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Australia’s dangerous jobs

14 July 2016
Death and injury are not usually high on the list of concerns for the average office worker. But for those working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, perhaps they should be.  Source: Sydney Morning Herald An analysis of the most recent data set from Safe Work Australia found the ag
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Health concerns for sawmill workers

16 June 2016
Erica Herangi, Taniora Makene, Joe Harawira, Mania Paiti, Kereama Akuhata, John Miller and John Tucker, meet at the Putaruru Timber Museum for support and updates on health checks. Source: Stuff NZ A special support group to support the health needs of sawmill workers continues to see
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WHO says glyphosate unsafe but still used in WA

16 June 2016
Forestry workers in Western Australia are still using the herbicide glyphosate despite the chemical’s safety being under review by the national regulator. Source: ABC News The World Health Organisation’s cancer research arm last year found glyphosate was probably carcinoge
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Forestry Sector Guide to Workplace Safety 2016/17

09 June 2016
There are a number of hazards associated with forestry operations, but steps and measures can be taken to eliminate or reduce risks to forestry workers. Source: Timberbiz Pro-Visual Publishing, in cooperation with Australian Forestry Growers, and the Australian Forest Contractors Asso
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Forestry contractors focused on new safety laws

02 June 2016
Leading forestry contractors are moving fast to ensure they understand and implement systems for meeting new health and safety laws brought in last month for New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Under the guidance of the industry association – the Forest Industry Contractors Association (FI
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Human face of NZ forestry safety

26 May 2016
Maryanne Butler-Finlay holds Charles Finlay’s ashes as she and her family remember workers killed in forestry accidents. When Maryanne Butler-Finlay was told there would be no prosecution in the wake of her husband’s forestry death, she says “that’s when I deci
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Damning appraisal of NZ forestry

26 May 2016
New Zealand Coroner Wallace Bain released findings earlier this month from an inquest into the death of 23-year-old Robert Epapara, one of 10 forestry workers killed on the job in 2013. Source: World Socialist Website The inquest was one of eight carried out into recent deaths in fore
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Innovation through partnerships

12 May 2016
The commercialisation of the Low Odour Timberlink Green LOSP outdoor product will be presented as a case study example of successful innovation in the timber products market in Australia, at the upcoming Wood Innovations conference to be held in late May/June in Melbourne and Rotorua.
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Logging irradiated wood in Chornobyl

05 May 2016
Urban explorers from Ukraine say they have discovered logging operations inside the Chornobyl exclusion zone and warn that irradiated wood is being sold to unsuspecting consumers. Source: CBC Canada “I wouldn’t want to live in such a house,” Artur Kalmykov said. The
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Court and Puketi fail killed worker’s family

28 April 2016
The family of a Bay of Plenty forestry worker killed on the job will not see a cent of the $75,000 a court ordered they should receive after the company he worked for was liquidated. Source: NewsHub One of the lawyers involved in the case has questioned the morality of the move after
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