September 17, 2018
There is an increasing number of options, available in the New Zealand workplace, for methods of ensuring better H&S; anyone reading this blog is accessing one of the many.
A recent email posted from Worksafe highlighted one of a competing number of construction industr...
September 16, 2018
I'm grateful to Zero Harm Workplaces for releasing their information on and the delivery on viewing safety by Dr Todd Conklin http://www.zeroharm.org.nz/risk/fail-safely/ at the Business Leader's Health & Safety Forum.
Extremely thought provoking, with a lead to w...
May 17, 2018
The negotiations for discharge of treated wastewater into the SW Manukau Harbour are complete. Fortunately the mechanisms for understanding the environmental interactions have been bolstered but it stills requires the input from residents and resource users.
With few hi...
August 29, 2017
Not considering safety in the workplace can be tragic. Bad enough being injured while undertaking a dangerous task with negligible consideration; but what about the child watching?
What I saw last weekend made me cringe. Too many people are promoting poor work practices...
May 23, 2017
For those that do not regularly visit the Work Safe web page, I recommend it be placed in favorites. Their new presentations on discussions in the work place to enhance health and safety are engaging to watch.
http://www.worksafe.govt.nz/worksafe/news/campaigns/use-your...
April 30, 2017
Hello Taranaki!
After a couple of years staying on the stunning Awhitu Peninsular, our sights are now firmly on Mt Taranaki to which end we have purchased in Egmont Village. The move saw us finally ensconced late April.
The weather has been particularly kind with th...
March 31, 2016
The regulator, Work Safe NZ, is now in the position to enforce changes to the way New Zealanders work with health and safety. Our requirements have been set to parallel those of Australia, a huge benefit if we see where the complacency is creeping in there.
The most not...