Work Safety
Gloriavale ordered to improve workplace safety standards
Gloriavale has been ordered to improve workplace safety standards again after a visit by inspectors, but no children were found working in the reclusive Christian community's commercial businesses.
Keeping people safe on the orchard and on farm
WorkSafe NZ's Al McCone says two simple things could save many deaths a year in rural NZ. Audio
Work safety all about 'leadership'
Safety at work starts from the first principle of caring for people, and not an exercise in compliance, says Worksafe chief Nicole Rosie. Audio
Truck drivers quit over safety fears
More than five people have died on crashes on SH1 between Picton and Christchurch since it became a main arterial route following the Kaikoura earthquake. Audio
Farm to pay $130,000 over quad bike death
A Waipawa farm has been ordered to pay $130,000 in fines and reparations after a worker died when they were crushed under a quad bike.
Quad bike death count higher than reported - victim's mother
The mother of a teen who died on a quad bike says official figures on deaths caused by the vehicles are wrong, and lax safety standards have almost led to an epidemic of lives being lost. Audio
Quad bike deaths at record high
The number of deaths from quad bike accidents has reached a record annual high, and an agriculture experts says the rate is predicted to rise.
Private prosecution succeeds where Worksafe fails
It's taken a private prosecution to get a forestry company to plead guilty over the death of one its workers - a case Worksafe refused to take. Audio