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Asbestos regulations were most recently updated in 2018, following asbestos exposure having been identified more than once in the past 10-years’ as a leading cause of workplace-related disease causing death.…
In 1990 James Reason introduced the world to the Swiss Cheese model of accident causation. This now forms the basis of most risk modelling. In Reason’s representative framework each layer…
Employers have a duty of care to protect their workers. With the recent changes to New Zealand’s Health and Safety legislation there is an increasing emphasis on minimising risk in…
In 2016 the Ministry of Health published the first NZ Drug Harm Index. It is an attempt to quantify the damage caused by illicit drugs along three axies: personal harm,…
Sleep Day. Yes, that’s a thing now. “Approximately half of us never, or rarely, wake feeling refreshed in the morning. We also have difficulty getting back to sleep when we…
Is there a need for a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) in my company? Under Section 61 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (accessible here) the answer is…
Do you have difficulty hearing or talking on the phone? If so, then you are eligible to register for a text message system to connect you directly to emergency services.…
What caused the accident? A common problem with accident investigations is that they stop as soon as the immediate cause (eg an unsafe action) is identified. This produces endless calls for improved…
Workplaces are required to have a safety data sheet (SDS – aka material safety data sheets) on site for each hazardous substance held, where the amount held is above a…
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