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This contributes to 15 per cent of all of New Zealand’s work-place fatalities, or around 10 lives a year, a WorkSafe analysis reveals Not wearing seatbelts while on the job was the largest single factor contributing to fatal work-related accidents, according to a data analysis completed by WorkSafe. Continue →
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New Zealand workers in the industrial and trades sectors are hesitant to take sick leave, with around two out of five workers (38 percent) saying it is unlikely that they would take sick leave if they felt ill, a report from OneStaff reveals The What’s My Rate? Continue →
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While the risk of vehicles tipping was known, the Ports of Auckland failed to effectively monitor and address critical tip alarm activations, says WorkSafe’s Area Manager Danielle Henry In August 2018 a stevedore at the Ports of Auckland was loading and unloading containers on to ships, using a straddle carrier (a freight carrying vehicle). Continue →
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In June 2020, a court decision resulted in an impact to the way workplace investigations are regulated, leaving many employment and health & safety service providers scrambling to obtain the appropriate licence Those who carry out workplace investigations are required to hold a Private Investigator licence or be regulated under another Act or scheme. Continue →
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The gas water heater used to supply a shower in which a 12-year-old boy died, should never have been installed inside the bathroom, says WorkSafe The victim was using a shower at his family’s holiday home in 2018 and died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Continue →
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Sick building syndrome, which blames factors like heating and air conditioning for sickness, days off and poor performance has been a worry since the 80’s COVID-19 has highlighted the need for a fresh focus on intelligent ventilation systems. Continue →
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Business owners are required to work with WorkSafe inspectors carrying out site visits or they run the risk of facing enforcement action Manawatu dairy farmer Daniel Reuel Sproull has been fined $4000 after he prevented inspectors from accessing his property failed to attend or make alternative arrangements to complete a required interview at WorkSafe’s offices. Continue →
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If a vehicle’s safety features are compromised, then no one should be driving it That’s the message from WorkSafe following the death of a woman who was ejected from a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV), commonly referred to as a side by side. Continue →
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There are over one million hand injuries in the United States per year according to the National Safety Council, many of which could have been avoided by using the proper equipment and tools Industrial hand safety is crucial for working in environments where your hands are vulnerable to cuts and lacerations.  Continue →
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Regardless of what industry you’re in, safety matters in every type of workplace environment, which is why so many business owners and safety managers are looking for new and updated ideas to keep employees safe, happy, and healthy Some of the following tips may seem like common sense, but they bear repeating and reminding employees about regularly. Continue →
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This year, Boxing Day and the day after New Year’s Day fall on a Saturday and are ‘Mondayised’ – how this affects employees depends on when they would normally work Some public holidays are attached to a specific day of the week, for example, Queen’s Birthday is always on a Monday. Continue →
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D & H Steel Construction has been fined $220,000 for their failure to guard machinery which resulted in a worker having his leg amputated The incident occurred in August 2018 where a worker was operating a machine used to drill, saw and fabricate steel. Continue →
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Despite this year’s wave of cyber attacks which brought down NZX and a massive digital shift driven by Covid, Kiwis are not adjusting their behaviours around cyber security fast enough, CERT NZ finds Research by CERT NZ, the government entity that tracks cyber breaches, found 87 percent of New Zealanders acknowledge security of their personal information online is important but 40 percent say safeguarding their information is inconvenient. Continue →
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A worker who had been manually felling trees on a wood block was found unresponsive under a fallen tree, having sustained fatal crushing injuries There were no witnesses to the event, however an investigation found it was likely that a tree the worker had felled had brushed past a dead tree, causing the dead tree to uproot and fall, pinning and fatally injuring the worker. Continue →
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New Zealand’s building and construction industry can lift its poor productivity by establishing a digital database on building products, a BRANZ funded report from GS1 New Zealand finds This opportunity is explored in “Digital Product Data for Lifting Productivity” – a major new report from GS1 New Zealand on how such a digital database, or repository, would support the building and construction industry and on feasible steps for its establishment. Continue →
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