EmploymentCompany to pay $140k for worker's deathAn earthmoving company has been ordered to pay more than $140,000 after an employee was killed by an exploding bitumen tank last year.07 Nov 01:30 AM
VideoWatch NZH Local Focus: Farmers tackle meth in the workplaceFederated Farmers is urging farmers to tackle the issue of methamphetamine in the workplace. Experts say new Health and Safety regulations mean employers are now legally obligated to take steps to mitigate the risk. Made with funding from NZ On AIr03 Nov 05:59 AM
New ZealandEnviro Canty, DoC suspend Robinson helicopter useEnvironment Canterbury and Department of Conservation move follows this week's double fatality in Northland.01 Nov 11:44 PM
AgribusinessMost farmers die doing routine jobsMore than half of fatalities on farms last year involved experienced workers carrying out routine jobs, new data from WorkSafe shows.31 Oct 11:21 PM
New ZealandWoman thrown from ute on beachA woman was thrown from the back of a 4WD ute when it rolled on an Auckland beach.27 Oct 10:18 PM
New ZealandFarm worker dies in quad bike crashA 50-year-old man who died after the quad bike he was riding crashed on a farm near Ashburton has been named.02 Oct 11:23 PM
EmploymentWalmart workers charged with fatally crushing shoplifterThree Walmart employees have been charged for killing a shoplifter, as they were preventing him from stealing DVDs.03 Aug 01:12 AM
New ZealandPerson dies in flooring factory accidentA person has died in an accident at a flooring factory in Silverdale, north of Auckland, this morning.01 Jul 01:08 AM
New ZealandMan dies after Christchurch factory accidentA man who suffered severe burns in a Christchurch factory incident has died in hospital.30 Jun 10:05 PM
New ZealandLack of health and safety policy led to deathA fertiliser spreading company has been ordered to pay $150,000 after a worker was killed on the job.09 Jun 07:49 AM
New ZealandWorker's widow receives $97k reparationThe employers of a Taranaki forestry worker who died after an 800kg log fell on him have been ordered to pay more than $97,000 in reparation to his widow.03 Jun 05:51 AM
New Zealand$30k payout after fish factory accidentWorker seriously injured his arm at Sanford while using a fish de-heading machine which was deemed a 5/5 hazard risk.03 Jun 01:03 AM
EmploymentApp saves Health & Safety paperworkOnside has launched an online health and safety app for farmers to make compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 easier.02 May 03:18 AM
EmploymentWork safety change generationalWorkSafe New Zealand's Safer Farms programme is working with the rural sector to promote good health and safety practices.02 May 02:54 AM
WorldSpider bite brings loo break to painful endA 21-year-old needed hospital treatment after being bitten on the penis by a redback spider while sitting on the toilet in Sydney.27 Apr 10:30 PM
EditorialEditorial: Health and safety must be core ethosPeople should be able to come home at the end of their working day. In New Zealand, that is less sure than in Australia or the United Kingdom.25 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAffco: War of the worksA cleaner caught on a meat hook in a terrible workplace accident has lifted the lid on simmering tensions at the country's largest meat works.22 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionGordon MacDonald: Updated law encourages everyone to help keep our team safeCOMMENT: No one wants to see a worker, colleague or friend hurt. No boss wants to have to tell a family member that their loved one is in hospital or worse still, won't be coming home ever again, writes Grant McDonald.07 Apr 09:20 PM
EmploymentBosses face tough new safety lawsForest owners could have been liable for fines of up to $3 million if worker Blair Palmer had been killed by a falling tree today rather than last week.03 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionMike's Minute: Didn't see this one coming...The changes made to the Health and Safety Act were made for all the right reasons out of the Pike River Mine disaster but if the same rules prevent kids from climbing trees, what's really been achieved?Watch30 Mar 06:49 PM
EmploymentRoadworker run over by diggerA Hamilton roadworker was in serious condition after being run over by a digger this evening.29 Mar 08:38 AM
EmploymentDirectors must set the toneBoards need to move from being reactive to proactive, says Simon Arcus, chief executive of the Institute of Directors.24 Mar 06:02 AM
EmploymentThe big issue: Practical answersBeing the lawyer who represented the NZ-based Pike River mine directors and chief executive following the 2010 tragedy, Stacey Shortall knows better than most the nuances and legislative minefields attached to health and safety issues24 Mar 05:28 AM
EmploymentCreating a safety culture in the workplaceBetter workplace relationships and risk reduction go hand in hand, a safety expert tells Helen Twose.24 Mar 04:43 AM
Employment'She'll be right' won't do the jobLaw change means companies need to check their insurance policies, writes Tim McCready24 Mar 04:28 AM
Employment'Woeful' record sparks safety law reform600 to 900 Kiwis die from work-related diseases. The Health and Safety at Work Act aim to reduce workplace deaths and serious injuries by 25 per cent by 2020.24 Mar 03:32 AM
Employment$177k fine after worker buried aliveThe director of a Matamata construction company whose worker was buried alive has been ordered to four months' home detention.22 Mar 01:53 AM
EmploymentPerson crushed to death at rubbish dumpA man was crushed to death in a workplace incident at a rubbish tip on Auckland's North Shore today.18 Mar 05:04 AM
EmploymentWorker killed in forestry incidentA person understood to be a forestry worker has been killed in an incident at a forestry block in Tinui.10 Mar 07:29 AM
EmploymentTeen's rubbish truck death: council prosecutedDevonshire, of West Harbour, was crushed in the incident which happened on her fifth week in the job.13 Feb 02:45 AM
EmploymentFatal workplace incident in ChristchurchA man has died in a workplace incident in Christchurch this afternoon after he was trapped under the ramp of a truck.12 Feb 04:32 AM
EmploymentFerry company pleads guilty to breachesFullers Group Limited pleaded guilty to two breaches following a ferry crash that injured more than a dozen.08 Feb 11:04 PM
EditorialEditorial: Farm injuries show it's time for rethinkWorksafe will need to show its approach to farm safety is reducing workplace casualties or farmers could find themselves being held to account in the courts.05 Feb 04:00 PM
