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Fine after teen worker injured
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$115,000 fine for obstructing WorkSafe investigation
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Machine guards prevent injuries
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No excuse for inadequate machine guards
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Our Performance Story 2015
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Company fined after worker falls from roof
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Fine over effluent pond drowning
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Company ordered to pay $116,000 over crane death
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Taradale Primary School investigation complete
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Construction company fined after employee struck by chain
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Hefty fine and reparation over Speights Brewery elevator death
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Fireworks company fined after spectators injured at All Blacks match
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Timber company fined after worker loses fingers and thumb
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Supermarket operator ordered to pay $77,300 after worker injured in gate collapse
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Construction firm fined for fall from height risk
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Quarry operator fined after employee falls from work platform
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KiwiRail ordered to pay $110K after contractor struck by train
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Kids graduate to farm safety
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Watch your back this spring
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Hutt company fined after worker loses four fingers
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Contractor fined $8,607 for potential asbestos exposure at school
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Aluminium company to pay 48K after employee burnt at work
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New HASANZ Chair Appointed
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Lyttelton Port Company ordered to pay $138,000 over worker’s death
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August a peak period for farm injuries
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Petroleum services company fined for their part in Turoa ski field diesel leak
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New research now shows Christchurch construction workers exposed to high levels of silica dust
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Company to pay $66,799.50 after employee shot by nail gun
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Spray painting company fined for breaching prohibition notice
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Tertiary provider sentenced after tutor seriously injured in forestry class
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Company fined after worker loses leg
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More than 600 rebuild workers to receive free mini health checks on site
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Workers not as safe as they think they are
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Director fined $25,000 for ignoring prohibition notice
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Adequate machine guarding is a must
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Orchardist fined after employee dies while using home-made buggy at work
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CentrePort to pay $75,691 after worker fatality
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WorkSafe welcomes new forest safety council
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Metal recycler fined after explosion reveals health and safety failings
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Company to pay contractor $80,000 after tree trunk fractures skull
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Always identify workplace hazards
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Hastings District Council to pay $94,500 for child’s death in park
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
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Sort your hazards so staff stay safe
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Seasonal changes pose risks for farmers
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Stay safe on quads
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Safety alert - Extractives - Quarry Operations
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Forestry-related death notified to WorkSafe
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Harcourts fined for rental property safety failings
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Residential care tragedy a wakeup call
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Hundreds of rebuild workers to get free work health checks
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Work and Income Ashburton shooting – WorkSafe charge
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Don’t be blasé about toxic fumes and confined spaces
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Safety alert - Infrastucture and tunnel operations
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Company director sentenced to home detention for safety failings
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Best practice guidance becomes "good practice" guidance
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Orchard company to pay $134,500 over worker death
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Machine guards are there for a reason
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Manage your hazards – no matter how big the job
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Safety alert - Agriculture sector
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Wear helmets on quad bikes – they’re part of the job
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Fine for failing to test for asbestos
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Fine over needless forklift death
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Waihi team wins inaugural Mines Rescue Competition
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Keep it safe when sourcing replacement parts
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Ignore prohibition notices at your peril
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Take time to plan hazardous work
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Fine and reparation of $152,000 ordered over fatal crushing incident
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Biscuit maker fined for mutilating injury
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Hardware store fined after employee loses fingers
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Student gets $30,000 after 10 metre fall
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Ski field operator fined $60,000 over diesel leak
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WorkSafe supports forestry review findings
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Asbestos investigation completed
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Meat works employee maimed by hoof machine
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Controlled burn-offs
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Grace period announced for adventure activities operators that are dedicated to safety
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Instructions and training could have prevented amputation
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GrabOne fined over dangerous bubble machine
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New Zealand Mining Board of Examiners Appointed
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Timber processor fined for crush injury
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Safety gear no good if it is not used
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$120,000 fine over quad bike tour death
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Worker’s death results in hefty fine
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No excuse for failing to reduce risk of falls
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Coroner’s report into death of a 9 year old
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Productive meeting with Lyttelton Port company
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WorkSafe NZ to meet Lyttelton Port management
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Fertiliser company fined after worker loses finger
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Fine after worker hurt by inadequately guarded machine
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Hefty fines over forklift accident
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Contractor ‘de-gloves’ wedding ring finger
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Forestry death an avoidable tragedy
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$80,000 fine for selling dangerous travel plug adaptors
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Two models of bathroom heater prohibited
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Rebuild companies to focus on worker fatigue
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Inadequate scaffolding leads to fine
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Company fined over rock crusher accident
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Landlord sentenced to home detention after gas fire death
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Progress on forestry safety action
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Weiss heat transfer units – Prohibition on sale and use of some models now active
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WorkSafe NZ lays charges over forestry death
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Forestry company fined after worker hit by log
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Racetech fire investigation
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Quad bike rider fined for not using helmet
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Hundreds of rebuild workers to put safety first
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Occupational health experts to advise WorkSafe NZ
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Safe clean-up the focus of WorkSafe inspectors’ Coast visit
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Workers’ Memorial Day (April 28)
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WorkSafe NZ urges Coasters to take care clearing fallen trees
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Extractives Industry Advisory Group appointed
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Demolition increase highlights safety risk
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Piping contractor fined over Onehunga explosion
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Waikato company fined over worker’s death
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Farm company fined over tractor death
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Hefty fine and reparations order after toxic gas leaves workers unconscious
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Workers fined over scaffolding accident
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Snowplanet fined after worker injured
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New WorkSafe NZ Chief Executive
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Fine over quad bike death
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Health & Safety Reform Bill introduced
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Dangerous Christmas lights result in $25.5K fine
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Agriculture sector asked for input on health and safety
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Next phase in WorkSafe NZ forestry safety work starts
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Tree Adventures fined over customer’s death
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WorkSafe New Zealand releases guidelines for managing workplace bullying
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Forestry firm fined over death of new worker
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Taking Forestry concerns from the ‘bush to the board room’
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Company fined after worker falls from roof
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Riverlands Eltham fined for workplace injury
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Forestry death and injury
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Significant lessons for forestry industry in worker’s death
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Kapiti model railway back in action
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Model railway “a potential danger”
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WorkSafe New Zealand inspectors at forestry fatality site
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Store convicted for selling dangerous Christmas lights
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WorkSafe New Zealand launched
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Charges against former Pike River CEO Peter Whittall not proceeding
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Charges proven against Canadian Pacific Limited over Onehunga pipeline explosion
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Chief Executive for WorkSafe New Zealand announced
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Coronial report on quad bike deaths – industry forum to be convened
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Authorities concerned at asbestos management in Canterbury rebuild
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Two Dunedin companies fined for workplace accidents
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Forestry death leads to fines for contractor
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Four senior appointments for WorkSafe New Zealand announced
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TOPEC sentenced for Paritutu rock deaths
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Company fined after climbing fall
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Injury to tourist leads to fines
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Asbestos trade breakfast attracts hundreds of rebuild workers
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Fines for incident at geothermal project site
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Take care clearing fallen trees
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Australian health and safety inspectors to join rebuild team
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Inspectors visiting farms to check on quad bike safety
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Fines a warning for fireworks importers
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Grain silo operator fined for worker injury
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Roof fall costs house moving company
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Worker loses fingertip in preventable accident
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Carter Holt Harvey Porirua fined after worker injured in fall
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Safety trade breakfast attracts more than 300 rebuild workers
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Workplace health and safety reform
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MBIE comment on NZDF judgment
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Steel company fined
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Acting Chief Executive-Designate for WorkSafe New Zealand announced
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Solid Energy fined over miner’s serious injury
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Defence Force convicted over death of soldier
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Carterton wood products manufacturer fined
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Forestry industry must improve safety commitment
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Scaffolding company fined for safety failures
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Silver Fern Farms Limited fined – worker’s fingers partially amputated
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Pike River Coal Limited (In Receivership) sentencing
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Administrative call for parties charged over Pike River explosion
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MBIE confirms health and safety oversight of NZ Defence Force
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Implementing recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy
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Guidelines for company directors on their health and safety responsibilities
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Company fined after worker seriously injured in 5-metre fall
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Vineyard fined for worker’s quad bike injury
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Convictions entered against Pike River Coal Ltd (in receivership)
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Independent investigation report released
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Fence post company fined after workplace accident
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Companies fined after window cleaner falls 15 metres
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New workplace health and safety agency to be established
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Marine company fined after boat explosion
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Pulpmill fined after fall left worker in wheelchair
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Worker’s fall costs company $62,750
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Charges laid over Paritutu Rock deaths
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Positive changes reducing harm on farms
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Employers urged to remember sun safety responsibilities
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Put farm safety first this summer
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Tractor safety crucial given recent deaths
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Builders urged to make safety a priority in 2013
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Forestry sector works to make safe start to the New Year
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Ministry asks farmers for a safe start to 2013
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Fine follows wood chipper incident
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Businesses urged to focus on machine guarding basics
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Fine follows wood chipper incident
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Christchurch rebuild fall from height prosecution: ‘make it the last one’ says Ministry
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Stay safe on the farm this summer
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Logging firm fined after death of worker
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Meat processor fined after serious injury
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School convicted after fatal accident
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Bee keeping business fined after worker loses top of finger
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Business fined after worker traps hand
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Business fined after worker crushed unloading container
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Waimea Sawmillers convicted after fall from heights
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New forest operations approved code of practice launched in Rotorua
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General Distributors convicted after hand injury
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MBIE independent investigation process
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Independent investigation process: Terms of reference
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Ministry taking tough stance on unsafe construction sites
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Manurewa recycling company fined after employee loses arm
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Pike River prosecutions 25/26 October 2012 Greymouth District Court
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Restaurant fined after employee seriously injured in pasta machine
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Preventable fall from height leaves worker seriously injured
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Tragic accident highlights importance of safety on quads
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Company fined for failing to prevent fall from height
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Taskforce Health and Safety Taskforce Consultation Document Released
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Spring reminder for quad safety
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Winstone Pulp fined $29,000 for unguarded saw
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'Small Falls' can still destroy lives
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Employee suffers critical burns from power lines
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Winstone Pulp fined $55,500 for failing to keep worker safe
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Company and director fined for failing to report accident that left worker paralysed
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Worker hospitalised after respiratory equipment fails
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Keeping employees safe in areas of volcanic ash fall
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Kerikeri conveyor accident highlights importance of machine guarding
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Project management company prosecuted for failing to ensure safety on worksite
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Pike River Coal Ltd – one health and safety charge withdrawn
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Adventure Activities Regulations: Interim list of approved safety auditors released
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Arm amputation accident highlights importance of machine guarding
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Company prosecuted for using unsafe demolition practices
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Tragic forklift accident highlights importance of putting safety first
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Preventable fall from height leaves worker seriously injured
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High Hazards Unit shuts down development areas at Solid Energy’s Spring Creek Mine
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Preventing falls project enters proactive enforcement stage
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Company fined $64k for failing to protect employee from injury
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Worker seriously injured after falling from unsafe scaffolding
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Sawmill company fined $20,000 after worker trapped in unguarded machine
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Taranaki company fined $60,000 after employee seriously injured by sawmill
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Company gets big wake-up call after failing to report serious workplace accidents
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Department of Labour appeals Safe Air Limited sentence
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Lucky escape for worker injured by poorly guarded machinery
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Update: Change to Terms of Prohibition - Huntly East Mine
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Delivery driver’s serious injury highlights need for workplace safety zones
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Guidelines for Working on Roofs Launched at National Conference
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Lifetime achievement award for Department of Labour expert
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Company fined $56,250 following preventable death at work
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Company fined for failing to prevent fall from height
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High Hazards Unit closes Broken Hills gold mine in Coromandel
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New industrial guidelines released
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Workplace injury highlights importance of machine guarding
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Company fined after employee loses sight
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Update on implementation of Adventure Activities Regulations
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Risky demolition practices results in fine
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Update on Department of Labour prosecution: Watercare Services Ltd and Canadian Pacific Ltd
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Company fined for unsafely storing hazardous substance
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Department of Labour advocates closer regulation of underground coal mining
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Feedback sought on draft hazardous substances policy
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Fonterra to pay $62,500 for finger amputation
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Employee's fingers amputated in machine accident
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Company fined after employee falls five metres
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Solid Energy Spring Creek Mine prohibition notice - update
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Prohibition notice issued for Solid Energy's Spring Creek mine
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Coromandel mine closed
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Chief Inspector Petroleum and Geothermal appointed
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Work resumes at Hotel Grand Chancellor site
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Forestry worker injured in 3.5 metre fall
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Employee loses part of finger on unguarded auger
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Worker crushed by 2.5 tonne concrete panel
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Workplace deaths down in 2011 but too many dying on the job
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One third of workplace fatalities in agriculture in 2011
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Pike River hearing - Greymouth District Court
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Quad bike safety reminder after high summer accident rate
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No room for complacency on construction sites
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Workers and employers urged to keep safe during summer
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Administrative call for parties charged over Pike River explosion
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Parties charged named
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Charges laid
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Department of Labour seeks time extension
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Immigration New Zealand works with affected Pike River migrant workers
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Experts to start safety audit of underground coal mines
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Investigation into Pike River coal explosion