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
EmploymentMan killed in workplace accident namedPolice have released the name of a man killed while working at a Huntly manufacturing business.12 Jan 03:42 AM
New ZealandHeat on quarries after 4 dieThe quarry industry wants the public's help to improve safety after four deaths in the sector so far this year.27 Dec 04:00 PM
EmploymentCompany fined over worker's deathA Japanese food importing company has been sentenced over the death of a worker in a forklift accident.22 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAdventure company fined after fallA company has been fined after a woman fell causing spinal fractures and a spinal cord injury15 Dec 11:14 PM
New ZealandManslaughter charge dropped after work deathStephen Bishop has had his manslaughter charged dropped after a workplace death for admitting lesser charges.15 Dec 01:28 AM
OpinionLucy Walker: Dangerous building sites need better oversightCOMMENT: Are authorities able to monitor and oversee the hundreds of building projects across Auckland, asks Lucy Walker.14 Dec 09:41 PM
EmploymentWorker crushed between trucks namedColin Andrew Craig, a 65-year-old from Christchurch, died in hospital after the accident at GVI Logistics in Ivan Jamieson Place, near Christchurch Airport.10 Dec 02:10 AM
EmploymentWorker crushed between trucks diesA man crushed between two trucks at a Christchurch work site this morning has died in hospital, police have confirmed.09 Dec 03:25 AM
