Health and Safety stories
Trainees in Christchurch will get hands-on skills and employer mentoring as the sector tries to fill New Zealand’s infrastructure shortage.
A Christchurch manufacturer has been fined NZD $275,000 after toxic vapour from a trial went on to poison a worker and trigger a four-month recovery.
Contact-free radio links are helping City Forests track crews across 23,730 hectares, while also supporting Covid-era social distancing and digital dockets.
Projects that kept ferries running, roads safer and power supply secure were among the winners at Civil Contractors New Zealand’s awards in Wellington.
The incident prompted a safety warning on siphoning petrol, with WorkSafe saying swallowing fuel can cause fatal lung or stomach injuries.
Construction students can apply for Site Safe funding until 31 August, with five categories open and mentoring included.
Two forestry firms have been fined more than GBP £600,000 after a worker was struck and killed in a preventable logging accident on the East Coast.
Families of high-risk workers could face devastating gaps if more employers fail to offer Wills and estate planning.
Warnings that Australia’s builders are at breaking point have prompted calls for urgent reform to deliver the USD $110 billion pipeline.
WorkSafe says the death could have been avoided after the trainee was left unsupervised while learning to use the crane in Christchurch.
A logging operator has been fined NZD $12,000 after blocking inspectors from a Wairarapa site and missing a required WorkSafe interview.
Poor management practices may triple workers’ risk of depression, with long hours, bullying and burnout adding to the toll.
Contamination in stored diesel is driving up maintenance costs and risking engine damage as lower fuel turnover lets microbes spread.
A South Auckland mattress maker has been fined NZD $250,000 after a nail ricocheted into a worker's heart, exposing lax safety controls.
Proper PPE can help employers avoid injuries, fines and compliance failures when workplace hazards cannot be eliminated.
Workers in New Zealand's construction sector have reported the country's lowest wellbeing score in a new survey of nearly 1,500 employees.
Workers using vibrating tools could suffer permanent nerve and joint damage if employers fail to control exposure early enough.
Employers are being urged to counter false claims about COVID-19 jabs with trusted facts so staff can make informed choices.
Downtime and lost revenue can still hit automated warehouses without on-site teams to fix faults fast and plan preventative maintenance.
A single standard is set to cut compliance costs and speed up supplier checks for New Zealand civil contractors and clients.
