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Vertiv releases updates on ESG initiatives, sets sights on future
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv releases updates on ESG initiatives, sets sights on future

Vertiv has released its inaugural environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, the company's first public report of its ESG activities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Jun 2022
UCG appoints NZ Delivery Partner contractors as full members of employment association, EMA
Unified Communications

UCG appoints NZ Delivery Partner contractors as full members of employment association, EMA

Telco services supplier UCG is appointing all of its New Zealand Delivery Partner subcontractors as full members of the Employers and Manufacturers Association.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jun 2021

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Avoidable workplace death results in enforceable undertaking
Risk & Compliance

Avoidable workplace death results in enforceable undertaking

WorkSafe New Zealand has opted for a binding safety deal after a truck driver was killed in a landfill incident, avoiding prosecution.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Nov 2022
Technology to address mental health in construction
Drones

Technology to address mental health in construction

Mental health pressures are prompting builders to invest in tech and change work practices, with 45% reporting employee wellbeing issues.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Sep 2022
Ending vaccine pass requirements puts employers at risk
Human Capital Management

Ending vaccine pass requirements puts employers at risk

Employers could face scrutiny from Worksafe and the Employment Relations Authority if they drop passes without a proper Covid risk assessment.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 3rd Apr 2022
Welder’s close call with oil drum
Health and Safety

Welder’s close call with oil drum

A workshop worker was hospitalised after drum-cutting fumes ignited, highlighting the risk of explosion when hot work is done on containers.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 6th Mar 2022
‘Knot and Tuck’ technique offers better protection
Ministry of Health

‘Knot and Tuck’ technique offers better protection

Better-fitting masks could sharply reduce Covid-19 transmission, with experts urging mandatory N95s for border and quarantine workers.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Sun, 19th Sep 2021
Vaccine availability and requirements – what you need to know
Data Protection

Vaccine availability and requirements – what you need to know

Construction firms can now book priority jabs for essential workers, while employers weigh when vaccination can be required.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Sep 2021
Trade Me hands less customer info over to authorities according to Transparency Report
Data Privacy

Trade Me hands less customer info over to authorities according to Transparency Report

Trade Me reduces customer data releases to Police and government agencies, with a 14% drop in requests from previous year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Aug 2021
Experience no substitute for risk management
Risk & Compliance

Experience no substitute for risk management

A flooring firm has been fined USD $60,000 after a worker died using solvent-based adhesive without proper risk checks or ventilation.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Apr 2021
Worker falls to his death after wire rope snaps
Risk & Compliance

Worker falls to his death after wire rope snaps

A company’s ignored maintenance warnings ended in a fatal three-metre fall and a GBP £279,000 fine for unsafe trailer edge protection.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Mar 2021
Customer killed at vehicle testing site
Risk & Compliance

Customer killed at vehicle testing site

A court has ordered VINZ to pay more than GBP £500,000 after a customer was struck by a vehicle at its Hamilton testing site and later died.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2021
Negligent installation leads to child’s death
Risk & Compliance

Negligent installation leads to child’s death

A Dunedin court has fined a plumbing firm and its director after a bathroom heater installation caused a 12-year-old boy’s carbon monoxide death.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Feb 2021
Business owner fined for obstructing WorkSafe inspector
Agricultural Technology

Business owner fined for obstructing WorkSafe inspector

A Manawatu dairy farmer has been ordered to pay a fine after repeatedly blocking inspectors, despite WorkSafe's warning that cooperation is mandatory.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Jan 2021
Workplace Health and Safety: 2020 in review
Risk & Compliance

Workplace Health and Safety: 2020 in review

COVID-19 has accelerated remote-working and training risks as New Zealand’s workplace safety progress stalls and serious injuries rise.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2021
Gas explosion leaves six seriously injured
Risk & Compliance

Gas explosion leaves six seriously injured

Six people were left with serious burns after a Christchurch home was destroyed by an explosion caused by a gasfitter’s safety lapse.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Jan 2021
Industrial hand safety – get a grip
Risk & Compliance

Industrial hand safety – get a grip

More than one million US hand injuries a year are driving calls for better training, cut-resistant gloves and safer tools.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 21st Dec 2020