Displaying items by tag: safety
A little planning goes a long way
Farmers spend many hours planning their lives around the farming year, but often health and safety is left out.
Brake failure brings big fine
A Gore farm machinery company’s shoddy repairs to a tractor have landed it with a fine of $239,063 and reparations of $103,459 awarded to an injured farm worker.
Face up to the facts
Farmers must accept individual responsibility for the industry’s poor health and safety record, says an industry health and safety leader.
Stop that ticking time bomb!
Chemicals and fuels stored or used incorrectly onfarm can have dangerous consequences.
ACC initiative to make workplace healthier, safer
ACC will invest $22 million into workplace injury prevention grants and subsidies.
Be safe on the farm this summer
Summer is a busy time on the farm, but it’s also among the most hazardous periods for accidents, says WorkSafe NZ
Proper cows!
Maternal aggression may be behind many attacks on humans by cows, say two overseas animal experts.
Fine, reparation for worker’s death
A Wellsford farmer was fined $70,000 and ordered to pay $130,000 in reparation for the death of a worker driving a tractor.
Fire warnings for farmers
The response to a Northland burn-off that got out of control cost $20,000 to $50,000, involving two helicopters and volunteers from four local areas.
Keeping safety simple
Onfarm injuries are at their highest in the beginning of spring — here's how you can prevent them.