Health and Safety stories
Homes face tougher fire-safety rules from 1 November, with builders and owners urged to fit compliant interconnected smoke alarms before winter.
A risk-based shift could reduce unnecessary cones and speed limits, but industry leaders say safety, not speed, is driving the transition.
WorkSafe has backed a half-million-dollar safety overhaul after a kiwifruit worker lost a leg in a forklift incident.
Employers may now have to do more to protect staff from online abuse after a court found a university breached health and safety duties.
The regulator’s leadership churn eases after Sharon Thompson, bringing FMA and Inland Revenue experience, is named Chief Executive.
Buildings may get longer deadlines as ministers weigh safety against the cost of seismic upgrades and mortgage pressure on owners.
Digital checklists are helping electricians log hazards on site faster, reducing paperwork and making safety compliance easier to track.
Workers have lost fingers in three preventable machine incidents, prompting more than GBP £500,000 in penalties across the manufacturing sector.
Civil contractors warn the slow pipeline could force more job cuts unless immediate work is brought forward to keep firms afloat.
WorkSafe says apprentices remain exposed to deadly risks unless employers improve supervision and repair procedures after a second fatal sentencing this year.
A poorly serviced forklift on a slope left a worker with a broken back and punctured lung, prompting a $240,000 fine.
Worker exposure to silica will be tighter from July, as Australia rolls out new rules backing the engineered stone ban and broader material controls.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise partners with Fredon to revolutionise Australia's smart building sector, promising streamlined operations and sustainability enhancements.
A WorkSafe report found work factors were significant in 11.7% of New Zealand suicides reviewed, highlighting a major data gap.
A fatal electric shock could have been avoided if mandatory testing had been done after faulty wiring left a range hood metalwork energised.
A recent QBE Singapore survey has indicated a decline in awareness of cyber threats among Singaporean SMEs, down 10% in a year, while AI's productivity influence is recognised, despite job replacement fears.
Consumers are being urged to stop using Serene bathroom heaters after safety failures linked to fires and overheating widened the recall.
WorkSafe has dropped charges after Mercury NZ pledged NZD $1.15 million to safer plant inspections and geothermal risk controls.
Poorly planned cone layouts can create new hazards for pedestrians, drivers and residents, undermining the aim of safer roadworks.
A long-standing skills gap in hydraulics and pneumatics is easing as the first NZQA-approved fluid power qualification opens new career paths in New Zealand.
