Playing down workplace incidents doesn’t pay
26 February 2018 – WorkSafe is warning businesses not to play down notifiable events in their workplaces. Trade Depot Ltd appeared in Auckland District Court in December following an incident where more than 200kg of plasterboard fell on a worker in Takanini. The Court has since released its sentencing decision…
Unguarded machinery causes fatality
Worksafe NZ press release February 7th, 2018 There are no second chances with heavy machinery says WorkSafe New Zealand after the sentencing of Easton Agriculture Limited today in Palmerston North District Court. The sentencing follows the death of a worker in August 2016 after he became trapped in a potato…
Managing Heat Stress
Workers can suffer from heat stress when they are exposed to too much heat, usually too much hot sun. Heat stress can interfere with the ability to work safely, and potentially cause injury. Heat stress can be hard to realise because it is disorientating, making it hard to recognise symptoms….