The September issue of Kanohi Kitea, our health and safety representatives (HSR) e-newsletter.

WorkSafe has published priority plans, which will bring to life its new strategy over the next two years. WorkSafe will deliver enforcement, engagement, and permitting activities across these priority areas to maximise our influence and achieve better, more equitable outcomes.

Our September hazardous substances update.

WorkSafe is recommending the dairy industry reassess its use of slide pulsators, following a recent death in a Waikato milking shed.

Photovoltaic (PV) solar systems are a rapidly growing industry in New Zealand, with the installation of both grid-connected and stand-alone systems.  

Read our August 2024 energy safety business update.

Guidance making it easier to safely manage and work with asbestos has been published by WorkSafe New Zealand.

In accordance with clause 1(a) of Schedule 2 of the Legislation Act 2019, I, Kane Patena, Interim Chief Executive, WorkSafe New Zealand (WorkSafe), give notice of a proposal to incorporate the standards listed in the public notice below into a proposed safe work instrument for the purposes of Regulation 17.67(5)(j) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.

A substandard roller door installation has caught up with an Auckland business, in what WorkSafe says is a tragic consequence of poor workmanship.

Our electrical and gas accidents annual report for 2023 is now available. It analyses trends and highlights risks from electrical and gas accidents.