Making health and safety history
The New Zealand-owned engineering and design consultancy, Harrison Grierson, recently made health and safety history, with the highest score ever recorded in New Zealand for Sitewise certification. Continue →
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Staying safe this work year
Harness the power of your whole team to assess and manage the risks of your business this year, says WorkSafe. Continue →
Technology key to furthering forest safety
“Technology is vital in many new safety improvements in the forest industry – and the upcoming Forest Safety Summit will be showcasing them and the people who established them,” says Forest Industry Engineering Association event manager, Gordon Thomson. Continue →
Farmers encouraged to keep children safe on farms
Farmers are being encouraged to keep children safe on farms over the school holidays with a heightened risk of accidents on farms. Continue →
Report shows cyber-related crimes on the rise
Over 300,000 Kiwis had their identities stolen in the past 12 months and approximately 200,000 of them had their stolen identities actively misused by the thieves, according to IDCARE. Continue →
Commercial floor coatings make healthier workplaces
Industrial facilities may get larger and production processes faster to cope with increasing global demand, but plant designers still have to adhere to safety standards, regulations and guidelines. Continue →
New research to improve asbestos disease diagnosis
Australia’s Asbestos Diseases Research Institute has begun new research that aims to improve diagnosis of one of the most aggressive forms of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Continue →
Kiwi firms often missing robust succession planning
Former prime minister John Key’s sudden resignation last week shows how important it is to have a succession plan ready – the same goes for company HR planning. Continue →
Setting the record straight
Health and safety isn’t the Christmas Grinch, says acting WorkSafe chief executive Kirstie Hewlett. Continue →
Safety for participants on community work must be improved WorkSafe insists
The importance of good risk assessment and monitoring of offenders carrying out community work has been highlighted with the sentencing of the Corrections Department under the Health and Safety in Employment Act. Continue →
MSD prosecuted for WINZ shooting
Chief District Court Judge Jan Marie Doogue has entered a conviction against the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) following the shootings at the WINZ office in Ashburton. Continue →
Measures taken to deal with likely asbestos discovery
The Dunedin City Council has taken a range of precautionary measures following the discovery of what is likely to be asbestos under a Logan Park sportsfield. Continue →
Spatial tech takes important role in quake response
New Zealand’s skills in advanced spatial technology and geographic intelligence has underpinned much of the response to the recent 7.8 earthquake, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Continue →
New online health and safety tool to help SMEs manage risks
WorkSafe has developed a new online tool to help businesses get started with managing their workplace health and safety risks. Continue →
The new H&S at Work Act has severe penalties for neglect of chemical and hazardous material safety
The 2017 Hazardous Substances Management Summit is part of the annual Safety 360 event held in Auckland, March 21-22, 2017. Continue →
Australia asbestos awareness campaign shows way for New Zealand
Australia’s National Asbestos Awareness Week holds valuable lessons for local companies and workers. Continue →
FREE seminars are running throughout Safety 360 Expo
Come to Safety 360 this March 2017 and gain practical insights into crucial health and safety topics. Continue →
A breath of fresh air
If fresh clean non-polluted air is the elixir of life, why is it that we have to have laws to make us responsible for the health of those we employ? Continue →
Asbestos removal begins at QEII Park
Asbestos remediation work is getting underway at QEII Park from Monday 21 November as Christchurch City council prepares the site for a busy period of development. Continue →
New online driver tests tool looks to make roads safer
As the national road toll mounts, a new online tool that will significantly improve Kiwi organisations’ ability to manage their drivers’ road rules revision and health and safety training has been launched at www.drivingtests.co.nz. Continue →