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Close to $100,000 in fines were handed out after three workers suffered electric shocks in two separate incidents at the same worksite Thor Electrical was engaged by a construction company to complete electrical work at a commercial property site in Henderson, Auckland. Continue →
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A COVID-19 vaccine based on an inactivated version of coronavirus has been shown to be safe and able to cause an immune response in more than 600 healthy adult patients, The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal has found All participants in the early stage trial in China developed antibodies, and no one developed a severe reaction in the month after getting the jab. Continue →
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83% of C-level executives expect the changes they made in people, processes and applications as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic to become permanent, but this sudden shift has created security blind spots, according to data from a Radware report According to the report, C-Suite Perspectives: Accelerated Cloud Migration but Lagging Security, pandemic-driven changes affected various aspects of business, 44% of executives surveyed reported a negative impact on budgets, 43%  reported a workforce reduction, while 37% reported reduced real estate footprints. Continue →
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Online criminal groups are exploiting the fear brought about by the novel coronavirus to target people and organisations Although New Zealand has been quite successful at crushing the Covid-19 curve,  the crisis is forcing individuals and businesses to embrace new practices such as remote working and social distancing . Continue →
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A company has been ordered to pay out over $250,000 after a worker lost three fingers and part of his palm as the result of a traumatic amputation in unguarded machinery, just seven weeks into his first job In February 2018 the worker was operating a large finger-jointing machine when it became jammed. Continue →
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Revelations that cigarette sales are falling faster than ever, with vaping a major factor, is again raising concerns that the Government’s move to restrict vaping flavours and potentially cap nicotine levels in vaping products will only slow such success The End Smoking NZ charity has analysed tobacco company returns published by the Ministry of Health, showing 2,132 million cigarettes were sold last year in New Zealand – 410 million fewer than just two years ago. Continue →
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A recent US study by the University of Colorado Boulder lets you measure the risk of airborne Coronavirus in our workplaces, schools and on public transport, National Geographic reports Amid the pandemic, once normal activities are peppered with questions and concerns.  Continue →
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Strings Attached Limited was ordered to pay over $400,000 in reparations and consequential loss to a worker who was paralysed in a four metre fall and will never walk again In a reserved decision released last week, Strings Attached Limited was ordered to pay the victim following the incident in East Tamaki in November 2017. Continue →
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A sentencing decision released this week which almost cost a company $450,000 is a reminder to all businesses working outdoors that things can go wrong, with tragic outcomes Working on slopes is a daily challenge for many New Zealand businesses navigating undulating terrain. Continue →
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All machinery should work safely, even if staff do not comply with rules for safe operation, says the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) after a worker became trapped in still-working machinery that was behind safety guards The accident occurred in the very early hours of 14 November 2018 on the fish processing line of the NZ-registered deep-sea factory trawler San Granit, while it was trawling about 102 km east of Banks Peninsula. Continue →
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