Health and Safety East Coast NZ

27/09/2017

Stay safe out theoir use your mind then your hands:)

07/06/2017

Get active http://www.health-safety-east-coast-nz.com/news/businesses-really-need-to-get-the-health-and-safety-basics-right/

In the Christchurch District Court, Sullivan Packaging Ltd was fined a total of $52,000 and ordered to pay $20,000 reparations after a worker was trapped unconscious in a machine he was carrying out maintenance on after an unlocked metal plate collapsed on him. The company pleaded guilty to two char...

22/05/2017

http://www.health-safety-east-coast-nz.com/news/carrying-passengers-and-children-on-farm-quadbikes/

WorkSafe New Zealand has clarified the circumstances in which it is acceptable to carry passengers on single-seat quad bikes, in consultation with Federated Farmers, Beef + Lamb NZ, and DairyNZ.

21/05/2017

Safety glasses: All in favor say “Eye!”

10/05/2017

http://www.health-safety-east-coast-nz.com/news/play-equipment-safety/
Lets be safe out there

Strangulation can cause serious injury, and in some cases death. There have been incidents where a young child has become entangled in a rope or cord while playing on play equipment.

04/05/2017

Use yer mouth 😜😝

26/04/2017

Some good farm based health and safety pointers http://www.saferfarms.org.nz/map/

On average, six to seven farmers are killed every year in New Zealand when using farm tractors. The majority of injuries involving farm tractors are caused by tractors rolling over or people being tangled in implements and machinery.

25/04/2017

Be careful out here :)http://www.redbull.com/en/surfing/stories/1331836576132/big-wave-surfing-nazare-mega-paddle-session?utm=int_surf

Witness one of the most dramatic paddle sessions ever at Praia do Norte, from land, sea and drone.

25/04/2017

http://www.health-safety-east-coast-nz.com/news/asbestos-awareness-week/

18/04/2017

http://www.health-safety-east-coast-nz.com/news/control-risks-as-soon-as-they-are-identified/

Fixing or putting in place interim controls for significant risks at the time they are identified would likely have prevented a visitor’s death at South Port New Zealand in November 2015, says WorkSafe New Zealand.

05/04/2017

Check yer wiring

03/04/2017

Awesome health and safety Images