Too many forklift (fork truck / powered industrial truck) operators are heading to the next world early according to news…
Service and Supply Chain Management & HSAW 2015: AgriCentre South Ltd ordered to pay $90k after tractor brakes fail.
This Southland tractor accident was reported on in early May 2018. It’s a horrifying example of how the Health and…
Are you ‘Good for work’? What does Workplace Wellbeing really mean?
Workplace wellbeing has become a key focus in WorkSafe’s Strategic Plan for Work-Related Health 2016 to 2026. This strategic direction…
Dire Lurgies and other Communicable Diseases: What Happens when a Medical Officer Arrives at Your Workplace?
When I first went along to the HRINZ meeting on communicable diseases, I thought we were going to talk about…
Fletcher Construction Enforceable Undertaking: Building a Retaining Wall or your Own Grave?
Fletcher Construction’s successful enforceable undertaking centres on a collapsed temporary retaining wall and a severely injured worker. What happened? In…
Putting up barriers – When Signs aren’t enough: OceanaGold to pay $728k over worker death
The team at Oceania Gold learnt a hard lesson about putting up physical barriers. Read OceanaGold to pay $728k over worker…
It’s time to wake up! No Excuses for Farmers – Fatigue Kills
Another palm to forehead (what are you thinking?) moment from the agricultural industry. This time a 23-year-old paid the ultimate…
Health and Safety at Work Strategy 2018-2028: Is the Emperor Naked or Will There be a New Set of Fit For Purpose Clothes?
New Zealand’s health and safety refurb journey started in 2012, with the creation of an Independent Taskforce. It focused on…
How can you Save a Life with a Pot of Paint? Hamilton City Council Learns an expensive lesson
Sometimes, the ‘To Do’ list gets a little long and the smallest things are overlooked. The Hamilton City Council, which…
How Exit Able are your Emergency Exits? Over 64 Dead in Russian Mall Fire
This story made me wild because many deaths were preventable if emergency exits had been accessible and unlocked. National Radio…