Written by Rachel Loo
Silicosis and lung cancer remain a threat as construction, mining and manufacturing workers face airborne particles from cutting and drilling silica materials.
Earlier diagnosis could help patients benefit from therapies as blood tests and imaging make Alzheimer’s easier to spot before symptoms worsen.
Patients seeking jobs or care may face bias from chatbots, with a new study finding health stigma can skew AI outputs in subtle ways.
Wellington delegates will hear how hybrid work and AI are reshaping mental wellbeing and change programmes across major sectors.
Wastewater testing suggests methamphetamine is driving millions of dollars in weekly harm, with workplace detections also rising nationwide.
Ignoring a prohibition notice over asbestos work cost a property owner NZD $32,000 after inspectors found repeated defiance in Auckland.
More than a third of farm safety checks found hazardous substances management needed improvement, WorkSafe says.
Patients face longer waits and higher costs as underfunded primary care strains health systems and worsens preventable disease.
Live camera analysis could help firms spot unsafe behaviour earlier, as the new platform targets transport, logistics and manufacturing across Australasia.
New government guidance warns mega data centres are now critical infrastructure, with a single breach risking banking, logistics and communications.
A worker’s severe burn injuries have prompted WorkSafe’s first pre-charge undertaking, forcing sector-wide safety measures across the electrical industry.
Airlines could cut repainting and downtime as the new drone system measures coating wear more precisely in about 30 minutes.
Weak safety culture and poor handover practices left Port Otago workers exposed when runaway wagons rolled back during a routine shunt.
With more than one workplace death a week, the regulator is overhauling enforcement, guidance and industry engagement to cut serious harm.
More than 210,000 trade visitors attended the Guangzhou fair, where exhibitors secured deals in home automation, energy management and smart power systems.
The Guangzhou expo will draw global buyers to battery and energy storage suppliers seeking new trade opportunities in September 2026.
A fatal machinery move in Ōtorohanga has prompted WorkSafe to warn small firms that improvised, non-routine jobs need proper planning and controls.
With 1,802 firefighter casualties in a decade, the robots are meant to enter dangerous scenes first and cut risk for crews.
Safer sites and stronger wellbeing were rewarded as construction teams and leaders were honoured for cutting risk and driving change.
WorkSafe says the bakery case shows how poor lockout controls, risk checks and training can leave machine workers facing life-changing injuries.
