Displaying items by tag: safety
Pond drowning shocks industry
Federated Farmers is extending its “deepest sympathy” to the family of a four-year-old boy found dead in a farm effluent pond near Harihari in south Westland.
Fieldays doesn’t get it on safety
Carrying people to inaccessible parts of a property has always been a challenge, but it must be done safely and by the rules.
Don’t let them bring home your corpse
When the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASWA) came into force two years ago there were misgivings and nervousness in the rural sector.
The danger of long hours
It was a headline that should remind all of us about the risks of asking our staff or ourselves to work very long hours.
Tractor driver worked almost 200 hours in two weeks before fatal crash
WorkSafe is warning employers that fatigue from long hours of work must not compromise worker safety.
Time for a culture change
It makes grim reading to see that agricultural deaths have numbered 124 over the last seven years – about four times higher than in construction or forestry.
We need to talk more about health and safety
Last month marked the one year anniversary since the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 was enacted.
Pontoon deaths show need for pond safety
Two dairy farm workers died between 2009 and 2011 while servicing pumps on pontoons floating on farm effluent ponds.
Farmers warned not to overload quads
Farmers are being urged to keep themselves and staff safe when doing routine jobs with vehicles after a farm employee was crushed under a quad while travelling on sloping terrain with a spray tank fitted to the front of the vehicle.
Fonterra receives safety awards
Fonterra’s GM transport and logistics Barry McColl has been named Road Risk Manager of the Year at the Australasian Fleet Safety Awards.