Displaying items by tag: WORKSAFE

Friday, 15 March 2024 13:55

Calls for farm vehicle safety tales

Industry-led farm safety organisation, Safer Farms is urging farmers to share their first-hand experiences with reducing harm on farms.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 12:55

Haszard to head WorkSafe

WorkSafe has appointed Steve Haszard as the organisation's next chief executive.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 04 October 2023 09:55

WorkSafe revamp looks for savings

WorkSafe New Zealand is reviewing operations, looking for savings.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 06 September 2023 15:55

Preventable injury puts seasonal worker safety in focus

A teenage worker needed three fingers partially amputated when his summer holiday job went horribly wrong in a workplace incident with a leading stone fruit producer in Central Otago.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 15 November 2022 15:55

Modified machine created risk that killed worker

A Manawatu factory worker’s death underscores the importance of carrying out a dedicated risk assessment before modifying machinery in a workplace, says WorkSafe.

Published in Management
Thursday, 08 September 2022 16:55

Fertiliser 'white out' death a cautionary tale

A Bay of Plenty company has been sentenced after a dense cloud of lime dust across a motorway caused a multi-vehicle crash which killed a driver.

Published in General News

A Kaikoura employer who didn’t provide appropriate eye protection has been sentenced for failings that cost a young worker his vision in one eye.

Published in General News

WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding businesses that regularly servicing and maintenance quad bikes can save lives.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 06 July 2021 10:12

Quad bike maintenance a non-negotiable

Checking tyre pressure on quad bikes should be a fundamental health and safety process, says WorkSafe New Zealand.

Published in Machinery & Products

Recent media releases from Worksafe and ACC, picked up by media outlets, focused on workplace incidents on farms from the use of quad bikes – or All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).

Published in Machinery & Products
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