Take immediate action to manage known risks
Businesses must immediately take action to manage their known risks – identifying and listing them is not enough, says WorkSafe New Zealand. Continue →
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Safety first, always
Keeping workers safe and healthy must be every business’ first priority according to WorkSafe New Zealand. Continue →
Employers urged to manage risks
Employers must actively manage risks to ensure workers go home healthy and safe, WorkSafe New Zealand insists. Continue →
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 →