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The database now covers more than 10,000 customers after a decade of helping New Zealand contractors meet health and safety standards.
More inspectors will be deployed to construction, manufacturing, forestry and agriculture as WorkSafe seeks to curb work-related harm.
Amphetamine and opioid detections have risen in New Zealand workplaces, lifting concerns about accident risks as cannabis stays the main finding.
Security teams are being urged to pair AI with human oversight as bias, privacy risks and adversarial attacks can weaken defences.
New Zealand employers can face wider safety duties than many realise, covering mental health, training, equipment and worker accommodation.
New Zealand’s 545,000 small businesses could gain cheaper chemical compliance if ministers revive industry codes of practice, the sector says.
Cheap AI tools are helping small firms cut worksite risks, from forklift collisions to hazardous inspections, while lifting compliance.
A formal certificate aims to cut injuries in New Zealand construction, where the sector still records one of the highest claim rates.
Updated NFPA guidance now recognises a corrosion-control system that could cut failures and costly pipe replacements in dry sprinkler networks.
Construction firms could cut accident risk as Australian researchers' tool predicts site hazards with more than 90 percent accuracy.
Western India’s manufacturing sector is set for a lift as Pune hosts 150 automation suppliers and 850 technologies in November.
Bengaluru’s warehousing and logistics firms are set for a bigger showcase as 165 companies and 10,000 professionals gather in November.
The Singapore debut is expected to draw 25,000 tech buyers, 1,000 enterprises and 250 investors to Marina Bay Sands in April 2025.
WorkSafe says forestry firms must tighten site checks after a 23-year-old was killed by a log that rolled 325 metres at Tangoio.
A new tile showcase at Tokyo Big Sight aims to draw architects and builders as JAPAN BUILD Tokyo 2024 expands its international reach.
Growers face tighter spraying limits after New Zealand regulators imposed red-alert controls on chlorthal-dimethyl to protect public health.
Industry pressure is growing to curb arc flash risks after New Zealand workersafe said two to four incidents happen each year and rules lag behind.
Businesses across Australia and New Zealand will get added protection as Fujitsu secures four Microsoft security specialisations and joins MISA.
Tairāwhiti forestry firms are gaining better safety standards as 12 women complete a health and safety course backed by Eastland Wood Council.
Worker exposure to silica will be tighter from July, as Australia rolls out new rules backing the engineered stone ban and broader material controls.
