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Safety high priority at Pan Pac Forest Products

Pan Pac Forest Products managing director Doug Ducker has been on the timber processing workface for more than 40 years ...
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Cyclone Gita: West Coast prepares for the second former tropical cyclone in three weeks

Cyclone Gita: West Coast prepares for the second former tropical cyclone in three weeks

West Coast authorities will decide this evening about declaring states of emergency as the second former tropical cyclone in three ...
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Person dies after being trapped in a potato harvester

Person dies after being trapped in a potato harvester

A person has died after becoming trapped in a potato harvester near Pukekohe. The accident happened at a Settlement Rd, ...
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April 9, 2019

Boiling brine at Heinz Wattie’s factory burns worker

Food manufacturer Heinz Wattie’s Limited appeared in the Hastings District Court yesterday after a boiling solution burned a worker’s lower legs. Food manufacturer Heinz Wattie’s Limited […]
March 19, 2019

140 litre LPG leak could have been deadly

WorkSafe says an uncontrolled LPG release at a gas production station in Taranaki could have had potentially deadly consequences for the six workers on site. Three […]
March 19, 2019

Worker severs thumb on inadequately guarded machinery

A food manufacturing company was sentenced at the Christchurch District Court yesterday after a worker had their thumb severed while cleaning a machine used to blend […]
February 28, 2019

Failure to fix problems results in severe injuries

A Gore farm machinery company’s lack of effective repairs to a tractor has resulted in a substantial fine and reparations to an injured farm worker. “Vehicle […]
February 13, 2019

Worker injured due to substandard machine guarding

Toilet paper manufacturer Cottonsoft Ltd received a sentencing decision in the Manukau District Court yesterday after a worker was hurt on inadequately guarded machinery. The sentencing […]
February 13, 2019

Timber company fined after two workers sustain serious injuries

Two similar health and safety failings within three months have cost Rotorua timber company Claymark Limited over $680,000 in fines, reparations and costs. WorkSafe says that […]
December 14, 2018

Forklift incident a reminder for companies to learn from their mistakes

Mistakes must be learnt from says WorkSafe after a freight company was sentenced in the Auckland District Court last week. PBT Transport Limited was fined $250,000 […]
November 22, 2018

Safety gear must be fit for purpose

Identifying a workplace risk, but not following up to ensure it is controlled is bad health and safety business practice according to WorkSafe. The comment follows […]
November 15, 2018

Damaged footpath led to elderly man’s death

The death of a retired man who fell from a mobility scooter on a damaged piece of footpath has resulted in building development company YSB Group […]