occupational health and safety Archive

  • Kevin Hague

    Mine safety improvements needed NOW - by Kevin Hague



    When someone heads off to work in the morning, they have a right to expect that their workplace is as safe as it can possibly be, and that they will return home again after work, safe and well. In the immediate aftermath of the Pike River mine disaster Cabinet ministers, most notably John Key himself [...] read more
    June 23, 2011 1:52 pm - 3 Comments
  • frog

    What’s happening with ACC? - by frog



    Who knows?? The Government (or any of its officials) wouldn’t front at the recent Reviewing Accident Compensation Summit. The hot topic of the day was privatisation but participants were left in the dark about whether National will keep pushing in this direction. Both the Greens and Labour did attend – check out Sue B’s speech, [...] read more
    July 2, 2009 12:17 pm - 4 Comments
  • frog

    Food chemicals pose cancer risks for growers - by frog



    I thought gardening might be soothing, but according to research released this week by Massey University’s Centre for Public Health Research workers in plant nurseries are four times more likely to develop the cancer Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, with apple and pear growing associated with a five-fold risk. The researchers attribute this risk to exposure to the [...] read more
    February 6, 2008 9:45 am - 12 Comments