ACC stories
A three-year industry-backed push aims to cut serious injuries and deaths in New Zealand retail and supply chains through common safety standards.
A new survey shows many under-35 farmers say fatigue and stress are hurting safety, with two thirds linking wellbeing issues to accidents.
Nearly 550 farmers were injured and three died on farms last summer, with vehicles and sun exposure among the biggest dangers.
Private debt funding for roads and water in Milldale could ease New Zealand’s housing shortage, though buyers face annual charges.
Small firms can now benchmark health and safety performance anonymously with a free mobile-friendly tool that flags priorities and gaps.
ACC is implementing a new claims process that it believes will speed up responses to straightforward accident-based claims.
Businesses in New Zealand can now find verified workplace health and safety experts through a free register launched in Wellington.
Worker safety reforms will be funded after a fibreboard maker’s undertaking over a machine injury that left an employee with three fractures.
University of Otago researchers warn of potential dangers in using computer-based risk prediction models for government departments.
Small Kiwi businesses can now spot workplace hazards in bakeries and collision repair workshops more easily through WorkSafe’s tool.
Rider deaths and serious injuries on the Northern Coromandel Loop are expected to fall as NZ Transport Agency starts a NZD $2.5 million safety upgrade.
A single workplace death can trigger wide-ranging costs for families, firms and public services, with New Zealand accidents estimated at NZD $3 billion a year.
Small firms could soon measure health and safety performance with a new government toolkit aimed at lifting standards beyond compliance.
People with back pain face little guidance, as a University of Sydney study finds most treatment apps are poor quality and untested.
Two-thirds of New Zealand businesses may be missing contractor and workplace risks, with fines or imprisonment possible under new law.
A drainage contractor was fined NZD $48,875 after poor hazard planning left a worker run over by an excavator and badly injured.
Hundreds of thousands of injured New Zealanders could get better access to support if ACC reforms and a new commissioner are adopted.
Left untreated, repetitive workplace tasks can trigger debilitating hand pain and tingling, forcing businesses to act on a serious health risk.
Inland Revenue and ACC will cease accepting cheques from March 2020, urging moves to internet banking and other digital payment methods.
New Zealanders want to know in clear terms what information about them is being collected, how it will be used.
