A recent coronial finding into the death of young Waikato farming assistant Jayden Disher wants WorkSafe to focus on initiatives to limit on-farm electrocutions. 15-year-old Disher died in 2019 in ...
WorkSafe New Zealand was invited by Sven Thelning, Health and Safety Advisor at Thelning Systems and Phil Wilson, Director of ...
Homes and businesses have been exposed to a new "lethal" risk of electrocution because of a rule change, according to electrical inspectors. RNZ can reveal a dispute that's escalated over the last ...
With the Health and Safety reforms underway, a change has been made to how WorkSafe New Zealand’s funding is managed that adds increased accountability, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke ...
WorkSafe presentations to South Taranaki farmers are dispelling myths about the organisation's approach to health and safety on farms. Inspectors have been delivering workshops at DairyNZ discussion ...
Sept. 5 (UPI) --A New Zealand judge on Tuesday dismissed safety-related charges laid against three brothers who own Whakaari White Island where 22 people were killed in a volcanic eruption in 2019. In ...
WorkSafe New Zealand inspectors have begun a new round of visits to forestry contractors with a focus on tree felling. They will be inspecting to ensure workers are complying with the Best practice ...
Health and safety on farms and orchards doesn't need to be complicated, says WorkSafe New Zealand. Common sense and communication are keys to meeting health and safety requirements in the rural sector ...