, taking a considerable amount of time for suppliers, reducing the number tender bids received by clients and creating inefficiency in the supply chain. The ... More >>
Shaving Your Beard Could Save Your Life
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 4:25 pm | Industrial Safety News
Even a small amount of stubble can prevent respiratory protective equipment, or RPE, forming a correct seal. This can mean while a worker is wearing the appropriate RPE, they are still inhaling potentially harmful materials which may cause health ... More >>
Stress In Construction – What Causes It And How To Deal With It
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 4:04 pm | Industrial Safety News
The paper highlights several critical factors that create undue stress among construction workers. It identifies potential mitigation approaches to reducing stressors, as suggested by workers participating in the study. Site Safe Chief Executive, Brett ... More >>
