Worksafe stories
More than one million US hand injuries a year are driving calls for better training, cut-resistant gloves and safer tools.
Lax hazard checks before manual tree felling led to a worker’s death, with Sullivan Contractors fined and ordered to pay GBP £365,225 in reparations.
A communication failure left scaffold workers exposed to caustic soda vapour, causing chemical burns and triggering more than GBP £300,000 in fines.
He will oversee major incident response, victim services and coronial work as WorkSafe targets repeated harm patterns at source.
A New Plymouth court has ordered more than USD $250,000 in penalties and reparation after a young worker lost three fingers in unguarded machinery.
Workplace injuries may fall sharply if staff are trained, alert and equipped with cut-resistant gloves, according to safety guidance.
A near-miss after the Kaikōura earthquake exposed switch-isolation failures, prompting over GBP £200,000 in safety initiatives for the electricity sector.
Prepared workplaces can cut fatal delays, with alarms, drills and first aid skills helping staff respond within minutes.
A badly installed roof hatch left a worker paralysed in a four metre fall, prompting over GBP £400,000 in reparations and losses.
With 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries reported in 2018, employers are being urged to stock gear that cuts risks and protects staff.
A farm company has been fined GBP £281,250 after a migrant worker suffered life-changing injuries when crushed by a trailer.
A trainee was crushed and badly injured when a truck rolled off wooden blocks in an unsupervised workshop job, exposing safety failings.
Konica Minolta Australia launches new mobile industrial robots to help increase efficiency and improve safety in manufacturing and logistics.
Workers may be left exposed to silica and asbestos if respiratory masks sold as compliant do not meet approved standards.
New safety rules will let building sites reopen under Alert Level 3, helping protect workers and avoid a return to stricter lockdowns.
WorkSafe New Zealand says Level 3 firms must set out how they will protect staff and visitors, or face enforcement action.
WorkSafe has halted prosecution after Hawke’s Bay District Health Board pledged new safety measures following a 2018 patient-lifter fall.
Safety performance across the electricity sector has improved further, with its TRIFR down 19% and five years without a fatality.
A worker's death has led to a GBP £195,000 fine and GBP £65,000 in reparations after unsafe log-handling practices breached safety rules.
Risk-averse directors could face personal liability as Worksafe New Zealand weighs tougher action after a worker was left quadriplegic.
