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Construction firm fined after worker injured in 2.9m fall
Monday, 12 September 2016, 4:36 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The importance of training and hazard management while working at height has been highlighted at a Timaru District Court sentencing today. More >>
Earthquakes – WorkSafe advises care when entering workplaces
Friday, 2 September 2016, 8:19 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand is advising people on the East Coast of the North Island, and those affected further afield, to exercise care and good judgement as they head to their workplaces this morning. More >>
Forestry industry must remain vigilant
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 3:44 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Forestry industry must remain vigilant about health and safety WorkSafe New Zealand says the latest forestry death in Hawkes Bay is a sad reminder to the industry of the need to remain vigilant about health and safety. Monday’s death follows three ... More >>
Hamilton flooring company fined after employee burned
Monday, 15 August 2016, 4:49 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A commercial and residential flooring company has been fined $33,125 and ordered to pay reparations totalling $24,482.88 after an employee was left with serious burns in an incident involving the ignition of flammable solvent adhesive while installing ... More >>
Plan launched to reduce health risks at work
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 10:17 am | WorkSafe NZ
A 10-year plan to address health risks in New Zealand’s workplaces was launched tonight in Wellington by the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Hon Michael Woodhouse. More >>
Tourist’s family to receive $70,000 after scuba dive death
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 4:05 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The family of a Taiwanese tourist who drowned on a recreational SCUBA dive at Hahei in November 2014 will receive $70,000 in reparations. More >>
Systematic attention to machinery management urged
Friday, 5 August 2016, 2:29 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The importance of systematic maintenance and proper fault management of machinery in workplaces has been highlighted today at the sentencing of the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) for failing to take all practicable steps to ensure its employees’ ... More >>
Guide to help farmers and pilots stay safe from wire strike
Monday, 1 August 2016, 4:04 pm | WorkSafe NZ
At this time of year, low-level spraying is a frequent occurrence and farmers and agricultural pilots need to work together to stay safe around wires. That’s the message from WorkSafe and the Civil Aviation Authority who have developed a fact ... More >>
Spike in leptospirosis prompts warning to farmers
Friday, 1 July 2016, 2:36 pm | WorkSafe NZ
After a spike in cases of leptospirosis in Northland, farmers are being urged to take care around animals and to vaccinate their livestock. Leptospirosis is a serious bacterial disease that can cause flu-like symptoms, such as headaches, muscle pains, ... More >>
If you buy health and safety advice, make sure it’s right
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 10:18 am | WorkSafe NZ
Good health and safety practice is not something you can just buy off the shelf, and farmers need to build health and safety into everyday activity on farm. More >>
Slaughter house crushing victim awarded $68,250
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 3:44 pm | WorkSafe NZ
CMP Canterbury Limited (part of the ANZCO Group) has been fined $39,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $68,250 in addition to $12,000 previously paid by the company after a worker was crushed by the door of a stun box. More >>
Plan properly before farm burn-offs
Friday, 17 June 2016, 5:17 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Farmers are being urged to thoroughly manage risks during burn-offs after a company was fined $72,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $107,000 following the death of an employee. More >>
Fire risks must be managed
Friday, 17 June 2016, 2:47 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Fire risks must be managed A worker who suffered serious burns while doing gas-cutting work at a Taranaki scrap metal yard is to receive $17,000 in court-ordered reparation from his employer. Molten Metals Limited was also fined $45,000. The man was cutting ... More >>
“Litany of failures” leads to quarry worker death
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 9:42 am | WorkSafe NZ
Last April, a 24 year-old father of one died at a Bay of Plenty quarry after he was thrown from a fully laden dump truck. That “tragic and preventable death” had its sequel in the Tauranga District Court today when the company and its director ... More >>
Updated tool-kit to help farmers improve health and safety
Friday, 10 June 2016, 9:52 am | WorkSafe NZ
An updated tool-kit designed to help farmers better manage risks on their farms will be distributed at National Fieldays at Mystery Creek. More >>
Fertilizer spreading company ordered to pay $150K
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 5:09 pm | WorkSafe NZ
An agricultural services operator, who was found guilty during a judge-alone trial, has been ordered to pay reparations of $85,000 to the family of a contractor who was killed on the job. More >>
Taranaki employer fined for worker’s death
Friday, 3 June 2016, 3:06 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The widow of a forestry dump truck driver killed at work will receive $97,655.45 in emotional harm reparations from his employer. More >>
Companies ordered to pay over $120K after incident
Friday, 3 June 2016, 10:02 am | WorkSafe NZ
Companies ordered to pay over $120K after contractor seriously injured by fish de-heading machine More >>
Delta Utility Services fined after worker injured
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 11:18 am | WorkSafe NZ
Dunedin electricity distribution network provider Delta Utility Services has been fined $35,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $49,600 after a worker fell six metres after low voltage arcing on lines he was working on. More >>
Fonterra Co-operative wins major health and safety award
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 10:50 am | WorkSafe NZ
Two innovative employee health and wellness initiatives from Fonterra Co-operative Limited brought the company the WorkSafe New Zealand and ACC sponsored Supreme Award at last night's Safeguard Workplace Health and Safety Awards in Auckland. More >>
