Worksafe stories
WorkSafe says poor asbestos controls can expose neighbours and visitors, after a New Plymouth remover was fined GBP £35,000 for unsafe work.
A worker’s hand injuries have prompted safety changes, after WorkSafe accepted a ninth enforceable undertaking in lieu of prosecution.
A worker was left with severe arm injuries after an unsafe tortilla oven lacked guarding, training and an emergency plan, WorkSafe found.
New research shows construction’s fatality rate has more than halved since 2011, easing concern for workers and employers alike.
Courts are still split on how far tougher health and safety penalties should go, leaving businesses uncertain over likely fines and undertakings.
Fleet managers are being urged to tackle poor driver vision, as Brake says untested eyesight raises collision risk for at-work drivers.
Workers face greater risk when serious injuries are under-reported, after a depot was fined for failing to notify and minimise a plasterboard accident.
Workers with recent training are more likely to report hazards and back their employer, but three in ten firms offer none.
A fatal potato harvester crush has prompted fresh warnings after a court ordered Easton Agriculture to pay compensation to the worker's family.
A woman was badly injured and Stumpmaster has been fined after ignoring barriers that could have kept the public clear of a tree-felling site.
Hot weather is heightening the risk of skin cancer and other illness for outdoor staff unless employers manage sun exposure properly.
Fatigue can raise the risk of workplace incidents, leaving businesses and workers responsible for spotting tiredness before it affects safety.
A Rangiora Carpets worker suffered significant injuries after a 2.5-metre fall, prompting a warning to assess rarely used storage areas.
A WorkSafe alert warns that workers can suffocate within minutes unless silos are locked out and confined-space controls are in place.
Repeated near misses and collisions involving haul trucks and bulldozers are exposing dangerous blind spots at mine dump sites.
Daylight saving is a reminder that tired workers are 30 per cent more likely to have accidents, WorkSafe says.
Small Kiwi businesses can now spot workplace hazards in bakeries and collision repair workshops more easily through WorkSafe’s tool.
Work-related illness and injury are stripping 3.9 per cent from global GDP each year, as poor safety measures carry a heavy economic toll.
Nearly 1,000 workers in Manukau precast concrete plants now have better protection from airborne hazards after a WorkSafe New Zealand drive uncovered gaps.
VMware and Pivotal's Pivotal Container Service (PKS) is now generally available, bringing advanced Kubernetes capabilities to operators and developers.
