Accident investigation
Investigating accidents, minor incidents and near misses is important in understanding the cause and looking at how it can be…
Safety
Answering your H&S questions
The Preventing Falls from Height project is not just about taking enforcement action against unsafe work practices. Health and safety…
Successful onsite hazard management
Under New Zealand’s Health and Safety in Employment law, employers are advised to adopt “all practicable steps” to ensure site…
Leaders in safe practice
Eighteen months ago, a residential build with full scaffolding stuck out like a sore thumb – now the opposite is…
Cash for being health and safety conscious
The Workplace Safety Discount (WSD) is a 10% ACC discount for small businesses and the self-employed in high-risk sectors such…
PPE – as easy as 1,2,3?
Suitable and sensible protective clothing is a pre-requisite for site safety, as it can provide effective protection against a wide…
Developing safer workplaces
Every year, hundreds of New Zealand workers are seriously injured due to falls from height at work – some of them…
Managing the mould menace
This sixth article in a series based on weathertight remediation workshops run by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment…