WorkSafe making inquiries into chemical spill at Whanganui dry cleaning business
WorkSafe is making inquiries after two people were taken to hospital after a chemical spill at a Whanganui dry-cleaning ...
WorkSafe making inquiries into dry cleaning chemical spill
WorkSafe is making inquiries after two people were taken to hospital after a chemical spill at a Whanganui dry-cleaning ...
Police too slow to perform CPR on gang member who died in cells - watchdog
A new report from the Independent Police Conduct Authority into the death of Head Hunter Taranaki Fuimaono in police custody ...
WorkSafe's Statement on High Court decision
WorkSafe acknowledges the High Court decision in relation to Whakaari Management Limited. We are considering our next steps, including on whether to seek to appeal. The convictions and sentences of ...
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Coronial finding into the death of young Waikato farming assistant wants WorkSafe to focus on initiatives to limit on-farm electrocutions
A recent coronial finding into the death of young Waikato farming assistant Jayden Disher wants WorkSafe to focus on initiatives to limit on-farm electrocutions. 15-year-old Disher died in 2019 in ...
Subbies Deserve Safety At Work Too
Forestry had the highest fatality rate of any sector in 2024, with 16.58 deaths per 100,000 workers. Under its new strategy, ...
Owners of Whakaari/White Island Andrew, James and Peter Buttle have conviction quashed
The owners of Whakaari/White Island have had their conviction over the volcano’s deadly 2019 eruption, which killed 22 and ...
Volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption thrown out
Whakaari Management Limited (WML) was found guilty in 2023 of failing to keep visitors safe and fined just over NZ$1m ...
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Health, safety events involving Invercargill council workers nearly double: reports
The number of health and safety events involving employees at the Invercargill City Council nearly doubled in 2024 amid ...
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Whakaari/White Island owners cleared, off the hook for $5.9m
The successful appeal against the conviction of the owner of Whakaari/White Island for liability in the deaths and injury of ...
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A tragic reminder of the dangers of trains, with the death of a 13-year-old high school student in Waikato's Matamata
Sarie Morton was hit near the intersection of College Street and Firth Street, near Matamata College, after school on Wednesday. Police and WorkSafe are making inquiries into the incident, which ...