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Site Safe Launch First Virtual Reality Training Course For New Zealand’s Construction Industry
Friday, 18 August 2023, 9:49 am | Site Safe NZ
Site Safe New Zealand is excited to announce the launch of its first virtual reality (VR) health and safety training courses to New Zealand’s construction industry. From 15 August 2023, learners in Auckland will be able to book VR formats of the ... More >>
Auckland Hotel’s "Foundation In The Sky" Wins Site Safe Award
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 11:20 am | Site Safe NZ
A 39-story construction project that "stacked" two hotels one above the other with a "foundation in the sky" halfway up has been recognised for the innovative ways it looked after workers on a challenging site. Australasian construction ... More >>
Site Safe, Auckland Council And GJ Gardner To Host Series Of Toolbox Breakfasts To Encourage Environmentally Safe Sites
Friday, 10 March 2023, 1:57 pm | Site Safe NZ
Site Safe, in partnership with Auckland Council, will be hosting barbeque breakfasts on GJ Gardner development sites across the Auckland region over the coming months to encourage residential builders to think about their work's impact on the environment. ... More >>
Site Safe Welcomes Back Popular Evening Of Celebration Event For 2023
Monday, 31 October 2022, 6:06 pm | Site Safe NZ
We’re excited to welcome back our Evening of Celebration event in March 2023, to celebrate our scholarship winners and industry H&S champions. It will be a significant occasion for our team with the popular event returning after a two-year ... More >>
Site Safe Collaborates With Industry Experts To Enhance Foundation Passport Training Courses
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 10:41 am | Site Safe NZ
Site Safe is committed to ensuring Kiwi workers return home to their whānau at the end of each day. We create and continue to develop training such as our Foundation Passport - Building Construction and Civil training courses as part of our pledge ... More >>
Site Safe Awards Lucky Scholarship Applicants With Complimentary Training
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 10:33 am | Site Safe NZ
Site Safe is proud to award 20 lucky scholarship recipients with fully funded health and safety training towards achieving Site Safe’s Health and Safety in Construction programme. This year, Site Safe received more than 50 quality applicants from across ... More >>
Site Safe's Annual Construction Health, Safety And Wellbeing Awards Finalists Announced
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 9:56 am | Site Safe NZ
As New Zealand’s construction industry deals with the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, health and safety has remained integral to the ability of businesses to continue to operate. Site Safe’s annual Construction Health, Safety and Wellbeing ... More >>
Protocols key to keeping construction working
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 9:47 am | Site Safe NZ
While most of the New Zealand’s construction industry returned to work under Alert Level 3, Auckland waits with bated breath to see whether they will be able to do the same next week. More >>
Scholarships Supporting Tomorrow's Health And Safety Leaders
Monday, 26 July 2021, 10:02 am | Site Safe NZ
Each year, Site Safe supports the construction health and safety leaders of tomorrow by awarding scholarships to complete their Health and Safety in Construction programme. Upon completion, students receive a New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and ... More >>
Industry Study Investigates The Origins Of, And Strategies To Deal With, Stress In Construction
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 12:53 pm | Site Safe NZ
An industry study conducted by Site Safe and Massey University’s School of Built Environment has investigated the negative effects of work-related stress on productivity, and physical and emotional health of construction workers in New Zealand. The paper, ... More >>
Paving The Way For Mental Health In Construction
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 9:16 am | Site Safe NZ
Site Safe has partnered with St John to develop the Mental Health First Aid in Construction course, designed specifically to suit the needs of the construction industry. In 2019, Site Safe commissioned a report, in partnership with BRANZ, into suicide in ... More >>
Site Safe Achieves Record Number Of Scholarship Applications
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 11:38 am | Site Safe NZ
Site Safe has achieved another record number of applicants for their 2020 scholarships awarding 62 successful learners with scholarships across five categories. The 62 future safety leaders were selected from a record number of 195 quality applicants, ... More >>
Foundation Passport - Consultants (Online) Course Designed By Industry Experts
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 8:14 am | Site Safe NZ
Consultants will now be able get their Site Safety Cards (Passports) anytime, anywhere with Site Safe’s newest online course. The Foundation Passport - Consultants (Online) is a fully online, self-paced course meaning learners can complete the course at ... More >>
Ground-breaking Research Into Stress In Construction Kicks Off
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 1:42 pm | Site Safe NZ
Site Safe is supporting ground-breaking research into stress in the construction industry. The research will be done in partnership with Massey University's School of Built Environment and will look at how stress affects the behaviour and health ... More >>
COVID-19 Construction Protocols Updated For Level 2
Monday, 11 May 2020, 5:08 pm | Site Safe NZ
Working through Site Safe, the industry has released COVID-19 Vertical and Horizontal Construction Protocols for Alert Level 2. Site Safe has been working with industry and government to update the existing construction protocols to reflect what is now ... More >>
Construction Gears Up For Return To Work
Friday, 17 April 2020, 6:38 am | Site Safe NZ
On Behalf of the Construction Industry Standards and Protocols Group The construction industry is tooling up to get back to work as soon as possible, drafting a health and safety framework which will help keep workers, and the public, safe from COVID-19. ... More >>
Safety Goes Online - Renew Your Site Safety Card/Passport Online
Friday, 10 April 2020, 11:19 am | Site Safe NZ
Site Safe has responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 lockdown by launching its first ever fully online course. Site Safe Chief Executive Brett Murray says: "It’s critical that we get construction back in business as soon as possible ... More >>
Unprecedented triple tie at NZ safety awards
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 9:21 am | Site Safe NZ
The first-ever three-way win at the Site Safe Construction Health, Safety and Wellbeing Awards got a huge round of applause from more than 400 people in attendance on November 6. More >>
Health and safety champions in running for top awards
Monday, 30 September 2019, 9:52 am | Site Safe NZ
The finalists in the annual Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards are a broad cross section of excellent safety personnel, innovative ideas and clever inventions designed to look after workers. More >>
Subcontractors need to be protected when companies fail
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 4:51 pm | Site Safe NZ
When large building companies fail, many smaller companies and operators often bear the brunt of the collapse. More >>
