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Hitachi Vantara expands digital manufacturing portfolio
Storage

Hitachi Vantara expands digital manufacturing portfolio

Includes new manufacturing practice and expanded portfolio of digital manufacturing solutions, services and consulting services.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 25th May 2020

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Affco fined $46,000 for failing to control risks
Law

Affco fined $46,000 for failing to control risks

WorkSafe says the penalty follows a preventable eye injury that left a worker needing emergency cardiac surgery after animal-borne infection.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 2nd Aug 2020
A quick guide to industrial safety supplies
Health and Safety

A quick guide to industrial safety supplies

With 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries reported in 2018, employers are being urged to stock gear that cuts risks and protects staff.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 26th Jul 2020
Dangers of slopes results in fatality
Labour

Dangers of slopes results in fatality

Businesses working on steep terrain face renewed scrutiny after a forestry rollover in Wellington killed a worker and left a company fined NZD $60,000.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2020
Health and safety failures lead to severe burns
Northland

Health and safety failures lead to severe burns

A worker’s life was changed after a boiler flare-up at a meat plant left him with burns to 75% of his body, WorkSafe says.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Jul 2020
Factory trawler fatality a lesson to us all
Health and Safety

Factory trawler fatality a lesson to us all

A safety probe says stronger training and machine design are needed after a deckhand died trapped in still-running gear aboard a fishing trawler.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2020
How self-limiting mindsets are detrimental to safety
Management

How self-limiting mindsets are detrimental to safety

Unchecked blame, apathy and the belief that safety hurts productivity can leave reportables unchanged despite costly training and policies.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2020
Seven steps for an effective hazard control plan
Risk & Compliance

Seven steps for an effective hazard control plan

Workplace safety teams can reduce injuries and meet compliance duties by using a seven-step plan to identify and control hazards more effectively.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 5th Jul 2020
24/7 service and ‘can-do’ attitude drives Hydraulink’s trans-Tasman success
Agricultural Technology

24/7 service and ‘can-do’ attitude drives Hydraulink’s trans-Tasman success

Its 400-plus service points across Australasia are helping customers cut costly downtime as Hydraulink adds new distributors and branches.

By Michael Curreen • 8 min read • Sun, 5th Jul 2020
Injured migrant worker not aware of safe practices
Health and Safety

Injured migrant worker not aware of safe practices

A farm company has been fined GBP £281,250 after a migrant worker suffered life-changing injuries when crushed by a trailer.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2020
Gisborne fatality after cable snapped on Taiwanese operated ship
Short Message Service

Gisborne fatality after cable snapped on Taiwanese operated ship

A Transport Accident Investigation Commission report says poor cargo-securing guidance left crew exposed to a snapped wire that killed an able seaman in Gisborne.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2020
Construction company sentenced after worker fell from man cage
Northland

Construction company sentenced after worker fell from man cage

A worker was injured and the firm fined after unsafe height access equipment failed during shed construction in Kerikeri.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2020
Child fatally injured on worksite
New Zealand law

Child fatally injured on worksite

A Timaru lumber yard has been fined after unsafe timber stacking led to a three-year-old boy suffering fatal chest and lung injuries.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2020
Level One: What you can do, should do and can’t do
Business Continuity

Level One: What you can do, should do and can’t do

Physical distancing has been eased on building sites, but workers must still sign in, wash hands and stay home if unwell.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2020
The electrochemical alternative for sanitising your workplace
Business Continuity

The electrochemical alternative for sanitising your workplace

New demand for eco-friendly disinfectants is boosting an electrochemical cleaner that lets workplaces reopen within minutes after fogging.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2020
Six tonne truck rolls onto trainee
Education, Learning & Training

Six tonne truck rolls onto trainee

A trainee was crushed and badly injured when a truck rolled off wooden blocks in an unsupervised workshop job, exposing safety failings.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
Fix that ‘accident waiting to happen’ before it’s too late
Health and Safety

Fix that ‘accident waiting to happen’ before it’s too late

Workers were exposed to a risk of death or serious injury after a known faulty gate injured two men and triggered a near-$271,000 fine.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Fri, 29th May 2020
Unapproved respiratory PPE falsely marketed as compliant
Supply Chain

Unapproved respiratory PPE falsely marketed as compliant

Workers may be left exposed to silica and asbestos if respiratory masks sold as compliant do not meet approved standards.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 25th May 2020