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Health and Safety stories

Guardian Angel releases comms solution for isolated workers

The company has made an APAC distribution agreement with Everywhere Communications for communications, location, and monitoring solutions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Health and Safety stories

Agricultural Technology

Business owner fined for obstructing WorkSafe inspector

A Manawatu dairy farmer has been ordered to pay a fine after repeatedly blocking inspectors, despite WorkSafe's warning that cooperation is mandatory.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Jan 2021

Risk & Compliance

Seatbelt and helmet could have saved life

A farm's unsafe side-by-side left a WOOFer dead after she was thrown from the vehicle in a 13-metre fall, WorkSafe says.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Jan 2021

Risk & Compliance

Workplace Health and Safety: 2020 in review

COVID-19 has accelerated remote-working and training risks as New Zealand’s workplace safety progress stalls and serious injuries rise.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2021

Risk & Compliance

Gas explosion leaves six seriously injured

Six people were left with serious burns after a Christchurch home was destroyed by an explosion caused by a gasfitter’s safety lapse.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Jan 2021

Risk & Compliance

Industrial hand safety – get a grip

More than one million US hand injuries a year are driving calls for better training, cut-resistant gloves and safer tools.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 21st Dec 2020

Risk & Compliance

Daily workplace safety tips

Workplace injuries can be reduced with routine checks, training and housekeeping, helping employers protect staff and avoid costly downtime.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2020

Risk & Compliance

Wastewater infrastructure vulnerable to climate change

Health and sanitation in many communities could be put at risk as sea-level rise and heavier rain strain wastewater systems.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2020

Risk & Compliance

Leg crushed by unguarded machinery

The Auckland firm was fined USD $220,000 after a worker’s leg was amputated when unguarded machinery trapped him in a steel beam drill.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2020

Risk & Compliance

Fatal oversight costs company $375k

Lax hazard checks before manual tree felling led to a worker’s death, with Sullivan Contractors fined and ordered to pay GBP £365,225 in reparations.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2020

Supply Chain

Choosing the right safety knife

Proper training and blade choice can cut workplace injuries, while the wrong knife risks fatigue, recalls and operator mishaps.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Sun, 29th Nov 2020

Risk & Compliance

Company fined $450k after removing machine guarding

A worker suffered severe arm injuries after a tyre shredder was used without guarding, prompting a GBP £450,000 penalty and reparation.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Nov 2020

Health and Safety

How contractor stabilised port’s hazardous rock face

Drone surveying and machine control kept workers off a 70% slope, helping the port slip-remediation finish safely and almost exactly to design.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Nov 2020

Robotics

Management of Agrichemicals – have your say

New rules could change spray planning, training and storage for farmers and contractors after a draft agrichemicals standard opened for comment.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Nov 2020

Law

$15k fine for unlicensed asbestos removal

WorkSafe said workers were exposed to dangerous fibres after friable asbestos was stripped from a Queenstown property without a licence or safety plan.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Nov 2020