Last month, a East Tamaki logistics crew copped a $9,500 penalty from WorkSafe NZ after a forklift clipped a worker wearing a faded orange vest that didn’t meet AS/NZS 4602.1 standards. The vest’s reflective tape had peeled at the seams, and the fluorescent colour had washed out after 6 months of daily washing. The site […]
Stay Visible, Stay Safe: Your Complete Guide to Choosing the Best Safety Vests in East Tamaki The morning crew on a construction site in East Tamaki arrived bright‑minded but half‑blind. A supervisor grabbed the first batch of hi‑vis jackets from the stockroom – cheap, faded orange tops with a single strip of tape. Within minutes a […]