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There Is No Reason New Zealand Can’t Lead The World On Health And Safety
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 9:19 am | WorkSafe NZ
Today marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work and International Workers’ Memorial Day. It is a day that WorkSafe Chief Executive Phil Parkes says should not be passed over like any other. More than 500 people have gone to work and not come ... More >>
WorkSafe Investigation Into Fiordland Fatality
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 2:59 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe has opened an investigation into a workplace fatality in Fiordland yesterday. We understand the worker was undertaking geotechnical work at the time. As an investigation has now been opened we can't provide any further comment. More >>
WorkSafe’s Forklift Roadshow Attracts More Than 1000 Businesses
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 12:56 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A country wide roadshow which aimed to highlight health and safety risks associated with forklifts reached 1055 businesses across the country. The seminars, hosted by WorkSafe New Zealand, wrapped up in Dunedin last week. Between 2013 and 2018 forklift ... More >>
Edge Protection Must Be Inspected And Maintained
Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 7:51 am | WorkSafe NZ
Edge protection must be inspected, maintained and routinely replaced to ensure it can effectively keep workers safe from a fall from heights. This messaging comes after Car Haulaways Limited was sentenced for failing to do just this, resulting ... More >>
Care For Customers Should Be A Priority When Managing Health And Safety
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 3:28 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The safety of customers and others interacting with a business must be a priority when considering health and safety in the workplace says WorkSafe, and policies in place should be implemented every day. The messages follow the sentencing today of ... More >>
CO2 Cylinders Must Be Tested And Stamped By Reputable Source
Friday, 12 February 2021, 2:10 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe has condemned the actions of a Hutt Valley man after he falsified a safety stamp on a CO2 cylinder and on sold it online. Jarrod Ward collected a second hand CO2 cylinder from a previous place of employment and then sold it on TradeMe in 2019. ... More >>
MPI Sentenced After Workers Exposed To Hazardous Chemicals
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 3:19 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Communication is vital when multiple businesses come together to carry out work, says WorkSafe. The Ministry for Primary Industries was sentenced in Invercargill District Court today for failing to ensure workers were not exposed to hazardous ... More >>
Almost Half Of Vehicle-related Deaths On Farm Could Be Avoided If Seatbelts Were Used
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 8:51 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand is advising farmers to buckle up after an analysis of vehicle-related fatalities found that nearly half those that occur on farm could have been avoided if a seatbelt was being used. The data analysis, completed by WorkSafe, revealed ... More >>
Two Parties Sentenced Following Haast Fatality
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 4:09 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The gas water heater used to supply a shower in which a 12-year-old boy died in 2018, should never have been installed inside the bathroom says WorkSafe. The victim was using a shower at his family’s holiday home and died as a result of carbon ... More >>
Seatbelt And Helmet Could Have Saved Life
Thursday, 21 January 2021, 4:28 pm | WorkSafe NZ
If a vehicle’s safety features are compromised, then no one should be driving it. That’s the message from WorkSafe following the death of a woman who was ejected from a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV), commonly referred to as a side by side. The side ... More >>
Kiwi Screen Sector, Leads The World For Managing COVID-19
Friday, 15 January 2021, 12:08 pm | WorkSafe NZ
The New Zealand screen sector is being hailed for its innovative approach to managing COVID-19. A new partnership between the film industry, ScreenSafe and WorkSafe New Zealand saw the creation of a world class guidance document for the management of ... More >>
Business Owner Fined For Obstructing WorkSafe Inspector
Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 1:17 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Business owners are today reminded they are required to work with WorkSafe inspectors carrying out site visits or they run the risk of facing enforcement action. Manawatu dairy farmer Daniel Reuel Sproull has been fined $4000 after he prevented inspectors ... More >>
Puataunofo Programme To Celebrate Fifteenth Year In 2021
Friday, 8 January 2021, 4:11 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A WorkSafe programme designed for Pacific workers and rooted in Pacific culture will celebrate its fifteenth year in 2021. The Puataunofo ‘Come Home Safely’ programme is a workplace health and safety education initiative focused on delivering ... More >>
WorkSafe Reminds All Businesses To Take Prohibition Notices Seriously
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 10:01 am | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe is reminding businesses today that a failure to comply with WorkSafe notices can result in prosecution. Hobson Construction Limited were sentenced at the Auckland District Court today and ordered to pay a fine of $180,000 for exposing workers to ... More >>
All Work Involving Gas Must Be Done By The Book
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 3:50 pm | WorkSafe NZ
A gas explosion in Christchurch which left six people seriously injured and several properties uninhabitable serves as a warning to all gasfitters, says WorkSafe. All work with gas must be done by the book - because when things go wrong, the consequences ... More >>
New Technology To Be Showcased At Forklift Roadshow
Monday, 14 December 2020, 9:06 am | WorkSafe NZ
Technology designed to keep workers safe will be highlighted at a nationwide forklift roadshow. The roadshow, hosted by WorkSafe New Zealand, will tour the country from February to April 2021 and aims to reduce the amount of harm being caused by forklifts ... More >>
Scaffold Will Only Keep Workers Safe If Erected By A Competent Person
Friday, 11 December 2020, 3:27 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Scaffolds will only keep workers safe if they are erected by someone with competence experience, says WorkSafe. If not constructed correctly, they can put workers at risk. W Gartshore Limited is a construction company which specialises in shop fit-outs ... More >>
Seatbelt And Helmet Could Have Saved Life
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 12:54 pm | WorkSafe NZ
If a vehicle’s safety features are compromised, then no one should be driving it. That’s the message from WorkSafe following the death of a woman who was ejected from a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV), commonly referred to as a side by side. The side ... More >>
Ports Of Auckland Sentenced Following 2019 Fatality
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 3:39 pm | WorkSafe NZ
Ports are dangerous places and it is vital that systems, including fault recording systems such as tip alarms, and the information received from those systems is monitored says WorkSafe New Zealand. In August 2019 a stevedore at the Ports of Auckland was ... More >>
13 Parties Charged By WorkSafe New Zealand Over Whakaari/White Island Tragedy
Monday, 30 November 2020, 3:36 pm | WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe New Zealand today filed charges against 13 parties in relation to the Whakaari/White Island eruption in December last year. “22 people have lost their lives in this tragic event. WorkSafe is tasked with investigating workplace incidents to determine ... More >>
