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Remote controlled felling

30 September 2015
New Zealand’s first remote-controlled forest-harvesting machine will help ensure the safety of forestry crews working on steep land. Sources: The New Zealand Herald, The Northern Advocate That was the verdict of Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy after he saw the machine in
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$90,000 fine for injured hand

30 September 2015
A timber company must pay almost NZ$90,000 in fines and reparation after a worker had the tip of a thumb and the fingers on his right hand sliced through by a saw. Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Timber was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court for failing to take all practic
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Kidd concerns for safety arise

03 September 2015
Lincoln Kidd told his girlfriend and mother about perceived safety issues on the forestry block where he died. Source: Stuff NZ And the man who hired Paul Robert Burr’s company to clear the block said he never saw Burr provide any hazard management plan specific to the block. Mr
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Forestry manslaughter trial a marker for WorkSafe

27 August 2015
The man accused of New Zealand’s first forestry-related manslaughter is being used by WorkSafe New Zealand to “lay down a marker” and the case is not based only on evidence, a court has heard. Sources: Manawatu Standard, Stuff.co.nz In the High Court at Palmerston No
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Safety council’s first meeting

30 July 2015
The newly created Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC) held its first meeting. The FISC was a key recommendation of the independent safety review panel that released its findings last year after investigating the industry’s appalling accident record. Source: Radio New Zealand T
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Cultural key to safety

30 July 2015
Nelson Forests Ltd health and safety manager Les Bak forest safety is about respect, sharing knowledge, keeping it simple and getting workmates to look out for each other. Source: Stuff.co.nz “You can change beliefs but the way to get long term passion is to improve values.̶
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Pressure killed forestry worker

30 July 2015
The owner of a forestry block in New Zealand where a man was crushed to death alleges the consultants he hired to clear his trees put pressure on the man to complete the work in an “impossible” time frame. Source: Stuff.co.nz Michael Steven Langford, 28, died on November 2
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New low odour LOSP treatment world first

23 July 2015
* New Low Odour LOSP TIMBERLINK AUSTRALIA is the first in the world to offer a new Low Odour LOSP (Light Organic Solvent Preservative) treatment that has up to 30 times less odour than traditional LOSP formulations. This world first patent pending treatment has been developed in conju
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Eye to stopping accidents

23 July 2015
NEW SAFETY glasses are designed to recognise when a truck driver is falling asleep. Source: TimberBiz The aim of the iDriveALERT glasses is to prevent accidents that arise from drivers falling asleep behind the wheel. Vibrations and fatigue alarms are activated when the drivers head n
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NZ Nelson Pine fined $50,000

11 June 2015
A logging factory in Nelson has been fined over $NZ50,000 after one of its workers was injured while trying to clear a log jam on a conveyor belt by hand. Source: The New Zealand Herald Nelson Pine Industries Limited was sentenced at the Nelson District Court for failing to take all p
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