Shorts for summer
Site Safe gets a number of questions from people in the construction and building sector via their ‘Ask an Advisor’…
Safety
DON’T HARDEN UP, COVER UP!
Cement may be as common as muck, but take it lightly and it can cause serious burns Fresh concrete is…
BE SMART IN THE SUN
Heat, dehydration and fatigue. These three things can bite a tradie over summer and are all closely related. Heat can…
DESIGNING WITH SAFETY IN MIND
Putting safety at the heart of planning a project can make life easier in all sorts of ways The concept…
HEALTH AND SAFETY BY DESIGN
Your building designs can affect the health and safety of workers constructing, maintaining and demolishing buildings This is recognised in…
LOW HEIGHTS, HIGH DANGER
More people take chances at lower heights, because they seem less of a risk— but these kinds of falls come…
The fall that changed it all
Sometimes a near-miss is a wake-up call that can change a life This was definitely the case for Sione Lolohea,…
WEATHERING WINTER
With temperatures dropping, it’s time to think about protecting yourself and your team from the cold Winter weather can lead…
SPOTLIGHT ON MENTAL HEALTH
A recent study conducted by BRANZ has shed light on mental health issues within the construction industry, offering some important…
Working with organic solvents
Recent fatalities surrounding the use of organic solvents prompted WorkSafe to release a safety alert highlighting the serious health and…
TOOL TIPS FOR TRAVELLING
In a crash, unsecured tools can take the situation from bad to worse – so make sure they are secured…
Keeping an ear to the ground for hearing safety
Many workplaces have a degree of continuous background noise and it needs to be controlled to avoid damaging people’s hearing…