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Excavation Safety and Notifiable Works

Angie McKain — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 00:38:43 +0000

It’s come to our attention lately that not many people are aware of the Excavation Safety Good Practice Guidelines that were put out by WorkSafe (replaces the Code of Practice) or the rules around Notifiable Works. So here is some info…please read as you may think it doesn’t apply to you, but you might be [...]

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Toolbox Topic: Controlling Hazards

Angie McKain — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 02:33:19 +0000

This article was posted last week and I thought there were some really strong messages here to be shared with you and your teams. I suggest reading it and thinking about how it could apply to your work…perhaps it could make for a good toolbox topic too. South Port to pay $185,000 in relation [...]

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Toolbox Topic: PPE

Angie McKain — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:52:48 +0000

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Employers need to provide any PPE required as a minimisation control measure for a Hazard/Risk (unless another PCBU has already provided). If a Worker genuinely and voluntarily chooses to provide their own for comfort or convenience that would be acceptable as long as you are satisfied the PPE is of the [...]

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Toolbox Topic: Who’s responsible for Health & Safety?

Angie McKain — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:55:13 +0000

Everyone plays a part in keeping the workplace safe. If you come across something that doesn’t look right its up to YOU to do something about it. So let’s break things down… who’s responsible for what? Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) We as the PCBU have the primary duty of care and are [...]

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How to Give a Toolbox Talk

Angie McKain — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:01:11 +0000

Toolbox talks (also known as tailgate safety meetings or safety briefs) are an increasingly popular and effective way to quickly review and reinforce safety procedures and responsibilities. Here are some tips on how to give effective toolbox talks: Choose timely topics around reoccurring safety problems you encounter regularly or upcoming changes that workers need to [...]

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Kensington Swan Lawyers

Angie McKain — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 02:23:11 +0000

Kensington Swan’s specialist national workplace health and safety team provides advice on compliance and workplace health and safety management and gives support through incident investigations and prosecutions. It has the only truly dedicated team of workplace safety and health lawyers in New Zealand and, as a result, has extensive experience handling incident investigations by WorkSafe [...]

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What Health and Safety system do you need?

Angie McKain — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:13:24 +0000

Everyday we come across people with very negative views on Health and Safety and in particular documentation and consultants. It seems that over the years, larger organisations with more resources at their disposal lead the way in developing paper-heavy time consuming health and safety systems – that might look good in theory, but lack practicality [...]

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WorkSafe NZ 2014

Angie McKain — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:37:55 +0000

Quick Update – At the end of December last year, WorkSafe NZ announced it was up and running – fantastic news for those of us in the industry keen to see progress! By the looks of their website and twitter page, not a lot has happened over the Christmas break – but we’ve got a [...]

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Three new teams of Health and Safety Inspectors

Angie McKain — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 00:04:33 +0000

Three new teams of Health and Safety Inspectors… The new service delivery model for health and safety inspectorate at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will have a greater focus on proactive and preventative work with workplaces, will be more visible in workplaces, and will target the highest risk areas. As of July [...]

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Health and Safety guidelines for directors, health and safety act

Angie McKain — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:05:15 +0000

Guidelines released for company directors on their health and safety responsibilities http://dol.govt.nz/news/media/pikeriver/ An important resource for company directors, and part of the Ministry’s work to implement recommendations from the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy, is now available health and safety act The Good Governance Practices Guideline for Managing Health and Safety [...]

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