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Are Workers Any Less Efficient At Night?
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 4:05 pm | Industrial Safety News
The early bird does indeed seem to get the worm, as morning people tend to go to bed early enough to get the recommended amount of sleep on standard working days, finds research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental ... More >>
Worker Falls To His Death After Wire Rope Snaps
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 5:11 pm | Industrial Safety News
Routine inspection and maintenance of the company’s wired edge protection would have saved this worker’s life. In January 2019 the worker was transporting cars using a trailer he leased from Car Haulaways Limited. He loaded a car onto the top ... More >>
The Unseen Risks Of Remote Work
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 5:06 pm | Industrial Safety News
A year on from our first national lockdown, it appears we are working more hours for less money, says Frog Recruitment’s general manager Shannon Barlow. Working longer for less is a hangover from the new way people had to learn to work during ... More >>
Why Gloves Are Not Enough
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 5:05 pm | Industrial Safety News
Hand lacerations are among the most common types of injuries in the workplace, and cut-resistant gloves are a great way to prevent accidental cuts and abrasions to fingers and hands. They must be well-fitting, properly maintained, and appropriately ... More >>
City Rail Link Incident Highlights Risk Of Buried Power Cables
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 4:58 pm | Industrial Safety News
In July 2020, a worker on the City Rail Link project in Auckland’s CBD hammered a piece of reinforcement rod into a former public footpath area. The rod connected with an underground 11kv electrical cable, and smoke started rising from the area ... More >>
Gas Explosion Leaves Six Seriously Injured
Friday, 15 January 2021, 5:47 pm | Industrial Safety News
All work with gas must be done by the book – because when things go wrong, the consequences can be grave, says WorkSafe. Certifying gasfitter Gregory John Smith was repairing a fireplace at a home in Christchurch in July 2019. As part of the ... More >>
Company Fined $450k After Removing Machine Guarding
Friday, 4 December 2020, 4:55 pm | Industrial Safety News
Failure to ensure simple safety measures, such as machine guarding and supervision are in place, has left a worker with severe injuries after his arm got caught in a machine used to shred tyres Waste Management NZ Limited specialises in waste and ... More >>
Affco Fined $46,000 For Failing To Control Risks
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 8:29 pm | Industrial Safety News
Simply identifying health and safety risks is not enough, the New Zealand meat company has learned after a worker suffered a life-threatening infection following an incident at the company’s plant in Imlay In June 2015 a worker was cleaning up an offal ... More >>
