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Health
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Removing facemask requirements in healthcare facilities and lifting the Covid-19 mandatory seven-day isolation period will put the health system and those with health issues at risk as a new sub-variant emerges, experts fear New Zealanders must hold onto the values of keeping others safe, even when Government policy is no longer aligned with those values, University of Otago Associate Professor Amanda Kvalsvig says. Continue →
Hazardous Materials & Substances
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Following the 2021 sentencing of Aimex Limited whose apprentice suffered serious brain injury, it was discovered a similar incident nearly occurred a week prior but had been covered up The New Zealand Police charged William Mansfield Trevor Sullivan for making a false statement and Steven Patrick John Sullivan for perverting the course of justice. Continue →
Management
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Safety technology can tackle cognitive and confirmation biases, uncovering often overlooked workplace risks and foster a proactive approach to ensuring a safer work environment, writes Soter Analytics APAC Account Manager Ashleigh Hourigan Cognitive bias, specifically confirmation bias, can severely impact workplace safety by leading organizations to focus on the wrong areas of risk. Continue →
Management
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A two-tier regime is being designed that will require anyone providing professional engineering services to be registered to ensure a base level of professionalism Cabinet has agreed to proposals to improve the occupational regulation of engineers. Continue →
Access
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The proposed and delayed Plant, Structures, and Hazardous Work regulations would leave an ever-smaller pool of Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) inspectors to maintain an increasing number of machines, says Elevating Work Platform Association Chief Executive Rodney Grant There are approximately 18,000 mobile elevating work platforms operating throughout New Zealand, all of which require two inspections per year. Continue →
Access
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WorkSafe inspectors have noticed an increasing number of mobile work platforms that have been self made or modified, many of which are badly designed and/or poorly constructed Some have been fixed to tractors and vehicles, some made for towing, and some are modified from existing mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). Continue →
Injury
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Poor risk management and a lack of worker engagement have been identified as factors in the death of an East Coast freezing worker, who was crushed by a falling steel frame full of offal cartons Alfred Edwards was attempting to free a jammed carton in a blast freezer at AFFCO’s Wairoa plant in February 2020, when a frame fell and fatally crushed him. Continue →
Management
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Civil Contractors New Zealand is seeking input from construction professionals on industry issues, workforce and technology in its annual Construction Industry Survey Now in its seventh year, this joint research project with Teletrac Navman aims to provide actionable insights to assist construction companies in overcoming challenges and capitalising on opportunities. Continue →
Management
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When it comes to travel, many LGBTQ+ workers are burdened with the responsibility of researching the legal system and cultural attitudes of their destination, World Travel Protection Security and Intelligence Lead Paul Trotter says A global survey of business travellers has uncovered the vital need for employers to make travel safer and more inclusive for LGBTQ+ staff members. Continue →
Management
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A 39-story construction project that “stacked” two hotels one above the other with a “foundation in the sky” halfway up has been recognised for the innovative ways it looked after workers on a challenging site Australasian construction company ICON won Site Safe’s Safety Innovation Award for its work on Auckland’s Voco-Holiday Inn Express hotel, which opened on Wyndham St last year. Continue →
Management
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The introduction of AI in the workplace brings along innovative developments but also challenges and risks for workers’ safety, health and wellbeing, finds a report commissioned by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work In 2020 the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) initiated a four-year research programme on digitalisation and occupational safety and health (OSH) with the aim of supporting evidence-based policymaking by providing deeper insights into the consequences of digitalisation on workers’ health, safety and wellbeing and how these are addressed at the research, policy and practice levels, as well as by describing examples of successful practices. Continue →
Training & Recruitment
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A new set of modern, fit-for-purpose forklift operating guidelines has been developed by the New Zealand Forklift Industry Association to replace the current outdated and inadequate industry guidance The newly published Forklift Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) provides information and guidance to those involved in operations that involve forklifts. Continue →
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