Displaying items by tag: Health and Safety
Health and safety tops Feds’ concerns
Health and safety, along with water, are the two hottest topics with farmers, according to Federated Farmers’ chief executive Graham Smith.
Six weeks to sort out muddle
The controversial Health and Safety Reform Bill has been sent back to a parliamentary select committee for another six weeks in an effort to break a deadlock on some of the proposed reforms.
Real problems that need practical solutions
Farmers are anxious about what the health and safety reform will bring and the new challenges that lie on the horizon.
Pushback
The Hound understands that more than a few farmers are feeling uncomfortable about the new work health and safety regime onfarm being promoted by WorkSafe NZ.
Health and Safety Law Progress
Worksafe New Zealand has advised that the Health and Safety Reform Bill, currently working its way through Parliament, is expected to be passed into law mid-year.
Rural Contractors’ May roadshow
RURAL CONTRACTORS New Zealand (RCNZ) will be updating its members on the latest changes in health and safety, transport and employment laws in roadshows around the country in May.
