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NZ cops' black and blue thin line
Police staff had more than 4000 work-related injuries over the last three years, claiming compensation for things like concussion, hearing loss, hernias and stings.
No more 'she'll be right, mate'
In 23 years as a scaffolder, Wally Noble came to rely on other people to fence off any hazard on a building site.
Snow Planet worker caught in machine
A young Snow Planet employee was taken to hospital after spending an hour trapped in a machine with his arm caught in a conveyer belt.
Mine victims back safety reforms
Families of Pike River mine victims say they will ensure that recommendations from the health and safety taskforce are acted on.
Health and safety system slammed
An independent taskforce review of NZ's workplace health and safety has recommended sweeping changes, and says the current system has "significant weaknesses''.
'Alarming' number of quad bike injuries
More than a third of farm fatalities involve quad bikes, and the number of injuries from quad bikes is increasing at an "alarming'' rate, according to a new study.
Remembering those killed on the job
Services around the country are being held to mark Workers Memorial Day today - a time to remember those who have been killed or injured at work and their friends and families.
Flash explosion burns two workers
Two men are recovering from burns after the power pylon they were working on exploded, cutting electricity to nearly 800 homes.
Linesmen burned in explosion
Two linesmen have suffered superficial burns in an explosion in Warkworth, north of Auckland.
Call for rural suicide awareness
A Federated Farmers leader has called on a coroner to look into rural suicides instead of concentrating on quad bike deaths.
Forestry worker injured, flown to hospital
A man's been taken to Wellington Hospital's emergency department after seriously injuring his leg while felling a tree.
Safer forests family's aim
The parents of a forestry worker who was crushed by a falling pine tree fought back tears yesterday as they joined a campaign to improve safety standards in the industry.
Coroner launches probe into quad bike deaths
A Northland farmer who campaigned for tractor safety says now is the time to adopt similar procedures to prevent further quad bike deaths.
Man's throat cut by glass
A man's throat was cut in an accident at a glazing company in Napier yesterday.
Mum: Army hiding truth into death
The grieving mother of a dead Kiwi soldier asked for the return of his clothes but was told they were burned as the items were considered "bio-toxic".
Defence deaths tied to training gaps
Twenty armed forces personnel have been killed in the past three years - with a number of deaths linked to training failures and gaps.
Man run over, killed by forklift
A worker run over and killed by a forklift in an early morning industrial accident in Christchurch today has been named.
Pipeline work raises safety alarms
A stormwater project in Freemans Bay has cost ratepayers $201,000 and dangerous underground working conditions have raised safety concerns, according to a source.
Farm worker injured in quad bike accident
A 23-year-old farm worker suffered head and chest injuries when his quad bike crashed into a ditch in Marlborough last night.
Call for machine use in forestry work
A coroner has recommended forestry workers use machines to pile up felled logs instead of doing it manually after a Hawkes Bay forestry worker was killed.