Media Releases: 2004

These links are to information releases from all parts of the Department from 2004

date	subject
01 Dec 2004	Inadequate guarding led to mincer accident [workplace health & safety]
29 Nov 2004	Poor safety standards led to worker’s death [workplace health & safety]
29 Nov 2004	Tourist attraction to stay closed until improvements complete [workplace health & safety]
29 Nov 2004	OSH expects scaffold safety improvements in follow-up visits [workplace health & safety]
26 Nov 2004	Aero club faces charge of failing to provide safe workplace [workplace health & safety]
12 Nov 2004	Worker caught in PTO shaft may never speak again [workplace health & safety]
05 Nov 2004	Nail gun fatality investigation continues [workplace health & safety]
04 Nov 2004	Boy’s death a terrible accident [workplace health & safety]
29 Oct 2004	Meatworks death highlights dangers of working around machinery [workplace health & safety]
28 Oct 2004	Fireworks fun – but only in the right hands [workplace health & safety]
22 Oct 2004	New employees should be supervised [workplace health & safety]
22 Oct 2004	Workers died after entering off-limits area [workplace health & safety]
16 Sep 2004	Stunt show charges withdrawn [workplace health & safety]
15 Sep 2004	Horror week of fatal accidents [workplace health & safety]
30 Aug 2004	Amusement ride death referred to coroner [workplace health & safety]
26 Aug 2004	Diversity Can Help Solve Skill Shortages [labour]
25 Aug 2004	LPG warning – get cylinders checked regularly and never overfill [workplace health & safety]
17 Aug 2004	Construction firm should have left stepladder at home [workplace health & safety]
09 Aug 2004	Unlit path led to serious fall [workplace health & safety]
29 Jul 2004	New health and safety guidelines for sex industry [workplace health & safety]
07 Jul 2004	Fix and fasten against Wellington’s wind [workplace health & safety]
06 Jul 2004	New Look Immigration Website Launched [immigration]
02 Jul 2004	Invest to protect our greatest asset – people [workplace health & safety]
01 Jul 2004	New Look Department of Labour [labour]
30 Jun 2004	New Code for Health and Safety at Ports [workplace health & safety]
23 Jun 2004	Health board to pay after worker almost loses toe [workplace health & safety]
17 Jun 2004	Company to pay $3000 after worker’s hand crushed [workplace health & safety]
11 Jun 2004	OSH lays charges over Richmond Oringi accidents [workplace health & safety]
10 Jun 2004	Chemical burn victim receives $12,000 reparation [workplace health & safety]
04 Jun 2004	Adventure company fined over injuries to tourist [workplace health & safety]
31 May 2004	OSH withdraws charge against ladder supplier [workplace health & safety]
26 May 2004	OSH prosecution highlights need for construction project managers [workplace health & safety]
26 May 2004	Company to pay record reparation over death in rotary milking shed [workplace health & safety]
12 May 2004	Reality check for Touchdown [workplace health & safety]
26 Apr 2004	Trans-Tasman work safety campaign a first [workplace health & safety]
23 Apr 2004	Dead workers remembered [workplace health & safety]
21 Apr 2004	Shop Trading Hours ANZAC Day 2004 [labour]
7 Apr 2004	Shop Trading Hours for Easter and ANZAC Day 2004 [labour]
23 Mar 2004	DoL Leadership change to promote high-quality working lives for New Zealanders [labour]
19 Mar 2004	Needless accidents are damaging people's lives [workplace health & safety]
11 Mar 2004	Amputee to receive reparation [workplace health & safety]
01 Mar 2004	Information for farm volunteers [workplace health & safety]
26 Feb 2004	Secretary of Labour Accepts and Endorses Ombudsman's Report Recommendations [labour]
20 Feb 2004	Company to pay reparation of $18,000 after worker's arm amputated [workplace health & safety]
26 Jan 2004	Electronic Immigration Service Launched [immigration]