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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Some people did not realise the extent of their injuries until they emerged from the water, one competitor says.
Health and Safety

'Sliced my knee open to the bone': Ocean swim leaves swimmers with gash wounds

A review is now underway.
Watch: Surf Lifesaving NZ CEO Paul Dalton speaks on The AM Show.
Health and Safety

'It definitely hurts': Stats show majority of drownings are male

And the figure is on the increase.
Watch: 800,000 Kiwis are exposed to levels of nitrates that are linked to an increased risk of bowel cancer.
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Health and Safety

One in six Kiwis exposed to high levels of nitrates in water - study

"It's only going to get worse".

Listen: Head of general inspectorate at Worksafe, Jo Pugh talks to Rural Exchange.
Health and Safety

Building company ordered to pay $15k after employee falls 3 metres from man cage

The worker suffered knee ligament and joint damage in the fall.
the conveyor of filling and packaging of drinks in cardboard container. equipment at the dairy plant
Health and Safety

Dairy company fined $270,000 after worker suffers spinal injury

It was also ordered to pay the worker more than $45,000.
Lifeguards are hoping people will follow simple safety tips this summer.
Health and Safety

'If in doubt, stay out': Lifeguards warn beachgoers to 'swim between the lines' this summer

Last summer, lifeguards saved 702 people from drowning.