Scaffolding & Heights

WorkSafe is urging all businesses that undertake work at height to reassess their safety systems after a KiwiRail employee took a near-fatal 10-metre fall in Whanganui. The man was installing a telecommunications pole in October 2023 when he fell, suffering extensive injuries, including fractures to his ribs and vertebrae, internal bleeding, and a punctured lung. […]

Details of a scaffolding collapse onto a busy Auckland road have been revealed, as the court case draws to a close. The nine-metre-high scaffold for townhouses built on the boundary of the Ellerslie Racecourse fell onto Remuera’s Peach Parade on a windy January day last year. A WorkSafe investigation found the scaffold was effectively free-standing […]

New Zealand’s tradespeople are being encouraged to put their long-term wellbeing at the forefront of their work through the Construction Health and Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ) ‘Work Should Not Hurt’ programme. The initiative, supported by ACC, aims to reduce the incidence of soft-tissue injuries across the construction industry and ensure workers can enjoy longer, pain-free […]

A tragic reminder of rooftop dangers WorkSafe is urging businesses whose employees work at height to take the risks seriously after a tragic workplace accident left a Wellington man permanently injured. The incident, which happened in April 2023, has prompted renewed scrutiny over the safety practices of companies working on rooftops and in other elevated […]

2019 NZ Crane Training Company of the Year Major Oak Safety Training Ltd (Most) is taking the lead in the mission to provide safer, more competent and efficient candidates to fill the skill gaps for crane/construction equipment operators and dogman. 2020 sees ‘Most’ bring world class immersive simulation training to NZ with an industry leading […]

Article provided by the NZ Safety Council. Under the Primary Duty of Care in the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, preventing falls from height is a requirement for all PCBU’s and they must ensure that work at height is actively managed so that people are not harmed. A PCBU who manages or controls […]