Speaking up on site is one thing Site Safe scholarship recipient Peter Foaese is proud to do. Continue →

All it takes to make a difference is a conversation – that was just one of the tips shared by Mental Health Promoter Lisa Ducat at a recent Site Safe Wellington Safety Liaison Group. Continue →

On-site tool servicing not only cuts downtime and optimises efficiency, it also helps improve and maintain workplace safety. Continue →

DT Driver Training has added a logbook and work time refresher module to its Fleet Driver Training Plan It helps companies ensure that their drivers know how to fill out their logbooks and calculate their work time, and therefore avoid fines and demerits. Continue →

Site Safe has launched its first-ever blended online course. The not-for-profit membership health and safety organisation has designed a new course combining the advantages of online and in-class learning, so trainees will now have even more flexibility when they renew Site Safety Cards (Passports). Continue →

Life today is such a non-stop scramble that too many of us end the day feeling overwhelmed and exhausted – but there are solutions says certified life coach, motivational speaker and founder of holistic wellness company Rise & Shine Jo van der Walle We let our well-being fall through the cracks simply keeping our heads above water and it’s taking a huge toll. Continue →

A new world-first grass-roots guide for doctors, nurses, paramedics and other health professionals will give them a much-needed common language to deal with the growing number of natural and man-made disasters worldwide Edited by Professor Gerry FitzGerald, from QUT’s School of Public Health, and launched by Rob Cameron Acting Director General of Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Health Management: a primer for students and practitioners covers events including Cyclone Yasi, the US Ebola outbreak, Victoria’s bushfires, Iceland’s 2010 volcano eruption, Tokyo’s Sarin nerve gas attack and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Continue →

Site Safe has announced a brand-new scholarship specifically for women in the construction industry The scholarship, which will fully fund study towards the Certificate in Construction Site Safety, was announced at the recent Women in Construction Forum in Christchurch. Continue →

WorkSafe is consulting on a draft safe work instrument prescribing training requirements for asbestos removal work. Continue →

“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 →

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 →

Road safety charity Brake is calling on fleet operators to crack down on mobile phone use at the wheel, as fewer than half (38 percent) of respondents in its annual Fleet Safety Survey have an organisation-wide policy banning all employees from using hands-free phones at the wheel. Continue →

Closing the office and downing tools for half a day would normally send any business into a spin, but that’s exactly what WEL Networks did recently to ensure everyone goes homes safely from work every day.  Continue →

More working New Zealanders are gaining skills and qualifications on the job, earning while they learn, says the Industry Training Federation. Continue →

WorkSafe assessment inspectors will start visiting trampoline parks across New Zealand to ensure these businesses are meeting their obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Continue →

Site Safe is launching a suite of brand-new courses this December. Continue →

There’s plenty of workplace health and safety trainers in the market but how do you make sure you’ve picked the right one for your firm? Continue →