Chemical safety stories
Businesses will face simpler hazardous substances rules as New Zealand shifts workplace controls to WorkSafe under health and safety reform.
Inspectors issued enforcement notices in hundreds of cases after noise, chemicals, silica and asbestos emerged as key workplace hazards.
Customers were exposed to a banned nail glue linked to headaches and skin irritation after an Auckland salon admitted safety breaches and was fined AUD $13,500.
Workers in Arctic and desert sites can now use insulated emergency showers that meet ANSI and OSHA standards in extreme conditions.
Workers and nearby residents may still be exposed to methyl bromide at several ports, despite a court warning over health and ozone risks.
