Safety & Workforce
Road safety, health and safety, and the people and skills behind the wheel.
Deaths and injuries up on Auckland roads: Auckland Transport
Auckland road deaths and injuries have increased 56% since 2012, an Auckland Transport report says. During the past four years, crashes had a $1.14 billion social…
Truck driver’s death investigated by WorkSafe
The death of a truck driver at a Tauranga quarry is under investigation by WorkSafe. Emergency services were called to Tauranga Quarries Ltd in Welcome Bay…
MiX wins safety award
MiX Telematics has won a prestigious prize at the 2017 Brake Fleet Safety Awards. It picked up the Company Driver Safety Award and was highly commended…
Immigration cut would hit economy hard: EMA
Cutting migrant numbers is likely to be a major topic of discussion during New Zealand First’s coalition negotiations with National and Labour. However, Employers and Manufacturers…
Regulator strikes Gold operators
Gold Bus Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Coaches have been penalised by Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) for crashing into Melbourne's Monatgue Street bridge in February 2016. The…
Future-proofing health and wellbeing
This story first appeared in the September issue of Dieseltalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE A dedicated occupational health and wellbeing adviser has been…
Unlicensed driver wins $19k for callous dismissal
The Employment Relations Authority is awarding $19,000 to an employee who drove a window delivery truck for his employer without the correct class two driver's licence…
Let’s change our training mindset
This story first appeared in the September issue of Dieseltalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE One of the best things about working in the…
Construction health and safety award finalists announced
This year’s Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards are recognising a safe lifting device and an impressive approach to temporary traffic management amongst many other…
Students connecting to power career opportunities
The electricity supply industry is holding its Annual Connection event at Mystery Creek in the Waikato this week to attract secondary school leavers seeking a job…