Workplace Health And Safety News And Advice In Auckland

Why Health and Safety Auditing Services Matter in Auckland

March 30, 2026

Protect Your People and Your Business in Auckland Health and safety can feel like just another item on an already crowded to‑do list. Tight deadlines, client expectations, subcontractor coordination, and supply delays all compete for attention. In the middle of…

Working Safely in Heat – What You Need to Know

January 5, 2026

Why it matters As temperatures rise, heat stress can affect anyone, often sooner than expected. It reduces concentration, slows reaction times, increases the likelihood of errors, incidents and medical emergencies. In severe cases, heat stress can escalate to heat stroke,…

Workplace Health and Safety Lessons from an EOD Specialist

July 22, 2025

Workplace health and safety isn’t about ticking boxes — it’s about protecting people. My journey from defusing explosives in Iraq to consulting on workplace health and safety with New Zealand businesses taught me that the principles of risk management are…

Completing Incident Reports- What Level of Detail & How It Should Be Done!!😆😆😆

March 7, 2025

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Safe Plant and Equipment in the Workplace

February 25, 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving environment, where machinery and equipment play a crucial role across nearly every industry, it’s essential to consider the safe interactions between workers and the equipment they operate or work alongside. Ensuring the safe use and functionality…

Media release from Worksafe

January 28, 2025

Media release from Worksafe regarding the scaffolder that lost both his arms from an electric shock while working near power lines. There was a Close Approach Consent and permit in place for the works that the scaffolders installing the structure…

Apprentice Safety

January 28, 2025

The recent media release from Worksafe around the sad death of a 23-year-old apprentice diesel mechanic in North Canterbury back in 2022 detailing how the trainee fitter was tasked to carry out repairs to a loader that involved working to…

Worksite Security and Protection from Hazardous Areas

October 7, 2024

Worksites are a big temptation for most children, and I speak from experience when as a youngster, I would regularly climb through, under or over construction site fences to climb the nearest scaffold or attempt to drive the machinery. It’s…

High Winds

September 20, 2024

With the recent high winds we have seen in Auckland, there have been a number of incidentsinvolving structures being turned over, panelled materials sent airborne, Portaloo’s andmobile scaffolds toppled. Below is an example of an incident in West Auckland on…

Worker Strangled By Hoodie In Roller Door Accident

August 27, 2024

An industrial door company in Scotland was recently fined £165,000 following an accident that led to the death of one of their employees after his hoodie top became entangled in the mechanism of a roller door he was servicing and…

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