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WorkSafe Accepts Enforceable Undertaking
Thursday, 6 April 2017, 9:39 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the St Kentigern Trust Board following an incident in which two students were injured during an April 2016 school production of Sweeney Todd. More >>
Recent rain a reminder to protect stock from leptospirosis
Monday, 3 April 2017, 4:06 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The wet of winter is coming and farmers should be planning annual leptospirosis boosters for herds to protect themselves and animals from contracting the disease, says WorkSafe Programme Manager Agriculture Al McCone. More >>
Hundreds of rebuild workers to get free worksite visits
Friday, 3 March 2017, 9:40 am | WorkSafe NZ
Around four hundred Canterbury construction workers will receive free health advice over the next fortnight to help raise awareness about the health risks they face on worksites. More >>
Nail Salon prosecuted for disregarding health and safety
Monday, 20 February 2017, 1:34 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Worksafe says companies that disregard the health and safety of workers and customers should expect they’ll be held to account. More >>
Farmers encouraged to keep children safe this summer
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 11:23 am | WorkSafe NZ
Farmers are being encouraged to keep children safe on farms over the school holidays with a heightened risk of accidents on farms. More >>
Health and Safety isn’t the Christmas Grinch
Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 1:45 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Myths continue to abound about how health and safety is stopping New Zealanders from doing all the fun things they used to do. More >>
Health and Safety isn’t the Christmas Grinch
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 4:21 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Myths continue to abound about how health and safety is stopping New Zealanders from doing all the fun things they used to do. More >>
Improving safety for participants on community work
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 2:44 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The importance of good risk assessment and monitoring of offenders carrying out community work has been highlighted in today’s sentencing of the Corrections Department under the Health and Safety in Employment Act. More >>
Ministry of Social Development Prosecution
Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 4:30 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Chief District Court Judge Jan Marie Doogue has entered a conviction against the Ministry of Social Development on a charge of failing to take all practicable steps to ensure the safety of its employees. Judge Doogue declined an MSD application for ... More >>
WorkSafe leads the way in “Future Directors” Programme
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 12:04 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand will be the first public sector agency to participate in the “Future Directors in the State Sector” programme starting early next year, the Chair of the WorkSafe Board, Professor Gregor Coster, said today. More >>
Decisions on Review & Stay of Pike River Improvement Notices
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 4:54 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand has undertaken an internal review of two Improvement Notices placed on Solid Energy requiring work on sealing the mine to be completed by the end of November and February next year respectively and the application for a stay ... More >>
WorkSafe advices care when entering workplaces after quakes
Monday, 14 November 2016, 10:00 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand is advising people from Christchurch to Wellington, and those affected further afield, to exercise care and good judgement as they head to their workplaces this morning. More >>
Lessons to be learned from workplace fatality
Monday, 7 November 2016, 2:23 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A workplace fatality involving an exploding bitumen emulsion tank has important lessons for industry according to WorkSafe New Zealand. On 30 November last year, an employee of Corboy Earthmovers Limited in Te Awamutu was killed when emulsion ... More >>
Farmers warned not to overload quads
Friday, 4 November 2016, 3:00 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Farmers are being urged to keep themselves and staff safe when doing routine jobs with vehicles after a farm employee was crushed under a quad while travelling on sloping terrain with a spray tank fitted to the front of the vehicle. The incident ... More >>
Experienced farmers figure high in vehicle-related deaths
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 11:11 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe’s data from 2015 shows that experienced farmers carrying out routine jobs with vehicles are getting caught out. In 2015, there were 19 fatalities on farms – 16 of those involved vehicles. In over 50% of the incidents, farmers were aged ... More >>
WorkSafe to visit trampoline parks
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 10:09 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe assessment inspectors will start visiting trampoline parks across New Zealand from today to ensure these businesses are meeting their obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act. More >>
Asbestos guide a first for New Zealand
Monday, 17 October 2016, 10:22 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe has released guidance for managing and removing asbestos in the workplace, the first of its kind in New Zealand. The Approved Code of Practice for the Management and Removal of Asbestos will help contribute to WorkSafe’s target of a 50% reduction ... More >>
WorkSafe New Zealand CE pays tribute to Helen Kelly
Friday, 14 October 2016, 11:43 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand Chief Executive, Gordon MacDonald has paid tribute to the role the late Helen Kelly played in helping put health and safety “front and centre” as an issue that the whole country needed to address. More >>
Council sentenced after zookeeper killed by tiger
Friday, 16 September 2016, 3:49 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Hamilton City Council has been ordered to pay reparations of $5,180 to each of zookeeper Samantha Kudeweh’s two children. Ms Kudeweh was killed by a tiger while working at Hamilton Zoo last year. More >>
New Chief Executive – WorkSafe New Zealand
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 3:05 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The Chair of WorkSafe New Zealand, Professor Gregor Coster announced today that Nicole Rosie will be the agency’s new Chief Executive. More >>
