Displaying items by tag: Health and Safety

WorkSafe NZ's chief executive says farmers should place a high priority on health and safety plans rather than doing them at the end of the working week.

With stringent new Health and Safety laws coming, a software company has come up with the tablet that could take away all management headaches.

There's no doubt that big bags have revolutionised agriculture, and I'm sure nobody misses humping 50kg bags of seed or fertiliser around.

WorkSafe is urging farmers to focus on keeping kids safe on the farm over the summer holidays.

People living on farms or lifestyle blocks are advised to check all buildings and other structures on their property to make sure any hazardous substances are stored safely and securely.

WorkSafe has launched a myth-busting series taking aim at the top 10 tall tales doing the rounds about improving health and safety on New Zealand farms.

A farm manager has been awarded reparations of $50,000 after a 2012 quad bike crash at work.

Synlait founder and former Purata chief executive Juliet Maclean have teamed up with two former colleagues to create NZ's first technology-based health and safety system for farmers.

The Health and Safety Reform Bill got lots of media coverage about what does, and does not, constitute a high-risk industry.

Dairy Women's Network is seeking to shift members’ ‘can do’ attitude to one of ‘can do safely’, by means of free workshops called ‘Step up to Safety’, from late October.