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Tragic forklift accident highlights safety issues

Thursday, 26 July 2012, 11:39 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

A forklift repair job which turned horribly wrong “serves as a warning” to all employers to put safety first when planning for and undertaking hazardous work. More >>

Preventable fall from height leaves worker seriously injured

Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 4:52 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

Boat building company Alloy Yachts International Limited was today fined $39,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $14,000 after one of its workers fell nearly four metres, and was seriously injured. More >>

Development at Solid Energy’s Spring Creek Mine shut down

Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 4:39 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

The High Hazards Unit of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has put a prohibition notice on development operations at Solid Energy’s Spring Creek mine on the West Coast following a serious injury accident there in the early hours ... More >>

Company Fined $64k for Not Protecting Employee from Injury

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 3:36 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

Affco New Zealand Limited (Affco) has been fined $56,250 after one of its employees fell nearly seven metres in Affco’s Horotiu premises. Affco was also ordered to pay reparation of $8,000 as a result of the accident on 26 March 2011. More >>

Worker badly injured after falling from unsafe scaffolding

Thursday, 19 July 2012, 1:54 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

Rotorua company A-Z Rigging and Scaffolding Limited was today fined $30,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $15,500 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from a scaffolding plank that snapped. More >>

Online Vacancies Fall in June

Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 11:01 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

The number of job vacancies advertised online fell in June following an increase in May, according to the latest Jobs Online report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. More >>

Newmont Waihi Gold Trio Mine Being Inspected

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 3:04 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

MEDIA RELEASE 17 July 2012 Newmont Waihi Gold Trio Mine Three inspectors from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s High Hazards Unit are at the mine to ensure any work being undertaken is done so safely. “The focus now must ... More >>

Sawmill fined $20k after worker trapped in unguarded machine

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 1:12 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

A Kawerau sawmill company has been ordered to pay a fine of $20,000 after one of its employees sustained multiple fractures when he became trapped in a conveyor belt. More >>

Jobs Online for June to be released on 18 July

Friday, 13 July 2012, 9:49 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

MEDIA ADVISORY 13 July 2012 Jobs Online for June to be released on 18 July: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – Labour Group research For media interested in labour market and employment trends in the New Zealand economy, Jobs Online is ... More >>

All-of-Government contract for travel services signed

Monday, 9 July 2012, 3:08 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

Media release Monday 9 July 2012 All-of-Government contract for travel services signed The All-of-Government contract for the procurement of travel management services has now been let by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Five companies ... More >>

Company fined $60,000 after employee seriously injured

Friday, 6 July 2012, 3:26 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment

MEDIA RELEASE 6 July 2012 Taranaki company fined $60,000 after employee seriously injured by sawmill Brian Crawford Contracting Limited has been fined $60,000 and ordered to pay $50,000 in reparation to an employee who had a leg amputated in an ... More >>