On the 1st of October, the new CoR laws come into force. Are you ready? Amendments to the CoR laws in Australia are coming on October 1st 2018 will align the existing laws more closely with workplace health and safety provisions. This means that all parties in the chain, including primary producers, must reduce risks related […]
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Why is it that Agriculture on average only submits 4 to Construction’s 60 notifiable incident reports per month? Considering agriculture is New Zealand’s (and the world’s) most dangerous industry you’d think the ratio would be completely the other way around, right? Below are the graphs from Worksafe New Zealand in regards to this statistic for notifiable […]
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Well, I can say the worst piece of advice I’ve heard passed onto Agribusiness managers since the new Health and Safety at Work Act came into force two years ago is; “I’ve been told I don’t need to record anything to comply, we just need to chat about it with the guys…” And sure, that […]
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The Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 come into force on December 1. They aim to reduce harm from work-related activities involving hazardous substances, such as diesel, pesticides, fertilisers and cleaning solutions. WorkSafe chief inspector Darren Handforth says farmers often underestimate the risks of using sprays and fertilisers. “Exposure to agrichemicals is […]
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Opinion: Mark Orr, GM: Zero Harm Farm After the first prosecution under the Health & Safety at work Act legal firm Chapman Tripp published this thought provoking summary. Read here – link My takeaways from this summary are: The decision highlights a certainty; that higher penalties will be imposed If found guilty a PCBU appears to be expected […]
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