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Worker injured in firewood processor incident
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 11:03 am | WorkSafe NZ
Two companies have been fined after an incident involving a machine used to cut firewood which ended in a worker suffering a significant hand injury. More >>
Scaffold collapse highlights the importance of safe design
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 2:20 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A scaffolding company has been fined $150,000 after a poorly designed scaffold collapsed while seven people were working on it. More >>
Incident a lesson for farmers who own stock loading ramps
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 9:11 am | WorkSafe NZ
A truck driver was left with a skull fracture and significant head injuries after a stock loading ramp used to unload sheep from a truck fell on him in October 2017 when its winch system failed. WorkSafe says the incident is a reminder that all stock ... More >>
WorkSafe welcomes new Construction Sector Accord
Monday, 15 April 2019, 9:50 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe is welcoming an initiative with the construction industry which will include a focus on the critical areas of health, safety and wellbeing. More >>
Company fined after worker fatally injured by steel beam
Friday, 12 April 2019, 9:30 am | WorkSafe NZ
A structural steelwork company was fined $250,000 yesterday after a heavy steel beam fatally injured a worker. More >>
Always turn power off when carrying out electrical work
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 2:15 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe is urging employers to mitigate any risks before carrying out electrical work, after a worker was left with serious electrical burns to his hands. More >>
Boiling brine at Heinz Wattie's factory burns worker
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 4:01 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Food manufacturer Heinz Wattie’s Limited appeared in the Hastings District Court today after a boiling solution burned a kitchen worker’s lower legs. More >>
140 litre LPG leak could have been deadly
Friday, 1 March 2019, 10:22 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe says an uncontrolled LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) release at a gas production station in Taranaki could have had potentially deadly consequences for the six workers on site. More >>
Inaugural health and safety workshop attended by Worksafe
Friday, 1 March 2019, 10:06 am | WorkSafe NZ
As harvest season begins, Wairarapa wineries are focused on workers’ health and safety, following a workshop with health and safety regulator WorkSafe New Zealand. In January, WorkSafe hosted the inaugural practical health and safety workshop with ... More >>
Worker severs thumb on inadequately guarded machinery
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 2:52 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A food manufacturing company was sentenced at the Christchurch District Court today after a worker had their thumb severed while cleaning a machine used to blend products. More >>
Company with 20 previous health and safety convictions fined
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 9:47 am | WorkSafe NZ
A North Island wood processing company with 20 previous health and safety convictions over the last two decades has landed in front of the courts again. More >>
Failure to fix problems results in severe injuries
Friday, 22 February 2019, 3:24 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A Gore farm machinery company’s lack of effective repairs to a tractor has resulted in a substantial fine and reparations to an injured farm worker. More >>
WorkSafe joins Young Farmer of the Year Competition
Friday, 15 February 2019, 11:35 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand has today announced a partnership with the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition. More >>
Timber company fined after two workers sustain injuries
Friday, 1 February 2019, 10:26 am | WorkSafe NZ
wo similar health and safety failings within three months have cost Rotorua timber company Claymark Limited over $680,000 in fines, reparations and costs. WorkSafe says that one serious injury on a company’s watch is bad enough, but that a second ... More >>
Meeting of minds to improve health and safety performance
Monday, 28 January 2019, 3:00 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Victoria University of Wellington and WorkSafe New Zealand have agreed to lift performance of New Zealand’s health and safety at work, through the establishment of the WorkSafe New Zealand Chair in Health and Safety. More >>
Seriousness of asbestos still not being observed
Friday, 21 December 2018, 1:31 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe says the dangers associated with asbestos exposure are still not being adequately managed by those in the demolition business. Blenheim District Court has sentenced Crafar Crouch Construction Limited for failing to appropriately manage the risk of ... More >>
Farmers urged to avoid joining summer accident toll
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 12:16 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Summer is a busy time on the farm, but it’s also among the most hazardous periods for accidents. More >>
Worker crushed by container swinglift
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 11:03 am | WorkSafe NZ
In the past two years, ten people working in the transport, postal and warehousing sector have died while at work. Three of these deaths occurred in June 2017 and one had its sequel in the Hamilton District Court on Monday. Transport company Altranz ... More >>
Wellbeing focus National Health and Safety at Work Strategy
Friday, 14 December 2018, 9:25 am | WorkSafe NZ
New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Strategy 2018-2028 released yesterday has been welcomed by the workplace regulator, WorkSafe New Zealand. More >>
Forklift incident a reminder for companies
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 3:20 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Mistakes must be learnt from says WorkSafe after a freight company was sentenced in Auckland District Court last Friday. More >>
