Latest Safety News

The Government wants to reduce quad bike claims by 30 percent

Govt behind in quad bike safety target

3 News can reveal the Government is at risk of dramatically falling short of its own target of reducing ACC claims for quad bike injuries.

Comments (5)

Labour Minister Simon Bridges released the report

Scathing health and safety report released

An independent report on workplace health and safety says "significant weaknesses" must be addressed if New Zealand is to improve its poor record.

Comments (10)

The experienced mountaineer and safety consultant captured his frightening fall on camera

VIDEO: Climber's remarkable fall

Remarkable new footage has been released of the moment a climber came crashing down to earth.

Comments (0)

The woman was hurt while unloading tuna from Sanford's Ocean Breeze in December 2011 (file)

Companies fined after fish worker hurt

Two fishing companies have been fined and ordered to pay $10,000 to a woman after she injured her hand unloading tuna from a vessel.

Comments (0)

Today a 50-year-old farm worker in Hawke’s Bay was hospitalised after a quad bike crash (Photo: supplied)

Renewed calls for quad bike safety

A string of quad bike accidents recently has prompted calls for greater safety measures for riders using the vehicles.

Comments (1)

Foreign fishing crews better protected

New rules are in force to protect foreign crews on fishing boats operating in New Zealand waters from unscrupulous employers.

Comments (0)

The regulator must be satisfied health and safety requirements have been met before mining begins (file)

New safety regulations for mines

The Pike River mine disaster has prompted new health and safety regulations for all types of mines, oil wells and gas fields.

Comments (0)

Design's other impacts

Design is often thought of as the icing on the cake, nice to have, but not essential.

Comments (0)

Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson welcomed the start of public comment

Public to have say on poor work safety

The death and injury toll on the job in New Zealand is twice that of Australia and almost six times that of the UK, a consultation paper from an independent taskforce shows.

Comments (17)

A Pateye (Protection Against Temperature Eye) is a marker that flashes when roads are icy

Safety 'eye' flashes when road gets icy

Temperatures have plummeted across the country this week, particularly in the South, where driving conditions have been difficult, even dangerous. Now, a Christchurch-based company has come up with a new device to help winter drivers out and maybe even save lives.

Comments (0)

The rule change would have made it compulsory for lifejackets to be worn on all boats under 6m

Last minute Govt flip-flop on life jackets

A 3 News investigation has uncovered that the Government backed off making life jackets compulsory just a week before it was to be signed off, despite official advice saying the change could help prevent 10 deaths a year.

Comments (9)

Many of the incidents are put down to recreational boatie error

Boaties cause near-disaster

There have been calls for major changes to maritime safety after a 3 News investigation uncovered some terrifying near misses.

Comments (1)

Could a Rena-like accident happen again? (Photo: Maritime New Zealand)

Rena-like disasters narrowly avoided

A 3 News investigation into maritime safety has uncovered almost 500 serious incidents involving commercial vessels in the past two years.

Comments (3)

The Family First lobby group wants a law change to make the wearing of lifejackets compulsory on non-commercial small boats, canoes and dinghies

Call for compulsory lifejacket use

A water safety authority is backing calls for the mandatory use of life jackets on small vessels after a father and son died when a dinghy capsized in Manukau Harbour.

Comments (0)