Two-thirds of New Zealand businesses may be missing contractor and workplace risks, with fines or imprisonment possible under new law.
A QUT simulator study found triple overhead signs on freeways do not impair driving, easing safety concerns and helping road authorities cut costs.
A drainage contractor was fined NZD $48,875 after poor hazard planning left a worker run over by an excavator and badly injured.
Influenza is killing about 500 New Zealanders a year, with Māori, Pasifika and older men facing the highest risk of death.
Workers face a 4 April deadline to complete asbestos training, as only accredited providers will have their courses recognised by WorkSafe.
Volvo safety experts recognised for their contribution to improving safety and reducing fatalities, including work on autonomous cars.
The fatal collapse exposed gaps in risk controls after WorkSafe found the packaging firm relied on workers to manage dangerous machinery themselves.
More than 200,000 New Zealanders with emphysema could get earlier diagnosis and specialist advice through the Australian site, doctors say.
A new filling system has eliminated strain injuries for OnGas workers after testing nearly 6,000 LPG bottles a day across New Zealand.
The accord aims to give subcontractors clearer, more consistent safety requirements across major sites and help reduce injuries nationwide.
Workers using sit-stand or treadmill desks were found to focus better on urgent tasks and show lower stress than chair-bound colleagues.
Hotworks changes at the rail operator have cut gas-cutting and welding injuries, helping it beat more than 180 entries for an award.
Gym membership numbers often rise in winter, and Exercise NZ says keeping active can cut illness, lift mood and support recovery.
Poor connectivity and patchy health care are leaving 600,000 rural New Zealanders exposed, a health leader says.
Safety and environmental concerns will see methyl bromide captured at Ports of Auckland by year-end, after Green Party pressure.
Higher Ed and business worlds meet with hopes to improve road safety with innovative online driver education simulations and research.
Workers handling asbestos will need new training units from 4 April 2018, as New Zealand tightens rules to cut exposure risks.
Cutting-edge tech holds key to payroll fraud prevention, following a colossal Plutus scandal, says InPayTech's Don Sharp.
Farmers are being urged to vaccinate herds and control rodents now, as winter conditions raise the risk of leptospirosis spreading to people.
Hundreds of thousands of injured New Zealanders could get better access to support if ACC reforms and a new commissioner are adopted.
