MMD Engineering Limited has been the first designer and manufacturer... read more

MMD Engineering Limited has been the first designer and manufacturer of machinery to be sentenced under the new Health and...

Health and safety duties can overlap within a contractual relationship.... read more

Health and safety duties can overlap within a contractual relationship.  We discussed this, and the cases coming through which highlight...

WorkSafe has successfully prosecuted a farm company director... read more

WorkSafe has successfully prosecuted a farm company director who instructed an employee to lie to investigators. An employee suffered a...

Late last year a tree collapsed at the Discoveries Educare Limited... read more

Late last year a tree collapsed at the Discoveries Educare Limited (Discoveries Educare) early learning centre in Auckland.  Both the...

In April 2016 the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) came... read more

In April 2016 the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) came into force.  The new legislation gained significant...

A recent health and safety case considered how beneficial project... read more

A recent health and safety case considered how beneficial project orders are for the overall health and safety of workplaces....

The potential for the Police to seize millions in assets is currently... read more

The potential for the Police to seize millions in assets is currently being tested in a workplace fatality case. Background...

An Australian Court has imposed suspended 10 month jail sentences... read more

An Australian Court has imposed suspended 10 month jail sentences on two Directors of an auto recycling company for breach...

ACC has announced it has set aside $22 million over five years... read more

ACC has announced it has set aside $22 million over five years in “workplace prevention” grants and “workplace injury” subsidies,...

In June this year we saw New Zealand’s first Court ordered... read more

In June this year we saw New Zealand’s first Court ordered enforceable undertaking (COEU). The COEU was imposed against Otago...