By Heather Chalmers Operators of potato harvesters are being urged to leave nothing to chance when it comes to worker safety. This follows two fatalities in the last two years involving potato harvesters. A third fatality occurred during kumara harvesting. In response, Potatoes NZ held six health and safety workshops in August attended by more…
1.0 Introduction: As a result of two fatalities and one serious harm incident over the last three years involving tractor-towed harvesters, PNZ has formed a H&S Committee. It was agreed to appoint a Chartered Professional Engineer (Jack Mains/Mainmech) to help growers understand the current WorkSafe standards around guarding. 2.0 Mainmech Report – Potato Harvester Machine…
Following the success of the Healthy and Safety Workshops, run by WorkSafe NZ and Potatoes NZ, back in September there have been various requests for a sample health & safety plan. Clearly the content needs to be adapted to your workplace, but here’s an example… Reynolds Bros, who hosted a workshop earlier this year, has…
Sixty plus people, from over 35 different business attended the free Health & Safety workshops organised by Potatoes New Zealand. These workshops provided a welcome opportunity to be proactive about Health & Safety and enhance understanding in a neutral environment. The workshops, run by Potatoes NZ and WorkSafe NZ, were held in Rakaia, Winchester, Pukekohe,…
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