In the Media

Multiple deaths and incidents show risks workers face

Two worker deaths last month involving vehicles, two serious incidents involving dangerous gasses and a serious injury incident the previous month are disturbing, says a health and safety organisation.

Posted 6 days ago by MinEx Office

America tolerates gun deaths, we tolerate workplace deaths

Kiwi ‘she’ll be right’ attitudes are a major factor in New Zealand’s high workplace death rate and match American tolerance for gun deaths, says the CEO of a health and...

Posted 33 days ago by MinEx Office

Quarries advised to review procedures after silicosis found

MinEx, the national Health and Safety Council for the extractives sector, says it is awaiting more information from WorkSafe about two chronic silicosis cases at an unidentified New Zealand quarry.

Posted 3 months ago by MinEx Office

Awards recognise women in extractives

Internationally recognised environmental work and an ability to roll up the sleeves and do any job, while mentoring others, were defining qualities of the winners of awards given out today...

Posted 7 months ago by MinEx Office

Media release - Nine years of risk and delays to extractive workers

Quarry and alluvial mine workers have faced nine years of risk through delays in new Government regulations, says Wayne Scott, CEO of the Mining Extractive Health & Safety Council MinEx.

Posted 19 months ago by MinEx Office

Media release - Extractive sector mourns loss of boundary-breaking woman

The loss to cancer of Te Kuiti-based mining engineer Kristy Christensen is being felt across the extractive sector, says the CEO of its health and safety organisation, MinEx.

Posted 19 months ago by MinEx Office