Displaying items by tag: safety
Safety mindset must change
WorkSafe NZ is calling on farmers and other rural businesses to treat health and safety as more than a compliance issue.
Funny tractor safety video inspired by Air NZ
Lighter, lower-cost safety device for quads
Ag-Tech Industries has added a lighter, lower-cost item to its QuadGuard range of crush protection devices.
Heads up on a good hat
Quad safety is back in the news in Australia, where the Government has ruled that rollover protection will be mandatory within 24 months.
Shonky work scuppers safety
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?
Rural contractors raise $30K for ambulance and helicopters services
Rural ‘omnibus’ mooted to ministers
A Golden Bay couple are calling for an ‘omnibus’ to carry school pupils and the public together to improve road safety and better connect rural communities.
Good point
A mate of the Hound’s, recently back home in Wakefield, Nelson following a month in Christchurch for medical treatment, reckons health and safety, ACC and other rules being imposed on farmers are ridiculous compared to other risky sectors.
Govt stalled on quad rollers
Australian farmers are urging the Federal Government to enforce the fitting of operator protection devices (OPDs) to all new quads within two years.
AB technicians see drop in injuries
AB technicians are safer onfarm after a national safety campaign to improve their work environments.