Work Safe

The WorkSafe prosecution over the Whakaari eruption begins today – and some of the heroes of that dreadful day are in the spotlight. Audio

New Zealand's first-ever Carcinogen Survey has found alarming numbers of people are exposed to cancer-causing agents in their work. What can we do about it? Audio

12 years on from the Pike River mine disaster, the Health & Safety body for the sector says there's still too much tolerance for workplace injury. MinEx is funded by the sector, and tasked with… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

At least two people have died at work every month since last January. Are our workplace whistleblowers up to the task? Audio

Worksafe wants the construction sector to focus on improving health and safety - but a lawyer tracking the watchdog's work says Worksafe needs to turn the attention on itself.

Health and safety… Audio

Legal correspondent Garth Gallaway joins Kathryn to look at how Covid risk assessments might work in the workplace. Will WorkSafe crack down on employers who fail to keep their employees and customers… Audio

WorkSafe's Chief Executive Phil Parkes joins Kathryn to respond to criticism the agency isn't taking on enough investigations. Earlier in the week we heard from a health and safety lawyer and union… Audio

There's ongoing concern at the reduction in WorkSafe investigations since new legislation was introduced in April 2016. That includes a decision not to investigate some cases linked to last year's… Audio

Six people have died in as many days in workplace-related incidents, at a time when most people are just returning back to work after the Christmas break. The most recent death was on Friday morning… Audio

Lawyer Mai Chen says Parliament's workplace culture needs to change, and the only way that's going to happen is to ensure there are consequences for perpetrators. She told Lisa Owen Worksafe should be… Audio

The lawyer who represented some of the Pike River families during the Royal Commission hearings is disturbed that evidence from the mine appears to have gone missing. Queen's Counsel Nigel Hampton… Audio

Mai Chen has been carrying out research for WorkSafe about how to maintain a safe working culture in cities with super-diverse cultural and linguistic populations. She joins us to explain a bit about… Audio