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Friday, 11 September 2015 15:00

Watch your back this spring

Sheep farmers busy with tailing/docking of lambs are being urged to take extra care of their backs.

Published in Management

Not just farmers who are responsible for H&S

WorkSafe’s Al McCone says workers must take care to ensure their own safety.

If your workers do things outside the rules of your business and you’ve told them not to, then they will be held ultimately responsible for any incident, says Al McCone, programme manager agriculture, WorkSafe New Zealand.

Published in General News

What does it mean for farming?

Katie Milne, Federated Farmers board member responsible for health and safety.

Worksafe NZ's prosecution of Work and Income New Zealand over last year’s Ashburton shootings holds worrying implications for New Zealand farmers, says the Federated Farmers board member responsible for health and safety, Katie Milne.

Published in General News