If sticks and stones may break your bones, what will these work-related phrases do? Continue →

Bullying and harassment is a serious yet common work risk that must be taken as seriously as any other health and safety risk Studies suggest that between one in five and one in three New Zealand workers report bullying or harassment annually. Continue →

Evidence-based decision making is needed to bring down New Zealand’s increasing road toll, says Stephen Selwood CEO of Infrastructure NZ While discussion around how best New Zealand can improve its comparatively poor road safety performance is needed, it is essential that policy changes address the principal drivers of declining performance if we are to have any hope of turning the road toll around. Continue →

State-of-the-art technology can achieve incredible things – but only if each delicate component and piece of equipment is protected. Continue →

A New Zealand Construction Sector Accord was announced by five ministers, including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, signalling long-term commitment between government and industry to collaborate on key work areas for a healthy construction sector Government and construction industry leaders have signalled a shared commitment to transform New Zealand’s construction sector. Continue →

New standards for oral fluid testing processes and technologies have been welcomed by The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA), who has long believed that oral fluid testing technology and processes required reviewing and to become a joint Australian and New Zealand standard The AS/NZS 4760:2019 (CH-039 Detection of Drugs in Oral Fluids) Oral Fluid testing standard by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand dictates consistency around testing methodology, the quality of devices required, and how labs manage test samples. Continue →

One of the biggest myths about leadership, that I hate, is that leadership is difficult. Continue →

Two different species of exotic fruit flies have been found in Auckland in the past week, posing a risk to New Zealand’s horticulture industry and the threat is unlikely to disappear, says Lincoln University’s Dr Karen Armstrong The Queensland fruit fly has so far been detected five times in the upper North Island in the past decade.  Continue →

20 percent of external cyber attacks were carried out through mobile malware, Forrester Analytics Global Business Technographics Security Survey 2018 finds Mobile devices are becoming a top target of attack, a trend that in many ways is rooted in poor vulnerability management. Continue →

The recent announcement of a $22 million ACC incentive programme to help small to medium-sized businesses reduce workplace injuries is welcome news, says Site Safe Chief Executive Brett Murray “The creation of the new five-year incentive programme recognises the high, sometimes prohibitive, costs faced by many of the SMEs who are eager to improve health and safety in their businesses. Continue →

No matter if it’s private communication or business, your emails contain practically all the information there is to know about you and your business From your emails, anyone can learn about your work, our relationships, our vacations, and our medical problems. Continue →

Construction Health and Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ) is a charitable trust established in March last year and it is already leading the way toward a safer, more efficient construction industry CHASNZ is an accredited charitable trust that has been developed to deliver a unified voice and to raise the standard of health and safety across the whole of the construction industry. Continue →

The Second Annual Demolition & Asbestos Awards were attended by more than 100 people representing around 16 companies working in the Demolition or Asbestos industry The awards provide the opportunity for companies working in the demolition and/or asbestos industry to showcase and celebrate best practice and innovation. Continue →

Do you work with these people? They’re highly toxic and fly below your radar Did you know that 1 in 5 CEOs is actually a psychopath?  Continue →

Site Safe welcomes the announcement of the government’s new Health and Safety at Work Strategy Site Safe Chief Executive Brett Murray says the strategy sets out several clear priorities which should help ensure more Kiwi workers get home safe at the end of each day. Continue →

A new report offers several possible scenarios for health and safety in the workplace in 2025 The two-year project by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) on occupational safety and health (OSH) highlights developments in ICT-enabled technologies, the potential impact of these technologies on the nature and organisation of work, and the challenges and opportunities to OSH that they may bring. Continue →

Canteen flooring needs to be multi-functional to ensure that function meets aesthetics and provides a safe and hygienic space for staff to use on a daily basis, says Dan Ash When specifying the flooring for a canteen several factors must be considered, such as who will be using the space, what they will be using it for and what challenges the floor will face. Continue →

Road safety charity Brake is running a free online session for professionals with responsibility for at-work drivers looking at addressing road risk management in fleets The Towards Zero: going beyond compliance webinar, sponsored by Verizon Connect, takes place on Tuesday 11 December, 2pm-3.30pm. Continue →

Would you trust your surgeon to operate if you knew he was impaired by drugs, Kirk Hardy asks? Continue →

Road markings indicating speed limit changes can help drivers stick to the limit and improve road safety, researchers from the University of Waikato say Instead of just a road sign that marks when speed limits change, in their driving simulator, the researchers trialled how participants drove in speed zones of 60km/h, 80km/h, and 100km/h which had different line markings. Continue →