Health and Safety stories
A broken drive belt can lock quad-bike wheels and turn a routine farm ride into a fatal rollover, WorkSafe says.
WorkSafe says the deception meant Aimex’s earlier sentencing lacked full context after a near-identical exposure a week before was concealed.
Businesses face fines of up to GBP £3,000 as regulators consult on new penalties for lower-level hazardous substances breaches.
Wearable safety tools can expose upstream hazards that injury data miss, helping firms tackle musculoskeletal injuries before they spread.
Customers could face higher prices as New Zealand’s only national stone fabricator drops engineered stone with more than 40 percent silica.
Tighter competency rules could leave fewer inspectors for 18,000 mobile elevating work platforms, raising costs and compliance risks for owners.
Treating safety as a value, not a shifting priority, could reshape purchasing decisions across the workplace.
Dematic launches third-generation freezer-rated AGVs to address health risks and streamline operations in cold storage facilities.
Workers face greater height risks as inspectors find more self-made or modified platforms lacking basic safety features and certification.
Workplace fires from lithium-ion batteries can trigger crippling fines or prison if PCBUs fail to act on known risks.
Weak safety controls at AFFCO’s Wairoa plant have led to a NZD $502,500 court fine after a worker was crushed to death.
Construction firms have until 26 June to share views on workforce, technology and sector issues in a survey cited by MBIE.
Only 9% of workers are offered guidance on LGBTQ+ rights before business trips, leaving many to assess safety and laws alone.
Skills shortages, weather damage and rising costs are squeezing construction firms as Waihanga Ara Rau outlines priorities for the next 18 months.
Auckland's $178 million Voco-Holiday Inn Express build has won praise for reducing risk on a site with 380 workers and 60 subcontractors.
AI-based worker management could heighten privacy and safety risks, prompting EU-OSHA to call for human control and stronger oversight.
The new guidance aims to close safety gaps for forklift users after outdated 1995 rules were found to be unfit for modern operations.
Businesses face prosecution if they conceal evidence during WorkSafe probes into hazardous substance incidents, the agency says.
A forestry exporter has been fined after a worker suffered surgery for arm injuries when unsafe imported equipment trapped his wrist at Northport.
Long hours online can harm staff health, but timed breaks and app limits can help cut screen exposure without hurting productivity.
