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OPINION: Your old mate notes that MPI was recently sued by WorkSafe in relation to the health and safety of its contractors.

Light vehicles – two wheelers, quads, and LUVs or side by sides – are essential tools on New Zealand farms. Unfortunately they also account for up to half the deaths on farms every year.

WorkSafe is reminding employers that communication is vital when multiple businesses carry out work.

WorkSafe New Zealand is advising farmers to buckle up after an analysis of vehicle-related fatalities found that nearly half of those that occur on farm could have been avoided if a seatbelt was being used.

WorkSafe is reminding business owners that they must work with their inspectors or run the risk of enforcement action.

WorkSafe is reminding people that if a vehicle’s safety features are compromised, no one should drive it.

Farmers are being warned to check their fuel tanks following a fuel tanker driver being seriously injured on a farm.

It took 10 minutes for co-workers to free the victim’s hand from the machine.

WorkSafe NZ is calling on farmers and other rural businesses to treat health and safety as more than a compliance issue.

Recent news that roll bars will be mandatory on quads in Australia within 24 months prompts the question: what’s going to happen in New Zealand?