Employers urged to manage risks
Employers must actively manage risks to ensure workers go home healthy and safe, WorkSafe New Zealand insists. Continue →
Browsing: Management
Unplugging the USB cybersecurity threat
The little connectors can cause big cybersecurity trouble at plants and businesses big and small. Continue →
Laser tech gas detection firm goes nationwide
Industrial gas sensing equipment manufacturer Photonic Innovations Ltd has partnered with Active Refrigeration to form its first New Zealand-wide distribution agreement. Continue →
Keeping commercial kitchens clean and safe
Commercial kitchen operators know how difficult and sometimes dangerous cleaning pots and pans can be. Continue →
Making lone workers comfortable with safety solutions
Providing your lone workers with a safety solution is a great step, but you may be concerned about experiencing resistance from your workforce. Continue →
Jack-up systems provide safety for heavy lifts
A new fully computer-controlled jack-up system is engineered to provide optimum safety and precision control for demanding high-tonnage lifting and lowering applications. Continue →
Get rid of absenteeism once and for all
Absenteeism costs the New Zealand economy a staggering $1.3 billion a year, says Alsco Community Outreach Manager Katrina McKinnon. Continue →
Lessons learnt from a preventable accident
Jason Anker went to work as usual on a construction site in 1993 and was tasked with carrying out some work on the roof of a building. Continue →
Intelligent cameras to help ensure public safety
Motorola Solutions has joined forces with artificial intelligence (AI) company Neurala to develop intelligent cameras for public safety users. Continue →
Working near water is a high-risk activity
Two fatal accidents and several serious incident investigations by WorkSafe’s High Hazard Unit provide valuable lessons to prevent mobile plant unintentionally entering water. Continue →
Contractors’ benchmarking tool goes live
SiteWise has launched a new feature which will make monitoring contractors’ health and safety performance easier. Continue →
Meeting Wellington council’s health and safety needs
A regional council’s health and safety management system needs to be flexible, intuitive and able to encompass all of its different working environments – whether that be office-based, in remote farming country or out in the bush. Continue →
Twenty-five signs of an awesome safety culture
Safety culture is difficult to measure – how do you measure values, attitudes and beliefs? Continue →
The ripple effect causes unforeseen problems
An accident in the workplace is the same as casting a stone into a pond, observes Hasmate Ltd Director and health and safety expert Gordon Anderson. Continue →
Mobile devices perfect for safety software
The adoption of mobile devices continues to grow in everyday working life, notes marketing executive Greig Duncan. Continue →
Employer’s obligations on snow days not crystal clear
The arrival of snow has raised questions about employers’ obligations when snow days occur,
lawyers Duncan Cotterill note. Continue →
Annual fleet safety survey of at-work drivers
Road safety charity Brake is inviting all organisations who employ or contract at-work drivers to take part in its annual fleet safety survey. Continue →
Essential road risk guidance for senior managers
International road safety charity Brake has published a new guidance report aimed at senior managers in organisations with at-work drivers in collaboration with vehicle tracking specialists Quartix
Managing road risk: a guide for senior managers provides crucial information for senior managers on the importance of road risk management, along with practical measures for implementation. Continue →
Online tool highlights health and safety red flags
A new online safety audit is now available to help New Zealand businesses assess how well their health and safety system is performing and identify areas of risk
Leading nationwide health and safety consultants, Securo, estimate two-thirds of New Zealand businesses still have no idea how their contractors, regional branch offices or even their own workplaces rate in terms of the new health and safety requirements, despite new laws having been introduced more than a year ago. Continue →
KiwiRail wins Workplace Health and Safety Award
A collaborative initiative to reduce hot works injuries saw KiwiRail win the Engagement category of the 2017 New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards in Auckland
The winning Hotworks project was a co-operative effort with KiwiRail’s union partner the RMTU. Continue →