EmploymentEmployee struck by chain to receive $10,000A construction company employee was struck by a chain which caused a forehead laceration and damage to the eye.12 Nov 09:24 PM
EmploymentApp aids digital shift for Kiwi worksitesLocal tech company Blerter, has launched an app that aims to revolutionise how health and safety work place hazards and policies are identified.03 Nov 01:10 AM
Employment71pc of work place injuries related to menAge was also a factor, with the highest rates of injury claims coming from workers in the younger, 15 to 24, and older, 65 and over, age groups.15 Oct 03:17 AM
EmploymentSpotlight on how dairy farming fell off risk-listDairy farming was initially rated as one of the highest-risk industries during health and safety reforms before the Labour Minister, Michael Woodhouse, intervened and changed the criteria, documents show.13 Oct 04:00 PM
EmploymentTruck driver crushed by metal beamsA 50-year-old truck driver crushed and lacerated by metal beams while unloading his vehicle at a Hamilton factory remains in a serious but stable condition at Waikato Hospital this morning.05 Oct 08:55 PM
EmploymentWorker nearly crushed by faulty tractorA foreign worker at a luxury Waikato resort narrowly escaped being crushed by a three-tonne tractor with faulty brakes.26 Sep 11:36 PM
EmploymentFullers could be fined up to $250,000An Auckland ferry crash that left more than a dozen people wounded was allegedly down to faulty technology and inadequately-trained staff.22 Sep 07:23 AM
New Zealand'I'll never be able to fix his pain'The managing director Salters Cartage says he is struggling to deal with the death of 24-year-old Jamey Lee Bowring, killed in an explosion at his business.18 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentVictim's family to receive $110,000The family of a contractor seriously injured when a digger was hit by a train last year will receive $110,000 from KiwiRail in reparation.18 Sep 04:10 AM
New ZealandInflatable slide manager remanded on obstruction chargeThe manager of a massive inflatable slide which collapsed injuring six children at a Wairarapa A&P show instructed his "power of attorney" to appear in court on his behalf.18 Sep 02:47 AM
EmploymentOfficials might look at workplace death investigationsOfficials might investigate calls from the parents of a young forestry worker killed when a tree fell on him to overhaul the way workplace incidents are investigated.16 Sep 09:59 PM
OpinionMichael Barnett: Self-responsibility missing in Health and Safety Reform BillI am concerned the under-representation of self-responsibility creates a false sense of who exactly is responsible for safety in a workplace, writes Michael Barnett.06 Sep 09:38 PM
New ZealandPolice name man who died in workplace incidentA man who died in a workplace incident near Oamaru yesterday has been named by police.28 Aug 02:06 AM
OpinionDita De Boni: Govt contempt too overwhelming to ignoreI believe we need to hold our Govt, whatever stripe it is, to the task of doing what it is there to do. That's what has driven this column, writes Dita De Boni.26 Aug 09:49 PM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking on workplace safetyProtecting workers with rules is one thing, hindering them actually doing their job or sending them broke adhering to rules is another.19 Aug 09:49 PM
OpinionHelen Kelly: Soft safety law? Thank big businessUp to 300,000 working New Zealanders won't have access to one of the most effective ways they can keep themselves and their mates safe at work, writes Helen Kelly.12 Aug 09:28 PM
OpinionChristie Hall & Zena Razoki: 'She'll be right' is no way to make job saferLaw change aims to reduce legacy of workplace harm, write Christie Hall and Zena Razoki.30 Jul 07:30 PM
OpinionFred Adelhelm and Stephen Sasse: Embrace work safety changesDelays to improving New Zealand's workplace health and safety regime seem to demonstrate either a complete lack of understanding of the causes of the country's poor track record in this area or a....27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCall for less interference in ACCBusiness NZ has called for an end to political manipulation of ACC levy settings by successive Governments.23 Jul 03:37 AM
OpinionJulian Hughes: Safety reform bill needed to move past 'she'll be right' cultureWhile new legislation doesn’t in itself protect anyone, it does set new expectations and provides the foundations for a much-needed change in Kiwi culture, writes Z Energy’s Julian Hughes.19 Jul 11:52 PM
New ZealandRoofer still keen after horror fallA roofer who plummeted head-first two storeys on to concrete says it has not put him off the job.17 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCompany fined after worker loses legAn employee who had his right leg amputated after it got pulled into a wood chipper will be given $35,000 in reparations.28 Jun 11:35 PM
EditorialEditorial: Adams' safety reform sends bold messageJustice Minister Amy Adams declared she wanted the crime of corporate manslaughter to be added to the workplace health and safety reform legislation currently before Parliament.28 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionDita de Boni: Blaming staff won't end harmThe drain on ACC will continue as long as Talley's continues to insist its' health and safety scheme is working, writes Dita De Boni.18 Jun 09:42 PM
New ZealandNo chemicals found at site of mall-scareNo charges will be laid after a mystery chemical at a south Auckland shopping mall put three paramedics in hospital yesterday.12 Jun 04:35 AM
New ZealandMall-scare chemical remains a mysteryExperts are still trying to identify a mystery chemical at a South Auckland shopping mall that put three paramedics in hospital yesterday.11 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan killed in quarryA man killed when he was trapped under a heavy vehicle at a Bay of Plenty quarry today was a 24-year-old from Tauranga, police say.16 Apr 06:35 AM
New ZealandForestry worker struck by log namedA forestry worker has died after reportedly being struck by a falling log in a remote forestry site.26 Mar 01:20 AM
OpinionAnthony Russell: Winz charges signal path for WorksafeThe tragic events in the Winz office in Ashburton last September have resulted in action before the Courts. The obvious being the alleged offender facing multiple criminal charges, including murder.12 Mar 08:30 PM
New ZealandOne dead in Port Waikato accidentOne person is dead following an accident on a work site in Port Waikato this morning.03 Mar 11:05 PM
New ZealandGas leak forces evacuation in PonsonbyA gas leak in Ponsonby led to the evacuation of many businesses in the area last night.22 Jan 10:47 PM
New ZealandTararua farmer's runaway truck terror80-year-old Tararua farmer Donald Robbie was driving his farm truck, with 4.5c metres of gravel down a steep hill when his brakes failed.21 Jan 07:23 PM
New ZealandThroat sliced in concrete saw mishapA man escaped with his life when the concrete-cutting saw he was operating kicked back, slicing open his throat.20 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeen worker injured by diggerA teenage worker remains in hospital after being seriously injured when he was hit by a digger bucket yesterday.17 Jan 12:18 AM
