Displaying items by tag: Health and Safety
Well Done: Putting health and safety first at Constellation
Getting employers on board for a "really robust health and safety journey", has seen Constellation Brands transform its injury outcomes over the past four years.
Getting home safely is the main thing
Taranaki/Manawatu 2021 FMG Young Farmer of the Year Jake Jarman sees real value in good health and safety practices.
Legal Matters: Health and safety update
The recent period has been dominated by a major health and safety concern – the Covid- 19 pandemic.
Preventing vehicle fatalities
Light vehicles – two wheelers, quads, and LUVs or side by sides – are essential tools on New Zealand farms. Unfortunately they also account for up to half the deaths on farms every year.
Learning care from Covid-19
The Covid crisis has helped sharpen focus on employee wellbeing, says a wine industry health and safety consultant.
Check your fuel tanks, farmers
Farmers are being warned to check their fuel tanks following a fuel tanker driver being seriously injured on a farm.
Poor communication led to crushing of migrant worker — WorkSafe
A dairy farming company has been fined $281,250 after a migrant worker was crushed by a trailer.
Helping comply with safety
With on-farm safety being a real challenge, especially for employers, the Smart HS approach might offer some answers.
Helping comply with safety
With on-farm safety being a real challenge, especially for employers, the Smart HS approach might offer some answers.
Safety mindset must change
WorkSafe NZ is calling on farmers and other rural businesses to treat health and safety as more than a compliance issue.
