Asbestos awareness week
Any harm from asbestos is so easy to prevent, we should all be learning to identify asbestos containing materials and the basic steps needed to prevent being exposed to it. Worksafe's Asbestos...
View ArticleClear disregard for the safety of workers and others
Clear disregard for the safety of workers and others 26 April 2017 Sub-optimal demolition work of three residential buildings placed workers and neighbours at significant risk of asbestos exposure and...
View ArticleUse your mouth and Start Talking
Whatever business you are in and whatever your job, when it comes to health and safety there is one piece of safety gear we can all use to help prevent health and safety issues from happening – it’s...
View ArticlePlay Equipment Safety
Managing strangulation hazards on play equipment May 2017 - Bulletin Strangulation can cause serious injury, and in some cases death. There have been incidents where a young child has become entangled...
View ArticleSafety alert - Extractives - Quarry Operations - Hydraulic power pack and ram...
17 May 2017 - Safety alert What happened? A mine worker at an alluvial gold operation was using a hydraulic power pack and ram to undertake maintenance on the rear struts of a dump truck. The ram...
View ArticleCompany and director fined for incident that left a man a tetraplegic
Company and director fined for incident that left a man a tetraplegic 22 May 2017 Disregard for employee health and safety left a worker a tetraplegic, and resulted in a total of $386,300 in fines and...
View ArticleCarrying Passengers and children on Farm Quadbikes ok in some circumstances -...
WorkSafe New Zealand has clarified the circumstances in which it is acceptable to carry passengers on single-seat quad bikes, in consultation with Federated Farmers, Beef + Lamb NZ, and DairyNZ. Under...
View ArticleEnergy Safety Business Update – June 2017
Working on gas fired electrical appliances Energy Safety recently investigated a fire at a rest home involving a gas fired central heating furnace that ignited after electrical fittings inside the...
View ArticleKeen to know how you can get your workplace health and safety risks sorted?
Take a walk ‘Around the Block’ and contact Health and Safety East Coast Keen to know how you can get your workplace health and safety risks sorted? Take a look at our online Around the Block tool....
View ArticleBusinesses really need to get their Health and Safety basics right
Lack of systems at the heart of a worker’s death 8 June 2017 WorkSafe New Zealand says businesses must actively identify and control risks that could kill or maim their workers. In the Christchurch...
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