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Macquarie DC project achieves perfect safety record
Unified Communications

Macquarie DC project achieves perfect safety record

Macquarie Data Centres achieves perfect safety record in major 24-month infrastructure project for hyperscalers.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Nov 2022

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Keeping safe during flooding emergency and recovery
Disaster Recovery

Keeping safe during flooding emergency and recovery

Flood-hit workplaces face electric shock, gas and asbestos risks, prompting WorkSafe to urge staff to speak up before resuming duties.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2023
Camera footage shows truck drivers asleep at the wheel
Risk & Compliance

Camera footage shows truck drivers asleep at the wheel

Verified camera data shows 125 fatigue sleep events a day on New Zealand roads, with truck and car drivers nodding off more often.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Jan 2023
Reducing discomfort among women tradies
Gender diversity

Reducing discomfort among women tradies

Rising numbers of women in trades are driving demand for bras that support all-day physical work without the discomfort of sports bras.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Jan 2023
Qualifications on the way for NZ road workers
Education, Learning & Training

Qualifications on the way for NZ road workers

Road workers could soon gain formal recognition, as a new credential framework links temporary traffic control training to NZQF qualifications.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Jan 2023
Death a reminder to keep an eye on field staff
Risk & Compliance

Death a reminder to keep an eye on field staff

WorkSafe says inadequate training and oversight left a forestry technician fatally exposed to a harvester head repair in northern Hawke’s Bay.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Jan 2023
Watercare goes ‘Back 2 Basics’
Risk & Compliance

Watercare goes ‘Back 2 Basics’

Reported incidents have fallen as Watercare expands its Back 2 Basics safety sessions across all construction sites, with new multilingual guides planned.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Jan 2023
Identified shortcomings adversely impact safe chemical management
Risk & Compliance

Identified shortcomings adversely impact safe chemical management

Industry-backed codes are seen as the quickest fix for WorkSafe NZ’s stretched oversight of chemical safety, amid a widening funding gap.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Dec 2022
Automated traffic cone truck hits the road
Robotics

Automated traffic cone truck hits the road

Trials on Melbourne roads have led to a truck that deploys and retrieves cones automatically, cutting worker exposure to traffic risks.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Dec 2022
Two-way texting saves lives
Artificial Intelligence

Two-way texting saves lives

Construction apprentices are being flagged for urgent help after 211,235 confidential text check-ins uncovered 74 extreme-risk cases.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 4th Dec 2022
Another fine for unsafe machinery injury
Risk & Compliance

Another fine for unsafe machinery injury

A Northland steel worker lost part of a finger after his hand slipped into an unguarded press brake, prompting a USD $220,000 fine.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Dec 2022
Company prosecuted for subcontractor’s death
Risk & Compliance

Company prosecuted for subcontractor’s death

WorkSafe says the case underlines lead contractors’ duty to protect subcontractors after a roofer fell 4.5 metres in Sydenham.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Nov 2022
More must be done to manage asbestos risks
Risk & Compliance

More must be done to manage asbestos risks

Poor handling of asbestos remains a deadly threat in ageing buildings, with WorkSafe warning around 220 New Zealanders die each year.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Nov 2022
Business fined after modified machine kills worker
Law

Business fined after modified machine kills worker

WorkSafe says the case highlights how moving or copying machinery without fresh checks can expose workers to fatal crushing hazards.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Nov 2022
The explosive risks working with heat-pumps, air-cons & fridges
Risk & Compliance

The explosive risks working with heat-pumps, air-cons & fridges

Businesses retrofitting flammable hydrocarbon refrigerants into existing cooling systems face a heightened fire and explosion risk, WorkSafe says.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Nov 2022
Common industrial hazards and how to avoid them
Risk & Compliance

Common industrial hazards and how to avoid them

Better training, clearer signage and prompt reporting can help industrial employers cut accidents before they injure workers or halt production.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2022
Sentencing sends a message to installers
Risk & Compliance

Sentencing sends a message to installers

A $100,000 fine and $43,000 reparation follow a roof-fall that left an Auckland worker with multiple fractures and a year-long recovery.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 6th Nov 2022
Avoidable workplace death results in enforceable undertaking
Risk & Compliance

Avoidable workplace death results in enforceable undertaking

WorkSafe New Zealand has opted for a binding safety deal after a truck driver was killed in a landfill incident, avoiding prosecution.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Nov 2022