Business owners are today reminded they are required to work with WorkSafe inspectors carrying out site visits or they run the risk of facing enforcement action.

A WorkSafe programme designed for Pacific workers and rooted in Pacific culture will celebrate its fifteenth year in 2021.

This technical bulletin provides guidance about the verification of safety-critical elements required under the Health and Safety at Work (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2016, and the Health and Safety at Work (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2016.

WorkSafe is reminding businesses today that a failure to comply with WorkSafe notices can result in prosecution.

A gas explosion in Christchurch which left six people seriously injured and several properties uninhabitable serves as a warning to all gasfitters, says WorkSafe.

Following charges being laid against 13 parties in relation to the Whakaari/White Island eruption a date of 15 December was set down for parties to appear in the Auckland District Court.

This safety alert highlights the serious health and safety risks involved with the practice of fractal or ‘Lichtenberg’ burning which involves the use of high-voltage electricity to create patterns in wood.

Scaffolds will only keep workers safe if they are erected by someone with competence experience, says WorkSafe. If not constructed correctly, they can put workers at risk.

If a vehicle’s safety features are compromised, then no one should be driving it.

Ports are dangerous places and it is vital that systems, including fault recording systems such as tip alarms, and the information received from those systems is monitored says WorkSafe New Zealand.