Displaying items by tag: HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT

Monday, 18 July 2022 14:55

"I'm not their mother" no excuse for lax health and safety

An agricultural fencing sole trader has been sentenced after failing to ensure one of his employees wore correct protective gear.

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

Farm safety gets a whole lot easier

The Health and Safety at Work Act puts the onus on employers or organisations to ensure employees are safe by identifying any risks they are likely to come across during their working day.

Published in Machinery & Products

Health and safety must be a priority

WorkSafe NZ chief executive Gordon MacDonald.

WorkSafe NZ's chief executive says farmers should place a high priority on health and safety plans rather than doing them at the end of the working week.

Published in General News