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Faulty machinery leads to worker's death
Wednesday, 14 August 2019, 3:15 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe is urging all employers to make sure machinery their workers are using is made safe and cannot injure a worker. This comes after the Homegrown Juice Co Limited was sentenced and fined $367,500 in Hastings District Court today after a worker ... More >>
Northwood gas explosion
Friday, 9 August 2019, 12:57 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe has completed an important part of its ongoing investigation into the Northwood gas explosion and is able to give residents in the area an assurance that they can continue to use reticulated gas safely. “We now know that there was no issue with ... More >>
Company fined after workplace incident paralyzes permanently
Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:39 am | WorkSafe NZ
A North Island company was fined $304,750 today after a workplace incident on a mobile elevating work platform left a worker permanently paralysed from the neck down. In a reserved decision released by the Tauranga District Court yesterday, Supermac Group ... More >>
WorkSafe rolls out duo of ‘Safe Guys’ in refreshed campaign
Monday, 5 August 2019, 3:17 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand has today rolled out the sequel of its Safe Guy campaign, encouraging workers to do the easiest thing to improve health and safety – to speak up. This year the 2018 Safe Guy D’Angelo Martin will be accompanied by social media up-and-comer ... More >>
Director sentenced for perverting the course of justice
Friday, 2 August 2019, 2:18 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A farm company director from Southland has been convicted for perverting the course of justice during a WorkSafe health and safety investigation. More >>
Food packaging company prosecuted after previous warnings
Friday, 2 August 2019, 10:32 am | WorkSafe NZ
A food packaging company has been prosecuted after previous warnings around the importance of machine guarding went unheeded. More >>
Kaingaroa forest crash
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 10:00 am | WorkSafe NZ
Investigators will meet Police today to inform WorkSafe's next steps. We will not provide updates on the investigation which will take some months. Our thoughts are with families and communities affected by the tragedy. More >>
Christchurch residential explosion
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 4:34 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe is now leading the investigation into the explosion at a residential property in Northwood, Christchurch. As part of the multi-agency investigation WorkSafe will continue to work with New Zealand Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand. During ... More >>
Christchurch residential explosion
Friday, 19 July 2019, 12:30 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe has been notified of the explosion in Northwood, Christchurch this morning and is making inquiries. More >>
Workplace Fatality inland from Timaru
Monday, 8 July 2019, 3:52 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe was notified of an incident yesterday in which the victim was reportedly crushed by a piece of farm machinery. More >>
CentrePort sentenced after fatality
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 5:08 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Companies cannot be complacent about working from heights, says WorkSafe, after a worker died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall at CentrePort in Wellington CentrePort Limited was sentenced and fined $506,048 at the Wellington District Court ... More >>
ESR testing of chemical exposure site in Christchurch
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 1:34 pm | WorkSafe NZ
At WorkSafe’s request, the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) is undertaking testing at a site in Bromley in Christchurch at which a worker was exposed to chemicals two weeks ago. The worker is in Christchurch Hospital and you ... More >>
Companies must consult, coordinate and cooperate
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 11:46 am | WorkSafe NZ
When more than one company is working on site there is a legal requirement that they consult, cooperate and coordinate with each other to ensure the health and safety of everyone. More >>
Adding value to the farm business through health and safety
Monday, 10 June 2019, 3:06 pm | WorkSafe NZ
This profile is part of a seven-part series from WorkSafe sharing the health and safety approaches taken by the grand finalists of the 2019 FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition. During the next seven weeks we will be sharing a profile and short ... More >>
Meat manufacturing company fined after safety failings
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 3:43 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A South Island meat manufacturing company’s failure to safely guard its machinery and properly train staff and has left one of its workers with serious injuries. Today Alliance Group Limited was sentenced at Invercargill District Court and fined $331, ... More >>
Wellington man fined for obstructing WorkSafe investigation
Friday, 24 May 2019, 12:27 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe says failure to comply with its investigation processes will not be tolerated and there will be serious consequences for anyone who refuses to cooperate. More >>
Formalising health and safety processes at Eilean Donan
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 1:27 pm | WorkSafe NZ
This profile is part of a seven-part series from WorkSafe sharing the health and safety approaches taken by the grand finalists of the 2019 FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition. During the next seven weeks we will be sharing a profile and short ... More >>
Trimming trees next to powerlines is a dangerous job
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 12:20 pm | WorkSafe NZ
An employer has been sentenced to 60 hours community work and fined for failing to keep a worker safe while he was trimming tree branches next to a powerline. A casual worker hired by Bradford John Dibble was seriously injured in the incident. Dibble ... More >>
Construction company sentenced after vehicle fatality
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 1:38 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A South Island construction company has been ordered to pay fines, reparation and costs of more than $500,000 after a worker was crushed and killed when the truck he was driving rolled down a bank. More >>
Gasfitter sentenced to community detention
Friday, 10 May 2019, 1:37 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Tauranga gasfitter Patrick Dykes has been sentenced to four months’ community detention after a gas fireplace he installed incorrectly caught fire causing significant damage to the house. More >>
