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Court Decision In Ports Of Auckland Case Carries Health And Safety Lessons For CEOs
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
This decision may be seen as raising the bar for business leaders’ responsibility for health and safety, but it is right that the bar should be high. Too many New Zealanders are injured and killed at work. Every worker should return home safely ... More >>
Open Letter To Minister On Labour Day Urges Investment In WorkSafe, Not Radical Change
Monday, 28 October 2024, 10:23 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
Business NZ, the Council of Trade Unions, the Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum, the Health and Safety Association of NZ and NZISM have issued an open letter on Labour Day to Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden as part ... More >>
Health And Safety Consultation Needs The Voice Of Experts
Friday, 14 June 2024, 11:11 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
The Government’s consultation on the health and safety system is a welcome opportunity to make workplaces safer and healthier. Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Hon Brooke van Velden, today announced a consultation process on the regulatory system, ... More >>
Where Is The Required ‘Step-Change’ In New Zealand Health And Safety?
Monday, 4 July 2022, 10:23 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
In 2013, following the Pike River disaster, the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety stated, “Our vision is that within 10 years New Zealand will be among the best places in the world for people to go to work each day and come ... More >>
Thursday, 28th April 2022 Is World Day For Safety And Health At Work And Workers’ Memorial Day
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
In New Zealand, too many people are injured or die as a result of what they do for a living. The New Zealand Institute of Safety Management’s (NZISM) purpose is to influence better health and safety outcomes at work. As part of this effort, NZISM ... More >>
Addressing COVID-19 Mental Health Burnout Together
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 10:34 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
There has been a growing volume of discussion about the health impacts of burnout on workers. More >>
Urgent Task Force Needed To Address COVID-19 Health And Safety At Work Risk
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 10:02 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
The New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM) is proposing an immediate task force to develop improved protocols to help maintain the health of workers at risk from COVID-19, especially those in healthcare and other high risk occupations. ... More >>
Worker well-being moving up business agenda
Thursday, 18 July 2019, 11:08 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
Workplace health and safety is focusing more on well-being as organisations consider mental health, work life balance, stress levels and team relationships as important supports for productivity, says a global expert. More >>
Health and safety, ESL and our evolving profession
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 9:14 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
To see a glimpse into the future of our sector, a good person to speak to is Gareth Beck, Health Safety Advisor at engineering and infrastructure company, Aurecon, and a founding member of NZISM’s ESL, the Emerging Safety Leaders group. More >>
World Safety Day puts spotlight on work health and safety
Wednesday, 24 April 2019, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
World Safety Day is on Sunday 28th April, and is a reminder of the bad start New Zealand’s had to 2019 with 22 workplace fatalities in the first three months of 2019, compared to 9 in the first quarter of 2018. More >>
NZISM Announces New Advisory Board Chair Mike Cosman
Monday, 19 June 2017, 10:18 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
The New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM) is delighted to announce that Mike Cosman will become the new Chair of its Advisory Board with effect from 16 June 2017. Samantha Sharif, the current Advisory Board Chair, will step down as Chair, ... More >>
NZISM - New National Manager Announced
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
At its September AGM the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM) elected Greg Dearsly as the new National Manager. Greg replaces Tony Rigg who has held the role for the last four years. More >>
NZISM appoints Samantha Sharif to chair Advisory Board
Saturday, 7 November 2015, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
Samantha is a current Advisory Board member. Her extensive leadership and governance experience in safety critical industries ensures she will be a valuable asset in the Chair role. She takes up the appointment with the full support of the existing ... More >>
NZISM Welcomes Acceptance of the Taskforce Recommendations
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 10:24 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
The Government intent to establish a health and safety professional’s alliance (HaSPA) to improve the capability of health and safety professionals has been warmly embraced by the NZISM. More >>
Safety in the Armed Forces
Friday, 26 July 2013, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
The NZISM support Defence Minister Jonathon Coleman’s inquiry into the safety culture within the armed forces. The Defence Force has admitted negligence leading to the death of Private Michael Ross, 29 in a training exercise. More >>
Minister Simon Bridges Becomes NZ Safety Institute Member
Friday, 12 July 2013, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
On Friday 12th July Minister of Labour Simon Bridges accepted honorary membership of the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM). The NZISM is the leading professional body for health and safety practitioners in New Zealand. More >>
NZISM welcome taskforce recommendations
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
The NZISM welcome the recommendations made by the Independent Health and Safety Taskforce, and urge Government to take action on the recommendations. More >>
Strategic Review Announcement
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
There has been the announcement today on the Strategic review with the Minister of Labour giving details of the membership and terms of reference More >>
ACC Idea Nation Competition - $10,000 in prizes
Monday, 12 March 2012, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
ACC are looking for the best idea for preventing falls in and around the home for the working age population- they are offering $10,000 in prizes to the best ideas in four categories: • Secondary schools and students, • Tertiary staff and students, ... More >>
