Workplace Safety
The Week in Detail: Gang towns, Prigozhin, and single-use plastics
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Gang towns, Prigozhin, and single-use plastics
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioMining sector safety body says Kiwis still too tolerant of workplace injury
12 years on from the Pike River mine disaster, the Health & Safety body for the sector says there's still too much tolerance for workplace injury. MinEx is funded by the sector, and tasked with… Audio
Whangārei firm ordered to pay $195k after faulty trailer led to girl's death
A Whangārei company has been sentenced after a trailer came off its truck and hit a car behind, killing a nine-year-old girl.
Pressure mounts for inquiry into safety of port workers after two deaths in a week
Pressure to investigate safety at ports is mounting after the second death of a port worker in a week.
Workplace Minister to consider national inquiry after port death
The father of a young stevedore who fell to his death yesterday was also working on site when his son was killed.
Twenty-six-year-old Atiroa Tuaiti, a father himself, is believed to have been lashing… Video, Audio
Young worker sixth killed at NZ ports in six years
The father of the young man who died at Ports of Auckland yesterday was working there when the tragedy unfolded.
Tributes are pouring out for 26 year old Atiroa Tuaiti, who leaves behind his partner… Audio
West Coast firm Coastwide Flooring fined $160k after worker killed by solvent fumes
A West Coast flooring company must pay out more than $160,000 after a worker was killed by solvent fumes.
Construction industry deaths at a 10 year high
Workplace construction deaths are at their highest level in a decade, with 11 people dying on the job in the construction sector so far this year.
Person dead after Bay of Plenty sawmill accident
A person has died after a workplace accident at a Bay of Plenty sawmill.
WorkSafe boss: Workplace deaths down, but not enough
The number of workplace deaths dropped last year but the government's safety agency says it's still too high.
An ear on your health
A trial of Canaria devices is about to start in mines in Australia, where it will measure for signs of fatigue and send warnings when levels of tiredness reach unsafe levels. Audio, Gallery
An ear on your health
The Canaria is a device that's worn behind the ear and can sense for vital signs and alert the wearer about their state of health. A trial of these devices is about to start in mines in Australia… Audio
Landcorp launches safety programme after deaths
State farmer Landcorp has launched a health and safety programme to try and reduce the high number of deaths and accidents in the sector.
Man dead after workplace accident
A 27-year-old man has died in an accident on a South Canterbury farm, police say.
Architecture a factor in preventing Ashburton style tragedies
The Ministry of Social Development says it won't comment until it is sentenced for failing to provide a safe work place at its Ashburton office where Russell Tully shot four employees, killing two of… Audio
Truck driver crushed to death
A truck driver has been crushed to death by a bin at an Auckland recycling centre.
Dianna Kenny on Mortality in Musicians
Australian professor of psychology and music, Dianna Kenny talks to Melody Thomas about her research into rates of mortality among pop musicians. Audio
Using dodgy data proved "problematic" - Woodhouse
The Workplace Safety Minister says his decision to use highly misleading health and safety data proved to be problematic, and that the Government has subsequently ditched it. Audio
$90k fine after worker saws fingers
A timber company must pay almost $90,000 in fines and reparation after a worker had the tip of a thumb and the fingers on his right hand sliced through by a saw.
