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Injury
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Though the machine had undergone significant safety modifications, it was still not compliant with New Zealand safety standards and the responsible parties were found liable for a worker’s injury A multinational company has been sentenced after a worker’s arm got caught in a bark-stripping machine, which did not have the appropriate safeguards for New Zealand use. Continue →
Health
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Spending hours looking at screens each day can take its toll on the health of your staff, but they can reduce their screen time and still be productive Physical strain to your eyes and body, sleep deprivation, increased risk of obesity, susceptibility to chronic health conditions, loss of cognitive ability, impaired socialising skills, weakened emotional judgment and lower self-esteem are just some of the potential consequences of too much screen time. Continue →
Health
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The scrapping of $5 prescription fees, a big ticket item in Budget 2023, is a good distraction when it is the $2.3 billion allocated to healthcare that deserves our attention In the words of John Taskinsoy, nothing is free in this world; when you are offered a free lunch, think twice before you accept it, as you may be asked later to do so much more to pay back. Continue →
Injury
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A Hawke’s Bay meatworks faces costs of $328,000 after being sentenced for poor training and supervision Poor training and supervision contributed to a worker having his hand seriously injured on unsafe machinery at a Hawke’s Bay meatworks, which has now been sentenced. Continue →
Injury
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Two construction companies have been held accountable for a cavalier attitude toward keeping people safe when working at height The lack of planning and implementation of safety measures from both companies left a builder with life-changing injuries after they fell three metres from an unguarded second floor void on a construction site in September 2020, including a broken spine causing paralysis. Continue →
Management
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New guidance will see road work sites managed based on assessed risks, rather than the previous compliance-based approach, Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard says   The newly released New Zealand Guide to Temporary Traffic Management sets out how road work sites should be managed, replacing the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management. Continue →
Hazardous Materials & Substances
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Findings from a recent WorkSafe report may shed light on why  cancer and respiratory diseases contribute to 70% of all work-related deaths in New Zealand WorkSafe, in collaboration with the Occupational Integrated Database Exposure Assessment System (OccIDEAS) team and Research New Zealand, conducted the New Zealand Carcinogens Survey to estimate the current exposure to carcinogens among New Zealand workers. Continue →
Health
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As a four-day work week is trialled in countries across the globe, University of South Australia researchers are backing the idea after new empirical research finds it has health and performance benefits Assessing changes in daily movements before, during and after holidays, researchers found that people displayed more active, healthy behaviours when they were on holiday, even when they only had a three-day break. Continue →
Management
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WorkSafe is consulting on a proposed safe work instrument which outlines requirements for certificates of competence in the extractives industry The proposed Health and Safety at Work (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations – Prescribed Competency Requirements for Certificates of Competence) Safe Work Instrument 2023 will replace the gazette notices which have previously set the WorkSafe prescribed competency requirements for the extractives industry. Continue →
Health
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As New Zealand enters what is being called its fourth wave of Covid-19, the Government has decided to retain its current settings requiring those who contract the virus to isolate for seven days Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa used a mathematical model to figure out how the country’s rates of Covid-19 infections, hospital admissions, and deaths would change if our isolation requirements were scrapped. Continue →
Sponsored
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A New Zealand company is deploying integrated and wearable robotic solutions and technology that could prevent workplace injuries and future-proof workforces worldwide Exxovantage combines exoskeletons and exosuits, workplace wearables, AI, data analytics and cutting-edge risk management tools to increase operational efficiencies for the logistics, manufacturing, retail, aviation, defence, construction, dairy farming, horticulture, mining and healthcare sectors. Continue →
Security
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Security breaches and incidents are occurring with alarming regularity, with the big names reported in the media, only a fraction of the actual number of beaches taking place Chris Fisher – Head of Security Engineering APJ, Vectra If we are to keep our people and systems safe, we must adopt a ‘not if, but when’ mindset and take steps to improve clarity of understanding and efficiency in catching and responding to threats. Continue →
Management
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The Road Worker Safety Governance Group process to form a new industry steering group for road worker safety has concluded and representatives have been chosen from those that applied through a formal expression of interest process The group’s first priority will be to support the implementation of a new approach to temporary traffic management (TTM) as New Zealand transitions away from a government-led compliance-based model to an industry-led risk-based model. Continue →
Injury
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Despite the slide being operated by another party, a council has been sentenced for its part in failing to keep people safe when it collapsed Thames Coromandel District Council authorised JTK Trustee Limited to operate the giant inflatable slide at the Whangamatā Summer Festival in December 2020. Continue →
Management
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The Prime Minister has announced that the adult minimum wage will be rising to $22.70 per hour from 1 April 2023, which will also effect training and starting-out wages This is an increase of $1.50 per hour from the current hourly rate of $21.20 and aligns with the 7.2% rate of Consumer Price Index inflation in the year ended December 2022. Continue →
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