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WorkSafe is recommending the dairy industry reassess its use of slide pulsators, following a recent death in a Waikato milking shed.

A traumatic brain injury by a Taranaki worker has led to the first sentencing of a consultancy under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

Four farm deaths involving quad bikes in the past three weeks have promoted a warning from WorkSafe.

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards has acknowledged the tragic passing of Morrinsville farmer Jeff Bolstad.

WorkSafe has appointed Sharon Thompson as its new chief executive.

Industry-led farm safety organisation, Safer Farms is urging farmers to share their first-hand experiences with reducing harm on farms.

WorkSafe has appointed Steve Haszard as the organisation's next chief executive.

WorkSafe New Zealand is reviewing operations, looking for savings.

A teenage worker needed three fingers partially amputated when his summer holiday job went horribly wrong in a workplace incident with a leading stone fruit producer in Central Otago.

A Manawatu factory worker’s death underscores the importance of carrying out a dedicated risk assessment before modifying machinery in a workplace, says WorkSafe.