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Wellington delegates will hear how hybrid work and AI are reshaping mental wellbeing and change programmes across major sectors.
Cannabis now accounts for 71.1 percent of positive workplace drug tests, prompting New Zealand employers to tighten safety policies ahead of summer.
Businesses face new EPA reporting duties from January, while PFAS foam restrictions and cosmetic rules will tighten before then.
The breakthrough could help weaponise phages against antibiotic-resistant infections, but researchers warn the same method could aid deadly virus design.
Businesses face a faster route back to work for injured staff as ACC and CHASNZ seek participants for a six-month trial.
A harmless-looking cat fact can more than double error rates in large language models, raising concerns for finance, law and healthcare.
Prescription opioid detections in New Zealand workplaces have risen to 18.9 per cent, prompting warnings over safety in high-risk jobs.
A new mRNA method could deliver CAR-T therapy far sooner, and at lower cost, by making patients’ own cells do the engineering.
The finding could help explain why the human pancreas is prone to inflammation, after nurse sharks were found to use theirs for immune defence.
Public health researchers warn the shutdown could weaken efforts to spot dangerous viruses before they spill over into people and trigger outbreaks.
Building managers could soon face lower maintenance costs and better sprinkler reliability, as a corrosion inhibitor outperforms nitrogen in tests.
Old computers and discarded phones are exposing organisations to data theft, with up to a fifth of cyber incursions occurring at disposal time.
Amphetamine and opioid detections have risen in New Zealand workplaces, lifting concerns about accident risks as cannabis stays the main finding.
Updated NFPA guidance now recognises a corrosion-control system that could cut failures and costly pipe replacements in dry sprinkler networks.
Recognition in Feedspot’s top 15 occupational health and safety magazines has boosted reach for Industrial Safety News across global readers.
Construction firms could cut accident risk as Australian researchers' tool predicts site hazards with more than 90 percent accuracy.
Growers face tighter spraying limits after New Zealand regulators imposed red-alert controls on chlorthal-dimethyl to protect public health.
Industry pressure is growing to curb arc flash risks after New Zealand workersafe said two to four incidents happen each year and rules lag behind.
Businesses across Australia and New Zealand will get added protection as Fujitsu secures four Microsoft security specialisations and joins MISA.
Tairāwhiti forestry firms are gaining better safety standards as 12 women complete a health and safety course backed by Eastland Wood Council.
