Employers urged to manage risks
Employers must actively manage risks to ensure workers go home healthy and safe, WorkSafe New Zealand insists. Continue →
Browsing: Workplace Health & Safety
Laser tech gas detection firm goes nationwide
Industrial gas sensing equipment manufacturer Photonic Innovations Ltd has partnered with Active Refrigeration to form its first New Zealand-wide distribution agreement. Continue →
Good hearing is a neural balancing act
Differences in how old and young adults’ brains respond to speech-like sounds could inform strategies for improving the age-related listening difficulties that afflict many older workers, research shows. Continue →
Keeping commercial kitchens clean and safe
Commercial kitchen operators know how difficult and sometimes dangerous cleaning pots and pans can be. Continue →
Making lone workers comfortable with safety solutions
Providing your lone workers with a safety solution is a great step, but you may be concerned about experiencing resistance from your workforce. Continue →
Jack-up systems provide safety for heavy lifts
A new fully computer-controlled jack-up system is engineered to provide optimum safety and precision control for demanding high-tonnage lifting and lowering applications. Continue →
Rural alliance fronting suicide prevention training
A national rural organisation is taking a leadership role in providing training to prevent suicide, which is a particular cause for concern among the rural community. Continue →
Get rid of absenteeism once and for all
Absenteeism costs the New Zealand economy a staggering $1.3 billion a year, says Alsco Community Outreach Manager Katrina McKinnon. Continue →
Lessons learnt from a preventable accident
Jason Anker went to work as usual on a construction site in 1993 and was tasked with carrying out some work on the roof of a building. Continue →
Working near water is a high-risk activity
Two fatal accidents and several serious incident investigations by WorkSafe’s High Hazard Unit provide valuable lessons to prevent mobile plant unintentionally entering water. Continue →
Contractors’ benchmarking tool goes live
SiteWise has launched a new feature which will make monitoring contractors’ health and safety performance easier. Continue →
Challenge to highlight noise induced hearing loss
The National Foundation for the Deaf is calling for registrations for its annual online fundraising event on the 4 August called ‘The Silent Leadership Challenge’. Continue →
Updating health and safety on the family farm
Rebecca and Nathan Keoghan are the fifth generation of Nathan’s family to farm their land seven km from Westport. Continue →
Site Safe Health and Safety Awards nominations open
Have you or your team achieved great health and safety in construction? Continue →
Most indoor workers not getting enough vitamin D
Occupation may be a major factor in vitamin D deficiency, researchers say
Vitamin D levels in most occupational groups are well below those considered optimal for health, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. Continue →
Dangers of entering grain silos underestimated
Poor risk management, emergency planning, and training for confined spaces work put an electrician’s life in danger, WorkSafe says
It also threatened the safety of 14 others who went to his aid in a grain silo incident, says WorkSafe Chief Inspector Keith Stewart. Continue →
Airborne viruses live for longer than expected
Cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing and wash your hands to avoid spreading germs
The simple, well-worn advice for preventing winter colds and flu from spreading has been strengthened with new research from a team of researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Continue →
Discounted counselling services for forestry workers
Safetree has teamed up with Vitae services to help forestry employers access counselling services for workers at a discounted price
The arrangement means forestry businesses are eligible for special corporate rates when one of their workers uses Vitae services. Continue →
Communication critical to excavator safety
The critical importance of following industry guidelines and adequately assessing hazards and risks in the workplace was highlighted after an employee of a large drainage contractor was run over by an excavator
Hydrotech Limited pleaded guilty to one charge under section 6 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act (1992) for failing to take all practicable steps to ensure the safety of its employees and was fined $48,875.00. Continue →
Major construction firms unite on health and safety
Several of New Zealand’s largest construction companies are joining forces to improve workplace health and safety. Continue →