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Transforming manufacturing: The power of AI in Industry 5.0

As manufacturing gears up for Industry 5.0, AI investments in the Asia Pacific are set to rise, boosting productivity by USD $1.6 trillion by 2027.

By Terry Smagh • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Mar 2025

Human Capital Management

ProGlove unveils MAI, an AI wearable for warehouses

ProGlove has launched MAI, an AI-driven wearable device aimed at boosting warehouse productivity and supporting an ageing workforce.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Mar 2025

DevOps

XYZ Reality achieves ISO 45001 health & safety standard

XYZ Reality has achieved ISO 45001 certification, highlighting its commitment to health and safety in the construction industry and ensuring a safer workplace.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Feb 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Health and Safety stories

Ballance Agri-Nutrients

On-the-ground observations could have prevented conveyor belt death

WorkSafe says closer emergency stops and guarded rollers could have prevented the fatal crush, after a worker died cleaning a live conveyor.

By Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Apr 2025

Management

The health and safety reforms you may have missed

Small firms could be exempted from some health and safety rules as the Government shifts WorkSafe towards critical risk and lower compliance costs.

By Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Apr 2025

Supply Chain

SiteWise Reaches 10-Year Milestone, Empowering Thousands in Health and Safety

The database now covers more than 10,000 customers after a decade of helping New Zealand contractors meet health and safety standards.

By Rachel Loo • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Mar 2025

Management

WorkSafe to spend $2.7m on additional inspectors

More inspectors will be deployed to construction, manufacturing, forestry and agriculture as WorkSafe seeks to curb work-related harm.

By Rachel Loo • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025

Small Business

Company liable for subcontractor’s death

A lack of risk checks on a small forestry site left a subcontractor exposed to lethal hazards, costing two firms GBP £335,680 in penalties.

By Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Mar 2025

Health and Safety

State of Workplace Drug Use

Amphetamine and opioid detections have risen in New Zealand workplaces, lifting concerns about accident risks as cannabis stays the main finding.

By Rachel Loo • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2025

New Zealand law

Teen requires facial reconstruction after converted crane injury

The Rotorua contractor needed facial reconstruction after a modified crane struck him with a 412-kilogram beam that should not have been used.

By Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2025

Health Technologies

Draeger UK extends safety contract with INEOS O&P UK to 2029

Draeger Safety UK has secured a contract extension with INEOS O&P UK, continuing vital services until 2029, enhancing safety technology in the petrochemical sector.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Feb 2025

Overtime

Responsibilities of a PCBU

New Zealand employers can face wider safety duties than many realise, covering mental health, training, equipment and worker accommodation.

By Rachel Loo • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Feb 2025

Productivity

Where there’s a will, there’s always a way

New Zealand’s 545,000 small businesses could gain cheaper chemical compliance if ministers revive industry codes of practice, the sector says.

By Rachel Loo • 6 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2025

Unified Communications

Tū Ātea to build New Zealand's first private 5G network

Tū Ātea is set to launch New Zealand's first commercial Private 5G network at CentrePort, enhancing connectivity for the vital Wellington port operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2025

Robotics

AI worksite safety for small business

Cheap AI tools are helping small firms cut worksite risks, from forklift collisions to hazardous inspections, while lifting compliance.

By Rachel Loo • 8 min read • Mon, 10th Feb 2025

Risk & Compliance

Building the next generation of health and safety leaders for a stronger construction industry

A formal certificate aims to cut injuries in New Zealand construction, where the sector still records one of the highest claim rates.

By Rachel Loo • 5 min read • Mon, 10th Feb 2025

Online Safety

Media Solutions reputation for quality, targeted editorial has earned global recognition for Industrial Safety News

Recognition in Feedspot’s top 15 occupational health and safety magazines has boosted reach for Industrial Safety News across global readers.

By Rachel Loo • 1 min read • Thu, 6th Feb 2025

Artificial Intelligence

AI tech deployed after chemical burn incident

The safeguard deal follows eye burns to a worker and will see Ecostore spend more than GBP £160,000 on AI alerts, training and PPE.

By Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2025

Machine learning

Site Safety

Construction firms could cut accident risk as Australian researchers' tool predicts site hazards with more than 90 percent accuracy.

By Rachel Loo • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jan 2025

New Zealand law

Companies sentenced for working unsafely near powerlines

WorkSafe says stronger checks are needed after three firms were fined and ordered to pay reparations over powerline incidents that killed or injured workers.

By Curreen • 5 min read • Tue, 21st Jan 2025