Written by Michael Curreen
More than 21,000 inflatable vests sold nationwide are under recall after a mechanism fault raised fears they may fail to inflate properly.
New guidance aims to reduce ramp-related deaths and injuries for firms moving heavy machinery, after a fatal Te Kuiti workplace incident.
Two workers have described flashbacks, burns and lasting trauma after being overcome by hydrogen sulphide at a Greymouth waste site.
WorkSafe says manufacturing firms face sharper scrutiny after courts imposed more than NZD $800,000 in fines for preventable conveyor belt deaths.
WorkSafe says a preventable quad bike rollover that killed a Tararua farmhand should spur stronger safety checks across agriculture.
Better gas detection at a Kawerau power station could help firefighters identify leaks sooner and respond more safely to flammable pentane risks.
Workplace safety risks are rising as meth detections climbed to nearly a quarter of all non-negative drug tests in March, data shows.
A worker's two-finger amputation has triggered a GBP £481,000 safety overhaul at Claymark, including AI hazard detection and retraining.
A Wellington cleaning firm faces a six-figure bill after a worker’s six-metre fall left him with a traumatic brain injury and broken bones.
Farm vehicle crashes remain a major killer in New Zealand agriculture, after WorkSafe said two farmers died using vehicles over Easter.
Customers may have been exposed to unsafe asbestos handling after a project manager used a firm's name to pocket NZD $21,938.75.
WorkSafe says closer emergency stops and guarded rollers could have prevented the fatal crush, after a worker died cleaning a live conveyor.
Small firms could be exempted from some health and safety rules as the Government shifts WorkSafe towards critical risk and lower compliance costs.
A lack of risk checks on a small forestry site left a subcontractor exposed to lethal hazards, costing two firms GBP £335,680 in penalties.
The Rotorua contractor needed facial reconstruction after a modified crane struck him with a 412-kilogram beam that should not have been used.
The safeguard deal follows eye burns to a worker and will see Ecostore spend more than GBP £160,000 on AI alerts, training and PPE.
WorkSafe says stronger checks are needed after three firms were fined and ordered to pay reparations over powerline incidents that killed or injured workers.
WorkSafe is warning employers to review scissor lift safety after a 37-year-old worker fell in Auckland and died in hospital.
Coffee meetings can ease hierarchy, boost creativity and give workers a brief reset, helping conversations flow more freely.
One worker was seriously injured and another moderately hurt, prompting a WorkSafe probe into an Auckland trench collapse.
