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Experts call the launch of the Government’s five-year “whole-of-government” approach to preventing suicide in New Zealand as a good start but highlight a lack of detail.
New Zealand continues to face stubbornly high suicide rates, says the Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey. Continue →
$800k in penalties over conveyor belt deaths
In just under three months, courts have dished out penalties totaling more than $800,000 in response to workers being killed on unsafe conveyor belts in the manufacturing industry
Timaru director Sean Sloper and his company Point Lumber Limited are the latest to be jointly sentenced over the death of a young worker, Ethyn McTier. Continue →
Employee stress Is a business risk — not an HR problem
Workplace stress has been treated by many organisations as a personal issue instead of a business-critical risk that merits executive oversight according to a new report from Walking on Earth and published in the Harvard Business Review. Continue →
SiteWise Reaches 10-Year Milestone, Empowering Thousands in Health and Safety
Industry-leading online pre-qualification system, SiteWise, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of commitment to health and safety excellence. Continue →
FENZ encourages use of gas detection system
A gas detection system installed at a power station in Kawerau is being hailed by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) as an exemplar of its kind
The way that the gas detection system at Eastland Generation’s Tarawera One power station in Kawerau is installed provides superior coverage of high-risk areas on-site, resulting in the highest likelihood of a leak being detected, says FENZ National Flammable Liquids & Bulk Fuel Advisor, Denis O’Donoghue. Continue →
Over 20,000 lifejackets found to be faulty
New Zealanders are being called on to double check their lifejackets before going out on the water, due to a fault found in an inflator mechanism which may result in jackets not inflating as expected
The call comes from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Maritime New Zealand, who say there are more than 21,000 affected units throughout New Zealand. Continue →
Chemical management systems lacking
Changes could be on the way after a report revealed gaps in how we monitor chemicals in the environment and how we interpret their impact on living things
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, is proposing changes to the way New Zealand manages chemicals to make sure their environmental impacts are not overlooked. Continue →
Survivors recount toxic gas ordeal
As a WorkSafe prosecution comes to a close, two workers overcome by fumes from a toxic gas pit have for the first time told of their experience of narrowly dodging death
The men were doing an excavation, to try to fix the smell of rotting plasterboard at the Taylorville Resource Park near Greymouth in August 2023. Continue →
Worker’s fall off wet roof costs employer $100k
As winter creeps closer, WorkSafe is reminding businesses to take heed of the risks when operating at height after the sentencing of a Wellington business whose worker fell six metres
38-year-old Josh Bowles had only been in his job for two months and had no experience or training in working at height when he fell from a slippery rooftop in central Wellington in April 2023. Continue →
Responsibilities of a PCBU
A PCBU means a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking. Most New Zealand businesses, whether large corporates, sole traders, or self-employed, are classed as PCBUs. Continue →
