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Another Business Prosecuted For Multiple Covid Breaches
Friday, 21 January 2022, 5:50 pm | Industrial Safety News
WorkSafe New Zealand has issued three infringement notices totalling $20,000 to a business after months of failing to comply with Covid-19 requirements, says Head of General Inspectorate Simon Humphries. Christchurch restaurant The Lotus-Heart ... More >>
Don’t Let Lights And Decorations Turn Into A Festive Hangover
Friday, 10 December 2021, 5:24 pm | Industrial Safety News
Putting up and removing seasonal decorations can quickly turn into a festive hangover if those tasked with the work do not know how to do it safely, warns IPAF Head of Safety and Technical Brian Parket. Not using the correct type of Mobile Elevating ... More >>
How To Prepare Your Business For The End Of Year Surge
Friday, 10 December 2021, 5:21 pm | Industrial Safety News
With end of year just around the corner here’s some tips from Prospa on how to make sure you’re ready to capitalise on that summertime rush. Savvy business owners should start putting things in place to secure a healthy cash flow to see through ... More >>
Staff Wellbeing Programmes Help Workplaces Thrive
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 5:03 pm | Industrial Safety News
Programmes aimed at supporting employees’ health and wellbeing can also benefit their social relationships and reduce bullying, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA), working in collaboration with insurance ... More >>
Construction And Manufacturing Top Industries Hit By Ransomware
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 5:00 pm | Industrial Safety News
NordLocker research finds 37 percent of companies worldwide became victims of ransomware in 2020, and though no industry is safe from cyber attacks, industrial sectors were targeted the most, says NordLocker cybersecurity expert Oliver Noble. NordLocker’s ... More >>
BIMSafe NZ Could Be A Health And Safety Game-changer
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 7:08 pm | Industrial Safety News
An upcoming state-of-the-art office building in Dunedin will be the case study for new safety trials, aimed at lowering the high number of workplace accidents in the building industry. The construction industry represents 8% of the workforce, but ... More >>
Business Convicted After Worker’s Fingers Crushed
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 7:05 pm | Industrial Safety News
A company and its director have been dealt hefty fines and reparation costs following an incident with an unsafe metal press that ended in amputation. WorkSafe is warning company directors that if they are not making sure their company’s operations are ... More >>
Construction Training Programme Expands To Manawatū
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 9:36 pm | Industrial Safety News
The course begins on 1 November. The attendees are employed by a range of infrastructure companies from the start of the six-week course, and will begin their infrastructure careers with these companies on graduating. Fulton Hogan is leading this project ... More >>
Vaccine Mandates Confirmed – Is Your Business Safe?
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 9:32 pm | Industrial Safety News
Currently, only high-risk workplaces and those in customer-facing roles will be required to have both doses of the vaccine. However, industry leaders are pushing for the Government to mandate vaccines in most other sectors. Registered Master Builders ... More >>
How To Survive As A Modern-day Business
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 5:38 pm | Industrial Safety News
Paper-based systems and analogue machines are still common within the industrial sectors, but writing on a piece of paper just isn’t adequate in today’s environment, says SYSPRO Chief Product Officer, Paulo De Matos. With the need for continued innovation ... More >>
Rapid Covid Tests Finally Get The Go-ahead
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 5:35 pm | Industrial Safety News
Rapid antigen testing, which can detect the virus in 15 minutes, has been given the green light more than a year after the Government’s own advisors called it a priority. The tests will be first rolled out across Auckland hospitals and for ... More >>
New Technology Set To Reduce Construction Incidents
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 8:38 pm | Industrial Safety News
A five-company alliance in North America are bringing together best-in-class technologies and risk knowledge to provide construction managers with a 360-degree view of construction sites and real-time alerts regarding workers’ adherence to safety regulations. ... More >>
Six Strategies To Manage Cash Flow During COVID-19
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 8:36 pm | Industrial Safety News
Lockdowns and alert level restrictions have put the squeeze on many small businesses – Prospa offers some advice that could help. In such uncertain times, many small business owners are already working hard to do what they can to protect their cash ... More >>
Priming Your Business For Post-lockdown Recovery
Friday, 1 October 2021, 5:41 pm | Industrial Safety News
With many small businesses scaled back or closed entirely due to Covid restrictions, savvy business owners reveal their first-hand tips for how they’re using this time to position their business for the future. Do things you’ve never had the time ... More >>
‘Knot And Tuck’ Technique Offers Better Protection
Friday, 1 October 2021, 5:37 pm | Industrial Safety News
Experts are urging the Ministry of Health to improve its mask wearing guidelines, calling current practices sub-optimal for reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission. A new rapid evidence brief Improving mask use to stop Covid-19 transmission from ... More >>
Vaccine Availability And Requirements – What You Need To Know
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 4:30 pm | Industrial Safety News
Civil Contractors New Zealand answers some of the important questions companies in the construction industry are asking. Want to know about priority access to vaccines for essential workers? Need answers on whether an employer can require workers to ... More >>
‘No Jab No Job’ Brings Out Riot Police – Shuts Down Construction
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 4:27 pm | Industrial Safety News
The Victorian government has announced a two-week shutdown of the construction industry after a protest against mandatory vaccines for workers in the sector became violent. The Guardian newspaper says the closure across metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong, the ... More >>
Your Responsibilities For Staff Working From Home
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 4:20 pm | Industrial Safety News
It is a PCBU’s duty to ensure the health and safety of workers, including when they work remotely, WorkSafe warns. Since the Covid pandemic, it has become more common for people to work from home. At home, workers can be exposed to different ... More >>
582 Lockdown Breaches Reported To WorkSafe
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 4:12 pm | Industrial Safety News
Almost half of the complaints actioned by WorkSafe were allegations of businesses opening when they potentially should not have been under Covid-19 Alert Level restrictions. By the morning of Friday 3 September, WorkSafe inspectors had completed 508 COVID-19 ... More >>
Toxic Fumigant To Be Phased Out By 2033
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 4:45 pm | Industrial Safety News
The EPA is calling for a total ban on the ozone-depleting gas, methyl bromide, which is used increasingly in New Zealand to kill pests from trade cargo. Methyl bromide is a toxic and ozone-depleting substance, which India and China require to be used ... More >>
