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Suicide rates in New Zealand are not declining, and there are calls for innovative solutions. Some companies are leading the way with suicide prevention programmes as part of workplace health and safety.
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Suicide rates in New Zealand are not declining, and there are calls for innovative solutions. Some companies are leading the way with suicide prevention programmes as part of workplace health and safety.
Residential builders are exposed to the risk of manual handling injuries every day. Making changes in process and equipment use can reduce the likelihood of injury, but changes must make business sense.
The Health and Safety at Work Act has identified working alone as a hazard that must be managed. What safeguards should be established to minimise any risks?
Site Safe demystifies what subbies’ responsibilities are on site with this easy-to-follow guide.
Safety on site is set to get simpler, as some of New Zealand’s biggest commercial construction companies join forces to standardise health and safety requirements.
Are you confused about what to monitor in health and safety? The hard work has been done with readily available guidance material to help.
There’s been a perception change in health and safety from hazard management to risk management. What does this look like?
It will happen, you just don’t know when. To ensure optimal outcomes for your workplace after a natural disaster, put a plan in place and let everyone know who, what, where and how.
Recent BRANZ-commissioned research shows the use of scaffolding on single-storey builds has made sites safer but highlights the opportunity to review regulations and improve industry guidance.