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
New ZealandDriver stuck inside toppled craneA crane driver is stuck inside a toppled container crane at Wellington Port this morning.04 Dec 05:52 PM
New ZealandMan trapped by falling concrete slabA man is lucky to be alive after he was nearly crushed by a concrete slab at a demolition site this afternoon.28 Nov 04:50 AM
WorldUK grandfather burned alive in ovenA grandfather was killed in a “horrific” accident after his future son-in-law accidentally trapped him in an industrial oven that reached temperatures of 280C.21 Nov 09:30 PM
New ZealandRoofing electrocution could bring manslaughter chargeAn as of yet unidentified person could be guilty of manslaughter after a roofer was electrocuted in 2011, a coroner has found.20 Nov 12:03 AM
New ZealandFarm to pay $152k for man's deathA Southland farmer has been ordered to pay $152,000 in fines and reparations after a worker on his farm was crushed to death in August last year.14 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionIs not re-entering Pike River Mine the right decision?Solid Energy has announced it will not re-enter the Pike River Mine drift because the company considers the risks to life remain too high. Read the latest selection of Your Views on the decision.05 Nov 09:43 PM
New ZealandMost ACC injury claims from agriculture, forestry and fishery workersNearly a quarter of agriculture, forestry, and fishery workers had a work-related injury claim accepted by the Accident Compensation Corporation last year, Statistics New Zealand says.14 Oct 11:55 PM
New ZealandMan dies as lift topples over at portA person is believed to have died in a workplace incident at Port Lyttelton today.28 Aug 05:05 AM
