Whakaari/White Island hearing adjourned
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
14 December 2020
Following charges being laid against 13 parties in relation to the Whakaari/White Island eruption a date of 15 December...
Fractal burning
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
14 December 2020
This safety alert highlights the serious health and safety risks involved with the practice of fractal or ‘Lichtenberg’ burning...
Scaffold will only keep workers safe if erected by a competent person
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
14 December 2020
Scaffolds will only keep workers safe if they are erected by someone with competence experience, says WorkSafe. If not...
Ports of Auckland sentenced following 2019 fatality
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
9 December 2020
Ports are dangerous places and it is vital that systems, including fault recording systems such as tip alarms, and...
13 parties charged by WorkSafe New Zealand over Whakaari/White Island tragedy
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
30 November 2020
WorkSafe New Zealand today filed charges against 13 parties in relation to the Whakaari/White Island eruption in December last...
Factual correction
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
24 November 2020
Media coverage of Law Society considering complaint about Withdrawal of Charges Against Pike River CEO Peter Whittall
A number of...
Worker’s leg amputated after being crushed in unguarded machinery
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
18 November 2020
An Auckland based steel company’s failure to guard machinery resulted in a worker having his left leg amputated.
In a...
