Workers want evidence of safety | IMPAC health and safety

10 July, 2018

Dr Andrew Rae told the 2018 Safeguard conference that safety systems can actually reduce trust and undermine health and safety engagement. Read more

Don’t sound this alarm | IMPAC health and safety

6 July, 2018

A recent Consumer NZ smoke alarm test found that ionisation-type smoke alarms perform poorly. So poorly, in fact, that the watchdog called for retailers to pull them from their shelves. Read more

Concrete and confined spaces | IMPAC health and safety

3 July, 2018

This article was originally published in Concrete NZ’s Readymix News. Read more

Let’s talk about DPI | IMPAC health and safety

29 June, 2018

Discomfort, pain, and injury (DPI) while using computers is a health and safety risk for office workers. Read more

Health and safety in construction | IMPAC health and safety

28 June, 2018

Positive change is coming to health and safety in construction thanks to a new pan-industry body that represents all parts of the sector. This is what acting Construction Health and Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ) chief executive Jon Harper-Slade told Safeguard. Read more

$9,600 win after unfair dismissal | IMPAC health and safety

25 June, 2018

In case you missed it: earlier this year, a man who was fired for not wearing steel-capped shoes was awarded $9,600 for an unfair dismissal. Read more

WorkSafe’s asbestos guides | IMPAC health and safety

22 June, 2018

As Stuff reported last week, Christchurch's Court Theatre was found to be contaminated with asbestos. And last month, the Reserve Bank building in Wellington was evacuated after traces of asbestos were found on one level. Finding asbestos is common and knowing what to do is important to the health and safety of everyone involved. Read more

WorkSafe accepts enforceable undertakings | IMPAC health and safety

21 June, 2018

WorkSafe have announced that they have accepted enforceable undertakings from air conditioning and refrigeration company Airtech Limited, and vegetable packaging and marketing company NZ Hot House Limited, following an incident in July 2016 where workers were accidentally exposed to carbon monoxide. Read more

First ‘reckless’ charge results in AUD$900,000 fine | IMPAC health and safety

19 June, 2018

New South Wales’ first ever ‘reckless conduct’ offence has led to an AUD$900,000 fine against small quarry operator, Cudal Lime Products Pty Ltd. The company pleaded guilty following the 2014 death by electrocution of Judith Liehr, the partner of a quarry employee, Barry Perceval. Read more

Why is machine guarding still a problem in NZ? | IMPAC health and safety

14 June, 2018

Machine guarding isn’t a new concept for New Zealand businesses. We’ve been required to do so for almost 70 years. So why are we still getting it wrong, and why are fatalities, amputations, and injuries from machinery still a common occurrence? Read more