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Improvements to temporary traffic management already underway
Risk & Compliance

Improvements to temporary traffic management already underway

A risk-based shift could reduce unnecessary cones and speed limits, but industry leaders say safety, not speed, is driving the transition.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
How AI is making forklifts safer following terrible incident
Risk & Compliance

How AI is making forklifts safer following terrible incident

WorkSafe has backed a half-million-dollar safety overhaul after a kiwifruit worker lost a leg in a forklift incident.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jul 2024
What does the Siouxsie Wiles case mean for health and safety?
Physical Security

What does the Siouxsie Wiles case mean for health and safety?

Employers may now have to do more to protect staff from online abuse after a court found a university breached health and safety duties.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2024
WorkSafe gets its third CEO in a year
Risk & Compliance

WorkSafe gets its third CEO in a year

The regulator’s leadership churn eases after Sharon Thompson, bringing FMA and Inland Revenue experience, is named Chief Executive.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Jun 2024
Earthquake-prone building rules under review
Risk & Compliance

Earthquake-prone building rules under review

Buildings may get longer deadlines as ministers weigh safety against the cost of seismic upgrades and mortgage pressure on owners.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Jun 2024
How job management software magnifies worker safety
Software-as-a-Service

How job management software magnifies worker safety

Digital checklists are helping electricians log hazards on site faster, reducing paperwork and making safety compliance easier to track.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Jun 2024
Manufacturing sector pays out half a million in penalties
Risk & Compliance

Manufacturing sector pays out half a million in penalties

Workers have lost fingers in three preventable machine incidents, prompting more than GBP £500,000 in penalties across the manufacturing sector.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Jun 2024
Construction firms itching to work after Budget 2024
Local Government

Construction firms itching to work after Budget 2024

Civil contractors warn the slow pipeline could force more job cuts unless immediate work is brought forward to keep firms afloat.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 2nd Jun 2024
Another trainee killed on the job
Risk & Compliance

Another trainee killed on the job

WorkSafe says apprentices remain exposed to deadly risks unless employers improve supervision and repair procedures after a second fatal sentencing this year.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 26th May 2024
Serious forklift injury the result of poor maintenance
Risk & Compliance

Serious forklift injury the result of poor maintenance

A poorly serviced forklift on a slope left a worker with a broken back and punctured lung, prompting a $240,000 fine.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd May 2024
New regulations for engineered stone
Regulation

New regulations for engineered stone

Worker exposure to silica will be tighter from July, as Australia rolls out new rules backing the engineered stone ban and broader material controls.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 15th May 2024
Examining the role of work factors in suicide
Mental Health

Examining the role of work factors in suicide

A WorkSafe report found work factors were significant in 11.7% of New Zealand suicides reviewed, highlighting a major data gap.

By Michael Curreen • 10 min read • Mon, 6th May 2024
Home detention for tradesman’s death
Risk & Compliance

Home detention for tradesman’s death

A fatal electric shock could have been avoided if mandatory testing had been done after faulty wiring left a range hood metalwork energised.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Apr 2024
MBIE calls for recall of unsafe heaters
Risk & Compliance

MBIE calls for recall of unsafe heaters

Consumers are being urged to stop using Serene bathroom heaters after safety failures linked to fires and overheating widened the recall.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2024
Enforceable undertaking sees self-driving vehicle address safety concerns
Robotics

Enforceable undertaking sees self-driving vehicle address safety concerns

WorkSafe has dropped charges after Mercury NZ pledged NZD $1.15 million to safer plant inspections and geothermal risk controls.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Apr 2024
What a ‘risk-based approach’ really means for temporary traffic management
Risk & Compliance

What a ‘risk-based approach’ really means for temporary traffic management

Poorly planned cone layouts can create new hazards for pedestrians, drivers and residents, undermining the aim of safer roadworks.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Sun, 24th Mar 2024
New Zealand introduces its first Fluid Power Engineering Certification
Education, Learning & Training

New Zealand introduces its first Fluid Power Engineering Certification

A long-standing skills gap in hydraulics and pneumatics is easing as the first NZQA-approved fluid power qualification opens new career paths in New Zealand.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Health and Safety stories

Singapore SMEs less aware of cyber threats but AI impact recognised
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Singapore SMEs less aware of cyber threats but AI impact recognised

A recent QBE Singapore survey has indicated a decline in awareness of cyber threats among Singaporean SMEs, down 10% in a year, while AI's productivity influence is recognised, despite job replacement fears.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Apr 2024