Health and Safety stories
Small businesses facing COVID-19 revenue shocks are being urged to seek wage subsidies, tax relief and rent negotiations to stay afloat.
Construction firms in Auckland face a 57% drop in jobs created as lockdowns, border closures and supply shocks squeeze margins.
Victorian builders now face a two-week work halt after a vaccine protest turned violent and police made arrests in Melbourne.
Clear, up-to-date Covid-19 protocols have helped construction firms keep working safely through Alert Level changes, industry leaders say.
Better-fitting masks could sharply reduce Covid-19 transmission, with experts urging mandatory N95s for border and quarantine workers.
Construction firms can now book priority jabs for essential workers, while employers weigh when vaccination can be required.
Record spending is exposing poor productivity, rising insolvencies and risk in Australia’s construction sector, industry leaders warn.
Employers must manage remote workers' health and safety risks, including mental wellbeing, with clear communication and home-working policies.
Nearly half the reports involved firms that may have been open illegally, as WorkSafe reviewed 582 alleged Covid-19 breaches.
Workplace deaths on New Zealand farms have already hit five this year, with vehicles and fatigue among the biggest risks ahead of spring.
Mandates can curb infections, but they also risk bullying, staff losses and compensation claims when workers refuse vaccination.
Businesses must shift to contactless operations, remote work and tighter checks as Delta-driven Alert Level 3 curbs customer access.
Businesses must shift to remote work where possible as Level 3 rules ban most customer access and require contactless trading.
Stricter controls will force exporters to cut emissions as New Zealand moves to end methyl bromide use by 2033.
Businesses will have seven days after lockdown eases to enforce QR check-ins and manual sign-ins at busy venues, experts say.
Digital delivery and new construction tech are speeding up projects, with the supreme award-winning water scheme completed in a year.
Only essential building work may continue, with contractors required to follow strict COVID-19 controls or defer jobs until restrictions ease.
Muddled records and missed hazards can leave firms facing fines, injuries and worse as regulators tighten scrutiny on worksites.
Trainees in Christchurch will get hands-on skills and employer mentoring as the sector tries to fill New Zealand’s infrastructure shortage.
A Christchurch manufacturer has been fined NZD $275,000 after toxic vapour from a trial went on to poison a worker and trigger a four-month recovery.
