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....
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....
Health and Safety / June 24, 2020
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...
Health and Safety / June 24, 2020
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...
Health and Safety / July 22, 2020
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,...
Health and Safety / January 24, 2019
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...
Health and Safety / August 21, 2020
A recent High Court decision has raised the importance of engaging... read more
A recent High Court decision has raised the importance of engaging with health and safety investigations and seeking legal advice...
Health and Safety / March 21, 2019
WorkSafe New Zealand has published a new Good Practice Guide... read more
WorkSafe New Zealand has published a new Good Practice Guide titled “Violence in the health and disability sector” (Guide). The...
Health and Safety / August 21, 2020
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) came into force... read more
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) came into force on 4 April 2016, and since then, the...
Health and Safety / March 21, 2019
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA), notifiable... read more
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA), notifiable events must be reported. Whether positive COVID-19 tests are...
Health and Safety / September 25, 2020
Recent concerns have been raised by WorkSafe NZ in relation to... read more
Recent concerns have been raised by WorkSafe NZ in relation to the quality of the health exposure monitoring, by some...
Health and Safety / April 17, 2019