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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 →
Management
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A contractor’s work environment must be safe for everyone involved, which means having the proper first aid supplies and personnel in an emergency This article will discuss some essential tips and strategies for contractors to help them meet their first-aid obligations. Continue →
Injury
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A business which didn’t properly safeguard its machinery has been sentenced over two incidents, six months apart, in which workers had their hands disfigured West Auckland bakery Bakeworks Limited, which makes gluten-free products, was sentenced in Waitakere District Court for health and safety failures related to both incidents. Continue →
Management
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Employers who tell their employees to ‘leave their personal problems at home’ may be contributing to a more hazardous workplace by increasing the risk of serious, even fatal, accidents on site, a health and safety service provider says Stats NZ reports a significant increase in the proportion of people with poor mental well-being, up from 22 per cent in 2018 to 28 per cent in 2021. Continue →
PPE
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WorkSafe NZ is stressing the requirement for employers to provide and ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) is used after Northland business was found guilty and sentenced in relation to a casual worker in who suffered a significant eye injury The victim and a supervisor were repairing orchard fencing in April 2021 when a high-tensile wire snapped, striking the 20-year-old’s left eye. Continue →
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Delayed monitoring or inaccurate reporting can lead to potential breaches in compliance, resource consents, health and safety, and complaints from local residents, which can then cause project delays and potentially add costs Civil infrastructure company Dempsey Wood monitor levels of emissions from noise, dust and vibration in real time that until recently, required on-site manual testing. Continue →
Management
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The Government announced a new visa to facilitate the availability of specialist migrant workers to help in the recovery efforts following Cyclone Gabrielle and other recent weather events in the North Island The Recovery Visa (a Specific Purpose Work Visa), will allow employers to sponsor migrants to come to New Zealand for a specific event or purpose, including working on an emergency response. Continue →
Injury
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A Bay of Plenty business with an undocumented and ineffective health and safety process has been sentenced after a raised skip bin fell on a worker and inflicted a severe brain injury The victim, now 52 years old, was emptying the skip bin when it fell on his head and shoulders in March 2021. Continue →
Health
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Dealing with extraordinary events is likely to cause some feelings of anxiety and distress – this is normal, MATES in Construction says As we endure and begin to recover from such events, we want to remind everyone that if you are struggling or recognise that you are not travelling well, it is okay, because it’s okay NOT to be okay, but it’s NOT okay to do nothing about it. Continue →
Management
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WorkSafe has released a draft fact sheet on the safe use of containers at worksites and is looking for feedback Containers are often used at worksites as temporary structures for things like additional storage, site offices, and containment areas, WorkSafe says. Continue →
Management
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This year has been earmarked as one of significant cyber risk to organisations, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says The covid pandemic provided cyber criminals with a fertile ground to execute scams and reap the riches. Continue →
Training & Recruitment
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A group of 103 students from Whitireia and WelTec (Te Pūkenga) are set to enter the workforce as electrical apprentices, having just graduated with the level three New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory The one year programme of study has equipped graduates with practical, hands on knowledge and skills to start them on their journey to becoming qualified electricians. Continue →
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