HIRE AND RENTAL DECEMBER 2020 ISSUE 16

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ISSUE 16

DECEMBER 2020

HIRE HERO TRIBUTES PAGE 30

New Hire Industry Feature PAGE 12-13

HIANZ APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT PAGE 15

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EDITORIAL

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From the President Ant Smit

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fter more than 20 years living in Canterbury, I now get a pretty good view of the Auckland Harbour Bridge from my vehicle most days. Creeping past the temporary strut that was installed in just a few days, caused me to reflect on the importance of having and maintaining the ability within New Zealand to build and repair our critical infrastructure.

The temporary repair that I drive past used steel provided, probably overnight by a Taranaki-based specialist steel pipe supplier. It was then fabricated by highly-skilled engineers in South Auckland in order to answer a mayday call from Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency. From what I saw, HIANZ members also played an essential part in providing access equipment, lighting and probably more, to allow at least the temporary repair work to be completed within a few days. As I write this, Culham Engineering in Whangarei, are working on a permanent replacement strut for the bridge. We should be grateful that we have the trained engineers and expert fabricators available here in New Zealand to undertake this work.

There are parallels for hire companies – making sure that your business and our industry are resilient is more important now than ever. Having the right skillset amongst your people to provide that ability to respond is a large part of being prepared for a changing economy and environment.

Those skills don’t always “arrive” with people joining our industry, and as owners we need to make sure that we provide opportunities for training and developing our own.

That approach will be good for your business, our industry and ultimately for our country.

I’ve enjoyed talking with a range of our members across the country over the last month. There’s no doubt that those relying on the Events industry have had their revenues negatively impacted by Covid19 restrictions,

even with some work, aligned to facilities for primary industries as well as testing/isolation facilities.

Our thoughts are with those members, their staff and families.

The equipment rental sector however has reason for cautious optimism as a commitment to improving infrastructure across New Zealand seems to be a common theme from all political parties leading up to the election.

The real challenge and reward for HIANZ members is in growing hire penetration, or the size of the pie, across all construction sites. With an amount of uncertainty still being felt amongst many of those in construction, there may well be opportunity to increase the prevalence of hiring across these sectors. Despite what has been a tough year so far, it remains an exciting time to be in the hire industry.

Lastly – I hope that some of you will find time to meet in Taupo on the 4th of November to swing a golf club and perhaps enjoy refreshment afterwards as members take the opportunity to attend one of the few social functions this year. ■ Best Regards.

Ant Smit

PUBLISHER Rodney Grant HIANZ Mobile: 021 997 184 Email: ceo@hianz.net.nz ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL Ross Barnett Brainstorm Media Mobile: 021 649 939 Email: ross@brainstorm.co.nz

ISSUE 15

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE PAGE 15

NEW CEO’s DIARY PAGE 10-11

ESDS UPDATE PAGE 12

IN THIS ISSUE Presidents Message

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JLG Cover Story

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HIANZ Golf & Biking Day

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New President Appointment

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Hire Company News

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Snorkel New Product Launch

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What’s New from YRCO

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ESDS Update

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Human Resources Info

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Sensium’s Trackbox TB3

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Polyjohn Changes

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NZFIA News

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Hire Heroes Remembered

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Geoff Hardy

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EWPA News

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Carlton’s New Cleaning Equipment

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Powerstats Becomes KPI

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Texada Pay Launched

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PPSA Update

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YHI Profile

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New Members Page

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Suppliers Website Directory

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COVER STORY

JLG NZ – SERVICE COVERAGE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH

Having a broad range of tough, reliable and technologicallyadvanced equipment to suit the application, is just one component of being able to properly support clients – just as important though, is the ability to provide a high level of after sale service and support.

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s a leading distributor of Elevated Work Platforms (EWPs) including boom lifts, scissor lifts, vertical lifts, compact crawler booms and low level access, JLG New Zealand recognises that supporting its machines is also a priority.

While the JLG branch is based in Mt Wellington, Auckland, where it provides new machine sales, spare parts stock and houses its main workshop, the company has technicians located in major centres throughout the North and South islands, offering coverage to most regions at short notice.

The company’s breadth of service and maintenance coverage is facilitated by four Auckland-based technicians, a technician in Wellington, two in Christchurch and one in Central Otago to service the lower half of the South Island.

JLG New Zealand Branch Manager, Brian Lund, said that the company’s ability to mobilise technicians to all parts of the country gave JLG equipment customers added peace of mind.

“For most of our customers there’s much greater convenience in having their equipment serviced on the job site or at their local depot because there’s less interruption to workflow,” Brian said.

“Similarly, we understand that an unforeseen issue could result in

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downtime and in a worst case scenario, bring a job to a grinding halt, and this costs money, so it’s reassuring for customers to know that we can dispatch a local technician at short notice to rectify any issues.”

Renewed focus on the lower South Island Based in Cromwell in the Central Otago region, JLG team member, Hamish McMurtrie, is an extremely experienced CBIP-accredited technician who prides himself on going to all lengths to assist JLG customers in the area.

Hamish’s location sees him wellplaced to service JLG equipment in Cromwell, Wanaka, Queenstown, Dunedin, Gore and Invercargill and sees him working in not only some of the most picturesque regions of New Zealand, but also in some of the most demanding conditions from snow and sleet to high temperatures to support customers.

As one of the only permanently based CBIP-accredited technicians in the Otago region, Hamish works to undertake operators’ required EWP six monthly certifications, three monthly routine inspections as well as annual servicing and repairs, ensuring operator safety and machine reliability for JLG customers.

A qualified light vehicle technician and experienced auto electrician,

Hamish has worked in the access industry for the past seven years including the last two years with JLG New Zealand, where he has completed a number of product specific training courses on JLG product lines.

Hamish also has experience maintaining, diagnosing faults, servicing and repairing other manufacturer machines, which is convenient for customers who operate a variety of machine brands.

Being somewhat of a local having spent most of his younger years in Dunedin before moving to Auckland and then Christchurch, Hamish is very familiar with the area and the needs of JLG customers; he’s also a regular participant in motorsport activities in Central Otago.

All JLG New Zealand technicians are backed by an aftermarket team in Auckland and technical support and advice from our very knowledgeable technical support division in Australia, so help is never far away.

What to expect from JLG New Zealand service:

Prompt nationwide service from skilled, factory-trained field service technicians Industry renowned team with over 35 years’ experience in the EWP industry Professional support for your EWP service and other equipment needs Convenience of one central number to get the support that you require: 0800 4JLGNZ

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

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ur annual HIANZ networking event recently took place at the beautiful Wairakei Resort in Taupo, offering great facilities amidst the forested slopes of the Wairakei Thermal Valley. Our HIANZ Golf Day took on a new form this year, with the introduction of an option to go Mountain Biking. Some even took the opportunity to truly relax and make use of the hot pools and spa facilities.

The Golfers took on the 9-hole golf course in a social game of Ambrose Style Golf, with the support of Honda and Hansa, who kept our golfers well hydrated by offering “refreshments” on course in a Honda SBS. The Mountain bikers returned to join the Golfers at Wairakei Resort for some much needed “refreshments” provided by Hansa and Honda.

These were enjoyed whilst seeing a

Hianz hosts golf and mountain bike event demonstration by Masport of their newest pressure washer – perfect for getting our mountain bikes cleaned up!

The weather was on our side, and we enjoyed a sunny afternoon of golfing and mountain biking.

The group of e-bikers and mountain bikers headed off on a scenic loop of fun on a winding, single track, alongside the Waikato River stopping off at viewpoints to take in the aquamarine waters of the Huka Falls and the geothermal streams.

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The evening started off with a Cocktail Hour “With a Twist” sponsored by Masport. Mixologist Jules demonstrated how to whip up a couple of our favourite cocktails and gave us tips for the best results, before challenging teams of 5 to get creative by concocting their own versions of these classic cocktails. Bryce Swainson, who took part in and won this challenge, walked away with a brand new Masport pressure washer.

This was followed by an indulgent dinner before moving onto the Resort Pub for some late-night networking.

Our thanks go to Honda Equipment, Hansa Chippers and Masport for their contributions and sponsorship of this successful event. HIANZ would not have been able to accomplish this without your assistance. ■

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

HIANZ ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT

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he Hire Industry Association of New Zealand Inc. (HIANZ) has a new President. Antony Smit who is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Hirepool was unanimously voted to the position at a board meeting following the associations AGM. He succeeds Tim Mikkelsen who has stood down as President following 12 years in the role. During his term Tim oversaw rapid growth and changes to the governance of the organisation which is now recognised as one of the strongest industry lobby groups in New Zealand. Tim’s experience and knowledge will not be lost to the hire industry and he will continue to consult to the board in a Past President role.

ANT SMIT

Ant Smit has an extensive background and brings together more than 20 years of experience in the hire industry including 10 years as Hirepool’s Southern Regional Manager and prior to that experience in the Event Hire industry in the UK and New Zealand.

He has a B.Com majoring in Supply Chain Management from Lincoln University. Ant takes on the position of President following several years of serving on the HIANZ board.

Ant is considered a strong leader and is well regarded by competitors, suppliers, and customers alike, qualities that will assist Ant well in his tenure as HIANZ President. Ant takes up the role immediately in conjunction with his senior executive position at Hirepool. ■

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HIRE COMPANY NEWS

Hire Industry

News The Napery by Pacific Linen An exciting new venture in Wanaka,

by Jo Staveley our Cromwell based Managing Director of Pacific Linen.

Our “one stop laundering shop” offers a wide range of complementary and convenience services, strongly focusing on sustainability and eco-friendly laundering processes, to greatly reducing the impact on our precious environment.

Mary Walsh - Pacific Linen, Wanaka

Tool Hire Taranaki Tool Hire Taranaki are thrilled to be celebrating 6 years in business. It’s been an exciting journey, we love the hire industry and wouldn’t want to be doing anything else. Dan, Charlotte and the team – Tool Hire Taranaki

Handyhire Mitre 10 MEGA Ferrymead took a new turn in 2019 acquiring Handyhire and Landscape Supply formally located on Dyers Road. One year on the partnership is flourishing with both sets of customers enjoying the benefit of and expanded hire and landscape facilities. Miles Andrews – Handyhire, Ferrymead

Upright Access Systems Like many other companies around the country we too have streamlined our business to ensure we get through to the other side of the Covid dilemma. One of our valued employees, Sione Lokotui has been accepted as a scholarship recipient to undertake the Health and Safety in Construction Certificate run by Site Safe. He was selected after a rigorous selection process which saw record numbers of applicants in 2020.

Sione was selected under the Pasifika scholarship programme.

John Cameron – Upright Access Systems, Auckland

NC Hire We have been growing and expanding our team and operations to keep up with increasing demand. Mitch Bassett joined the team as Rangiora/ Waimakariri Yard Coordinator in PAGE 12

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October and is bringing excellent efficiencies to the role and business.

Mitch has come from an Agricultural Sales background and is new to the hire industry and is looking forward to getting involved in the wider industry.

Join us in welcoming him into the role and industry!

Harland Bassett – NC Hire, Amberley

Heavy Hire Our company is growing and with it the fleet and team are growing too.

We’re thrilled to have Fred Jordaan lead our client-facing operations and marketing activities. We’ve taken the feedback from our fence building, landscaping, tree planting and building customers on board and purchased a quality Auger drive unit and a bunch of drill bits to help make their jobs easier. Jacques Pietersen and Rudy Seller – Heavy Hire, Tauranga

Equipment Share Celebrating 5 years operating, engineers and cousins Mike and Danny White started EquipmentShare from their living room. 5 years along the company has gone from strength to strength; now in their yard in Mangere with fleet covering Access and Civil with a solid customer base. “Five years is a massive milestone for us, we love the team, we love our customers, and we love the industry. We are looking forward to the next five, continuing to bring transparency and technology to machinery hire”. Mike and Danny White - Equipment Share

Rangiora Hire After working two years at Rangiora Hire Ltd, Blake Lilley has accepted the challenge of taking on an apprenticeship through MITO in Heavy Automotive Engineering and Plant and Equipment. Blake is working under the watchful eye of our head mechanic Ricki to complete a fouryear apprenticeship. Rhys Van Toor – Rangiora Hire, Rangiora

Hireace Hireace is once again a finalist in the Westpac Auckland Business Awards,

this time, for Excellence in Strategy & Planning. The nomination comes to show how much our team of 80+ staff around Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch, have worked to keep our customers safe and comfortable during these unprecedented times. We continue to keep caring for and supporting our local community the best way possible, having been in the market for over 25 years.

Guy Clouth – Hireace

Preston Hire Preston Hire are thrilled to say Kia Ora to the South Island with the official opening of their new branch in Christchurch. Amidst the challenges of 2020, Preston Hire New Zealand is forging ahead with a new branch opening in November 2020, marking an empowering milestone for the company. The branch’s newly appointed Business Development Manager, Duane Mundy, along with Preston Hire New Zealand’s General Manager, Sean Reid, are overseeing the branch’s opening and operations.

Sean Reid – Preston Hire

Get Set Event Hire Just after lockdown Get Set Event Hire moved into a new store, Covid 19 made us look at our business in a different way, we decided we needed to do something more, we needed more exposure and to be known and easy to find in Taupo. The new shop came up for lease, we snuck in for a look and it was perfect! 2 months later we are settled in and super busy!! It’s amazing the difference a good location and fabulous window displays makes. Tracey Thompson – Get Set Event Hire, Taupo

Silk Estate Recently (August) we moved into our purpose-built warehouse facility. We have designed the space to make our lives as easy as possible. We have two electric winches to raise and lower 24m of trusses which we can use to dry our marquees on. All designed for one person to operate.

Toni May – Silk Estate Marquee Weddings, Ashburton

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WHEN SIZE MATTERS In response to customer demand for a narrower width machine, Snorkel produced two models that created a full line of scissor lifts

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esigned for the New Zealand market, the internationally acclaimed Snorkel S2255RT compact rough terrain scissor lift is engineered and produced at the Snorkel facility in Levin, New Zealand.

The S2255RT is the most compact rough terrain scissor lift in its class in New Zealand. With an overall width of 1.4m, this robust scissor lift is easily transported using a tandem trailer.

Featuring a maximum working height of 8.5m, the S2255RT stows to a height of 2.35m and weighs 2,410kg.

The most compact rough terrain scissor lift in its class Powerfully packed in a compact scissor lift, this model is ideal for outdoor work in tight areas. Sharing many features with the existing line, the S2255RT is designed small to deliver the same performance as a standard width rough terrain scissor lift in confined spaces.

As a compact alternative to the large, high capacity diesel twin-deck scissor lifts used on major construction projects, the S2255RT offers versatility.

This lift can be operated on large building sites as well as smaller projects, such as shed and barn construction.

Equipped with rugged four-wheel drive, the diesel-powered S2255RT has superb terrain capabilities, even on uneven ground. A 35% gradeability provides impressive off-road performance. Hydraulic outriggers can automatically level the machine up to 6° front to rear, and 10° side to side for safe and secure working at height.

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Four-Wheel Drive Diesel-Powered S2255RT Built tough for outdoor work, the S2255RT features excellent ground clearance at 260mm. For sensitive surfaces or indoor work, non-marking tires leave no trace or marks.

Proportional joystick controls and a tight inside turning radius of 2.5m provide excellent manoeuvrability.

For more platform space and added reach over low level obstacles, the lift includes a 1.2m (3 ft. 11 in.) roll-out deck extension. Boasting a generous platform capacity for carrying tools and materials, the S2255RT can lift up to 420kg. An integrated power line to platform makes it easy to work with power tools without trailing cables.

For added flexibility, the compact rough terrain scissor lift offers a bi-energy option. Switching from diesel engine for rough terrain work

to electric for indoor use can help meet jobsite regulations on noise and emissions and mean that the lift can stay on the job from groundbreaking to completion.

To further reduce environmental impact, the S2255RT includes an option for hydraulic oil. High performance, biodegradable hydraulic oil benefits the equipment and the environment by reducing the machine’s energy consumption.

All lifts in the Snorkel series of compact rough terrain scissor lifts deliver a large working area, high lifting capacity, and superb terrain capabilities from compact dimensions.

Available globally, the S2255RT is built in Snorkel’s facility in Levin, New Zealand and at Snorkel’s Vigo Center in the UK. ■

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WHAT’S NEW from Youngman Richardson & Co. Ltd.

HIGH PRESSURE WATER BLASTING EQUIPMENT LINE UP W hen you need to clean up Youngman Richardson & Co Ltd’s water blaster range has something for everyone to suit all situations. All models are versatile and come with dual pressure functions and are available in portable and trailerised options.

Trailerised Water Blasters Heavy Duty trailerised 500L or 1000L water blasters are designed with a contractor in mind. Twin hose reels with 1 x 30m high pressure and 1 x 30m low pressure hose, 500 litre or 1000 litre water tank, c/w low water cut-out, all combined on a NZ-built galvanised trailer. These are specially designed for hard working industrial and contracting use.

The 500L or 1000L trailerised waterblaster can be fitted with one of four different engine types: Portable Water Blasters

Honda IGX390 Honda IGX390 electric start with 3000 psi pressure and a maximum flow of 21 L/min Honda IGX390 electric start with 3700 psi pressure and a maximum flow of 17 L/min Honda IGX690 Honda IGX690 electric start with 4000 psi pressure and a maximum flow of 21 L/min

Kohler KD625.2 Kohler KD625.2 diesel electric start with 3000 psi pressure and a maximum flow of 30 L/min.

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Our range of Honda powered portable high pressure water blasters have been built with quality components to ensure long life and durability in the toughest environments. Using a range of Honda engines from 5 hp up to 13hp and coupled to an Annovi Reverberi Italian pump these units are for cleaning machines, vehicles, buildings and exposing concrete aggregate daily.

With high pressure and a high flow rate, 14m of hose and gun, 4 nozzle angles all supplied on a frame with removable handle and pneumatic tyres these will suit any contractor or hire company.

Maximum pressure of 3500psi and Powered by Honda GX270 9.0hp engine or maximum pressure of 4000 psi powered by a Honda GX390 13hp.

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CHRISTCHURCH 20 Nga Mahi Road, Sockburn, Christchurch Phone: (+64) 03 341 6923 Email: saleschch@yrco.co.nz

ESDS NEWS

HIANZ ESDS SHEET UPDATES HIANZ CEO, Rodney Grant gives his thought on the benefits of the ESDS project and makes a case for why the Equipment Safety Data Sheets should now an essential part of your business.

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met with a member last week and got talking about the HIANZ ESDS sheets available to them. They responded, “Why do I want to use those?”. I was unsympathetic towards his inability to protect himself, his business and his client from harm, so he got both barrels! Well, that is how it played out in my mind for a very split second. I have learnt a lot in the 6 months so far in my new role, diplomacy is required at all times even in the face of uneducated foolishness. (that is enough of the member blasphemy)

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The sheets have taken a team of industry players some time to put together to make sure all bases are covered. We have even reviewed and updated a couple of forms.

Putting these together by yourself or using a contractor would be a slow and costly exercise. If you were looking for the one thing of value from HIANZ, this is worth every cent paid for your subscription. ■

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Find the sign up form on www.hianz.net.nz/general-hire.

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RIVACY ACT 2020: Parliament recently passed the Privacy Act 2020. This new Act will replace the current Privacy Act 1993 and will come into effect on 1 December 2020.

The Privacy Commissioner has announced that the “new Privacy Act provides a modernised framework to better protect New Zealanders’ privacy rights in today’s environment”.

The key reforms in the Privacy Act 2020 include: • Mandatory notification of harmful privacy breaches to both the Privacy Commissioner and affected parties.

• The introduction of compliance orders, which will enable the Privacy Commissioner to require compliance with the Privacy Act. Failure to comply with a compliance order could result in a fine of up to $10,000.

• Access determinations, which will give the Privacy Commissioner the power to demand release of information if any organisation or business refuses to make personal information available on request.

• Controls on the disclosure of information overseas. These will require that, before disclosing personal information overseas, New Zealand organisations or businesses will need to ensure the overseas entities have similar levels of privacy protection to those in New Zealand.

• New criminal offences which will make it an offence to mislead an organisation or business in a way that affects someone’s personal information or to destroy personal information if a request has been made for it. Maximum fines will be $10,000 per offence.

• Requirement for compliance with the Privacy Act 2020 by international platforms. This will mean that if an international platform is carrying on business in New Zealand, with New Zealanders’ personal information, they will have to comply with the Privacy Act regardless of where they, or their servers, are based.

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• Breach of privacy claims can already (ie under the Privacy Act 1993) result in significantly high awards of damages if they are successfully taken to a hearing before the Human Rights Review Tribunal.

Under the Privacy Act 2020, damages will be able to be awarded for: • Pecuniary loss suffered; • Expenses reasonably incurred; • Loss of any benefit, whether or not of a monetary kind; • Humiliation, loss of dignity, and injury to the feelings of the aggrieved individual.

We expect that breach of privacy claims will continue to be a risk for an employer or previous employer and with the strengthening of the new Privacy Act 2020, may even become a greater risk. A breach of privacy issue we commonly encounter is a previous employer talking to third parties or giving verbal references about an employee or former employee.

You cannot do so unless you have been expressly permitted to do so by the employee concerned. This is the case even if you are phoned out of the blue by a prospective employer.

If you have not been permitted to speak to that prospective employer, then you must decline to do so on the basis you do not have the employee’s permission.

PROOF OF SICKNESS OR INJURY We regularly receive questions from employers about the ability to request a medical certificate from an employee who is absent from work due to claimed sickness or injury.

Under section 68 of the Holidays Act 2003, an employer may require an employer to provide proof of sickness or injury in relation to a claim for paid sick leave in the following circumstances: 01. If the sickness of injury is for a period of 3 or more consecutive calendar days (whether or not the days would otherwise be working days for the employee), the employer can require that the proof be provided at the employee’s cost; Note: an employee claiming paid

02. sick leave for a Friday and following Monday can be required to provide proof of the sickness or injury; 03. If the sickness or injury is for a period of less than 3 consecutive calendar days, the employer can require that the proof be provided at the employer’s cost as long as the employer informs the employee as early as possible that proof is required.

The above applies even if the sick leave is being claimed due to the employee not working as a result of a spouse/partner or dependent of the employee being sick or injured.

In either case, the employer cannot specify who the proof is to be obtained from.

Section 68 does not prevent an employer from requiring an employee to provide medical information or to see a medical practitioner of the employer’s choice in certain circumstances if the employee’s employment agreement includes such clauses, or if there are applicable health and safety or medical fitness for work considerations.

Dealing with medical issues in employment is becoming increasingly tricky as there is almost always the potential for conflict and competing considerations due to: • The unlawfulness of discriminating on the basis of an employee’s disability (which includes mental or physical illness or impairment) under the Human Rights Act 1993; and • Health and safety considerations; and • Medical fitness for work issues.

• If in doubt, we recommend you seek legal advice.

Danny Jacobson and Trudy Marshall are Partners at Employment Lawyers Tauranga and they specialise exclusively in employment law. They operate our Employment Helpline for HIANZ members: phone 07 928 0529.

The above is by its nature general, and is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice.

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OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW For the past 20 plus years Polyjohn International has enjoyed a close relationship with Chris Sharp – ‘Sharpie’ as he is known, who has acted as Polyjohn’s distributor in New Zealand whilst trading as Polyjohn Pacific Ltd. Introducing POLYJOHN NEWCO LTD.

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ith his 73rd birthday approaching and an estimated 10,000 portable toilet sales under his belt, Chris reckons it’s time to close his last toilet seat and spend a bit of time pursuing interests other than dunnies!

Polyjohn International has established a new company in New Zealand called POLYJOHN NEWCO LTD to manage the continued sales and servicing of the range of Polyjohn portable sanitation products, as well as the extended range of ‘Poly-Blue Plus’ chemicals and deodorising formulations used in conjunction with the operation of portable toilets.

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Thus, the new company will simply operate as an extension of its parent company – Polyjohn International.

Heading this company is Aaron Burrett who many in the industry will already know. Aaron ‘caretook’ Polyjohn sales in New Zealand when Chris was extending Polyjohn sales in Australia and establishing a large and successful operation there. Aaron is already well versed in the Polyjohn range including a good working knowledge of the different models of portable toilets, Polyjohn portable showers, wheelchair accessible toilets, multi station men’s urinals, hand wash stations and the associated cleaning and deodorising treatments.

Aaron graduated from Massey University with a Business degree and has previously held positions in customer service orientated roles. He intends to immediately embark on an extended road trip in the new year and meet the many existing and potential Polyjohn customers throughout the country. Aaron believes in this day and age of faceless electronic communication it is important to be able to ‘put a face to a name’.

Polyjohn Newco will continue to carry their full range of portable toilets, showers, multi-station urinals, wheelchair accessible units, replacement parts and chemicals from their Auckland warehouse thus providing a fast and efficient delivery time frame. ■

Whilst Chris will retain a consultancy and support role for a period, all contact and inquiries should be sent to Aaron – email – Aaron@polyjohn.co.nz and/or tel. 022 387 7142. For up to the minute information, photos and specifications of the full Polyjohn range, refer to www.polyjohn.com

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

NZFIA NEWS AGM, but once finalised, the board will be pushing forward on membership drive and increased value to its members.

UPDATES AND REMINDERS

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This is a major step forward for the association and will give the association the boost that it needs.

The current system through Competenz lacks moderation and trainee data management for applying a refresher system like the Silvercard programme.

It is the view of the association that the forklift training needs strengthening in credibility and a pathway to proper learning and refreshment of competency. We feel industry is best to manage this and as the peak body for forklifts, we are in the best position to manage it.

The NZFIA AGM has suffered at the hands of COVID twice now and has recently gone electronic in its requirement to hold it. An election buddy process has been adopted and an expected close of the AGM is mid-November. Nothing too much is in their

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This booklet makes it clear the acceptable damage and wear on the forklift to the hirer right throughout the hire period. Handing a further book prior to the end of hire allows the hirer the opportunity to arrange “touch ups” and tidying of the forklift prior to handing it back.

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

TRIBUTES TO OUR HIRE HEROES It was very remiss of me to leave out the story of Bruce Harrison passing in our last edition of the Hire and Rental magazine We also lost Graeme Riddler recently.

Both past members contributed heavily to the industry and made our association what it is today

BRUCE HARRISON Bruce Harrison passed away on the 21st April after a long battle with cancer.

Bruce started Hire Master Whanganui in July 1975 and has had a long association with the hire industry. He attended the inaugural meeting hire meeting in New Plymouth along with my father in 1978. His son Grant and daughter in law Kareen now own and operate the business in Wanganui.

As a family we have had a long association with the Harrisons as we lived in Palmerston North and would regularly see Bruce and Anne at the zone meetings in Palmerston North. Bruce was one of life’s good buggers and called a spade a spade.

He was also a very caring and compassionate man. For 12 years Bruce was part of a volunteer group in Whanganui who would give selflessly of his time and vehicle to ferry cancer patients to Palmerston North and Wellington hospitals for treatment.

A few years ago, I attended, along with other invited industry members the black-tie gala dinner celebrating the 40th anniversary of Hire Master Whanganui. This event was attended by hundreds of local and national guests along with friends of the Harrison family such was the respect that Bruce had gained with business associates, industry colleagues and Whanganui locals over the years.

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Bruce’s honesty and integrity will always be his greatest strength and he will be sadly missed. Bruce is survived by his wife Anne, sons Grant and John, daughter in law Kareen and his 6 adoring grandchildren.

Tim Mikkelsen, Life Member, HIANZ

GRAEME RIDLER Another one of our legends, Graeme Ridler passed away recently after a lengthy battle with cancer. Graeme and Accent Tools have had a long standing and very supportive relationship with HIANZ over many years.

Graeme was a supplier representative on the board during our period of turmoil and encouraged the board and CEO to take a business-like approach to running the association. He was a strong and hard-working member of the board and contributed well with his experience of running a successful business.

Tim Mikkelsen tells me that his no-nonsense approach, along with his business acumen and a keen eye on cash flow had a very positive influence to the Board at that time.

Graeme was awarded an honorary membership to the HIANZ by Bruce Wallace at the 40th anniversary of the association in Rotorua during 2018.

He is survived by his wife Anna and 2 adult children and our thoughts are with them at this time.

Ant Smit, President, HIANZ

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HOW THE CREDIT CONTRACTS AND CONSUMER FINANCE ACT AFFECTS THE HIRE INDUSTRY

By Geoff Hardy of Auckland law firm Martelli McKegg

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have mentioned before that the hire industry is remarkably unregulated and free of any specific laws that govern the industry. There is no “Hire Act” or anything like that. You are, of course, bound by the general laws that all businesses are subject to like the Fair Trading Act, the Commerce Act, the Consumer Guarantees Act, the Employment Relations Act, the Companies Act, etc. And there are a couple of Acts of Parliament that do single you out – the Health and Safety at Work Act (which has rules that particularly relate to the hire industry) and the Personal Property Securities Act (which encourages you to register all hires for more than 12 months on the Personal Property Securities Register).

But there is one more statute that might occasionally have unintended consequences for you, and that is the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 (the “CCCFA”).

What is the CCCFA all about? Well sometimes the less sophisticated borrowers within our society get taken for a ride by unscrupulous loan sharks and back alley finance companies.

Or sometimes they simply get into trouble through their own lack of discipline and unfamiliarity with financial matters. So this Act is designed to protect them.

Why should that be relevant to the hire industry? After all, you don’t typically lend money. However, what you frequently do is hire out goods to consumers, and you hire them out on the basis that they pay for those

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goods some time after they receive them. That in itself is not a problem because most of the provisions of the CCCFA will only apply to you if your hire contract is a “consumer lease”, or a “consumer credit contract”. But while the criteria for becoming one of those are quite narrow, they can occasionally catch you out.

...the hirer has the right to apply to the courts to review the terms of the hire contract if they are considered to be “oppressive”.

Consumer leases Let’s start with a consumer lease. A “lease” means a contract for the hire of goods. But the CCCFA is intended to protect consumers, so your customers only qualify for protection if they are human beings (not a company) and the hire is for personal, domestic or household purposes. Next, you must be in the business of leasing goods, and the term of the lease must be for one year or more, or your customer must have an option to purchase the goods (which is commonly known as hire purchase). Not many of your hires are going to meet those criteria. Nevertheless there will be some situations where you hire out a marquee, a campervan, a car, a digger, a minor dwelling or a portable cabin to human beings for their personal

use, on a long-term basis. If so, you’ve got yourself a consumer lease.

That has four implications for you.

First, you have to make a whole lot of mandatory disclosures to your customer at three different times – before you enter into the hire, whenever you change the terms of the hire, and whenever the hirer asks for specific information. Second, there is a limit to how much you can charge your customer if they want to terminate the lease early. Third, you can’t unreasonably require the hirer to take out credit-related insurance, an extended warranty or a repayment waiver. And finally, the hirer has the right to apply to the courts to review the terms of the hire contract if they are considered to be “oppressive”.

Before you enter into the consumer lease you have to provide a statement telling the hirer that the hire is a consumer lease under the CCCFA. The statement has to say who you are, how long the hire is for, the cash price of the hired goods, whether the hirer has an option to purchase, and if so for how much. You also need to disclose the amount, timing and number of payments the hirer has to make, how much is payable by way of deposit, the total amount the hirer will pay over the term of the hire, what rights the hirer has to prematurely end the hire and what they must pay in that situation, what add-on services the hirer is paying for, and any default fees, charges or enforcement costs that the hirer may have to pay if they breach the hire terms.

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Consumer Credit Contracts However it gets much worse if your hire contract is a consumer credit contract instead of a consumer lease.

It will be a consumer credit contract if your customers are human beings, they hire the goods for personal, domestic or household purposes, you are in the business of hiring out goods, and either: the amount payable by the customer is the same or more than the “cash price of the goods” or the customer has an option to purchase the goods for way less than their fair market value.The cash price of the goods is defined as the lowest price at which a person could have purchased them from you on the basis of payment in full at the time the hire contract was made, or if there is no such price, the fair market value of those goods at the time the contract was made.

This is basically aimed at hire purchase arrangements, but it’s not essential that the hirer has a right to purchase the goods. And there will be many situations where you hire something to a consumer long term, and the total amount they pay in rental will be equivalent to or more than what they could have bought the item for. In those situations you need to observe the following rules.

The disclosure requirements for consumer credit contracts are similar to but more extensive than the consumer lease requirements. Like the consumer lease requirements there is a limit to how much you can charge your customer if they want to terminate the lease early, you can’t unreasonably require the hirer to take out certain add-on products or services, and the hirer has the right to apply to the courts to review the terms of the hire contract if they are considered to be “oppressive”. There are also limits on what interest and fees you can charge, and the hirer has both a “cooling off period” at the outset when they can change their mind, and a right to prematurely bring the hire contract to an end. The hirer can also ask you for temporary relief or relaxation of the contract terms if they suffer an unexpected hardship and are up to date with their payments.

Personal Property Securities Act, you are deemed to hold a security interest in your own goods if you hire them out for an indefinite period of for more than 12 months. Finally, the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 also applies to your long-term consumer hire, and that Act (among other things) requires you to register as a financial service provider and join an approved dispute-resolution service.

Other restrictions

Geoff Hardy has 45 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer and is a partner in the Auckland firm Martelli McKegg. He guarantees personal attention to new clients at competitive rates. His phone number is (09) 379 0700 and e-mail address is geoff@martellimckegg.co.nz.

This article is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice.

But wait, there’s more. There are important restrictions on your ability to repossess consumer goods under your consumer credit contract. These apply whenever your contract gives you the right to repossess consumer goods over which you hold a “security interest” or your contract gives you the right to enter premises for any purpose in connection with that security interest. And guess what? Under the

As you can see, this area of the law is hugely complicated. So overall, you might want to think twice before you hire out goods like marquees, campervans, cars, diggers, minor dwellings or portable cabins, to consumers for personal, domestic or household purposes, for one year or more, or for a total rental that matches or exceeds the cash price of those goods. ■

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

EWPA NEWS Recently the EWPA held it’s AGM by both virtual meeting and electronic voting. The association had a good turnout all things considered.

Some of the key points that came out of the AGM were: • Adoption of a EWPA run Trade day.

• Moving annual subscription date to 1 April each year to align with the association financial year • Moving AGM date to align with the Trade day

EWPA Registered Inspector Programme The EWPA has a programme in place currently but is doing a major overhaul on it, in an effort to seek approval to be able to register, monitor and audit level 1 inspectors. The current overhaul is in its final stages and is entering the sensitive stage of finding it’s place in the market.

EWPA Trade Day The inaugural Trade Day is going to be held on Wednesday the 17th February 2021 at Hampton Downs Raceway, just south of Auckland and just north of Hamilton.

This is a day for OEM’s and distributors, including servicing companies and related products and services to exhibit and promote themselves to EWPA members and EWP users.

The day will be open to anyone to attend for a cost yet to be confirmed.

Attendees not only get to see the latest and greatest at the trade show but get an all-day lunch and the chance to compete for a special trophy and prize if they are the fastest at the Go Karts (one free attempt).

This should be a great day and allow construction companies, tradies and

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hire companies to meet with the specialists in EWP’s. The EWPA AGM will also be run at the same time as the Trade Day. Furthermore, an after party is still in the planning back in Auckland for all attendees later in the evening.

More to follow on this in the coming month. ■

There has been widespread concern and aggravation in regards to the current inspector programme, more around the prerequisites and delays in getting applications through. This is out the hands of the EWPA but our upgraded programme may be able to offer not only an alternative process but certainly a smoother one.

As mentioned, this is entering a sensitive stage of the development and we ask that you bear with us as we push ahead. cbip There is a special meeting being held in Auckland on the 25th November (probably at the time of this magazine going to print). This meeting will be to discuss ways to improve quality of applications for certification, applicants’ behaviours when communicating with CBIP Business and administrations staff, reluctance to abide by CBIP guidelines, and the future of CBIP and the rapidly changing needs of the inspection industry.

EWPA will have the CEO and a board member at the meeting and will be voicing the concerns of our members and that of HIANZ also. More dedicated communications will follow together with the RI programme subjects in the near future. ■

ASSOCIATION NEWS

SILVERCARD CHANGES Recently the association updated the branding of the Silvercard EWP Training programme.

A new design for the card has been introduced and the associated branding is flowing into the printed material and the website.

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his new punchy design is about standing out and building the “Silvercard” brand up as a first choice, highly recognised competency training programme available in the market.

The “E” in the Silvercard word represents the rising up in EWP’s, whilst the image is more defined as an EWP. The “Using Elevating Work Platform Safely” booklet front cover has adopted the new branding but the original darker logo is still on the back cover.

You will see an increased marketing presence on the “Silvercard” branding in the near future, with the HIANZ branding reducing. The

single strong brand for competency operators won’t be diluted or confused having two strong brands.

HIANZ continues to own, support and manage Silvercard training though.

Some of the increased marketing is just rolling out with the Board authorising a HIANZ member training subsidy on Silvercard EWP Training. An email rolled out on the 15th October explaining this. If you didn’t receive this, make contact with the office.

The leading portion of the email was “HIANZ is investing in our members by providing further training and career development opportunities.”

We are offering 200 “Silvercard EWP Training Vouchers” valued

at $150.00 (exc. GST) each, to use towards your staff training. We want to help you invest in your staff by offering this subsidy towards their new EWP Silvercard training. The benefits of training include more valued, engaged and motivated staff, health and safety compliance, and increased knowledge and skills into your business.”

If you haven’t already, make contact with us at the HIANZ office and we will get you your vouchers. Go to www. silvercard.nz to find a trainer near you if you don’t already know of one.

They are also listed on the HIANZ supplier web page and on the last page of the magazine. ■

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PRODUCT FOCUS

CARLTON INVESTS IN MARQUEE FABRIC CLEANING MACHINE

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ith the continued investment in these skins, it is important that after each hire they are cleaned and dried to ensure they have longevity in the asset base of any business.

One of the problems faced is how to clean and dry large fabric pieces in a small area.

Auckland based company Carlton Events Ltd has made significant investment in fabric purchases in recent years and in 2017 started looking into the options of an updated automated fabric cleaning system.

Although they already owned a cleaning machine, the outdated technology did not allow for large quantities to be washed in a short amount of time, nor did it have the ability to dry. Turning over large volumes of fabric quickly is essential in peak periods, but drying is crucial when storing fabric over quieter periods.

Manager Andrew Armstrong says “anyone in the marquee hire sector knows that rolling stock quickly and efficiently in the summer months is essential” he continues “keeping our costs as low as possible, whilst providing quality products and sharp efficient service is an absolute key component to our profitability”.

After a lengthy analysis of different

In the world of marquee hire one of the biggest issues facing any hire company is keeping the fabric as clean as possible, for as long as possible. Whilst marquee frames can stand the test of time for decades, the fabric (or skins) is something that usually requires replacement every 5 years or so. ...rolling stock quickly and efficiently in the summer months is essential SAYS ANDREW ARMSTRONG

machine types, Carlton Events invested in a UK made machine capable of washing and drying large volumes of fabric quickly. Running at its peak the machine can wash and dry a marquee roof at approximately 2 minutes per lineal metre. Compare this to previous models or hand washing and it is easy to see efficiencies.

Andrew says “there are a few machines on the market worldwide, however we selected this model due to its ability to wash quickly and efficiently, whilst being simple to operate.

The machine not only had to fit our wash criteria, but impact minimally on the environment. We did not want a water and energy hungry machine or something that used hard chemicals”.

Health and Safety management is a huge part of any business and being

able to operate the machine with basic training is something Carlton looked at. All critical moving parts are enclosed within the machine so there is minimal risk to the operator.

In the last 3 years Carlton Events has increased its fabric replacement program and this would not have been viable without the ability to maintain it properly. A noticeable improvement to quality has also been noticed by clients.

“The feedback has been noticeable” says Andrew “we now have the option of weeding out old or defunct stock and can be selective of how we manage client expectations” Carlton Events also washes fabric for other companies. The fabric is cleaned, dried, folded and packaged ready for collection.

Contact Andrew for a price and scheduling at andrewa@carltonevents.co.nz

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INDUSTRY SERVICE

PowerStats Now KPI Works In the previous 18 months, you may well have heard HIANZ talking about “PowerStats”. A financial benchmarking tool for the industry.

Around three months ago, PowerStats became KPI Works. A name change that simplifies the message and describes better what the product does.

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IANZ is a strong believer that the information you can get from industry participation is so valuable to able to assist you in making good choices moving forward. Back during the level 4 lockdown, CEO Rodney Grant was involved in many discussions of support for the industry. “We were one of the few industry organisations that could provide accurate and reliable information on the financial impact of the COVID related issues on our industry.

Government officials and other industry players were in awe of the information we had, says Rodney.”

Constant decision making is the reality of business.

HOW DO YOU STACK UP? Tim Mikkelsen, an early adopter and submitter to the program writes: Have you ever wondered how your business stacks up financially against other similar sized hire operations in New Zealand? If you are honest with yourself, you have no idea.

KPI Works will change all that.

KPI Works participants get exclusive bench marked graphical data relating to revenue, invoice counts, average invoice value, direct costs, gross profit, net profit, total wages average wage per employee, indirect costs, sub hire expenses, EBITDA, the list goes on.

The beauty with this software is that as a participant, your business is anonymous to other users. You get to see how your business is performing then compare it to the upper, middle, and lower percentiles of the other participant companies.

In less than five minutes of your time each month, KPI Works can provide you an effortless business health check by deeply analysing your financial, activity and team data across dozens of real-time key performance indicators, overlaying anonymous best-practice benchmarks from your peers, and presenting this insight to you via your own confidential and intuitive online dashboard.

Make better data-driven decisions. Grow your business performance.

We can help with a great view of your business, but not the virtual type.

Data input is monthly and literally takes less than a minute once you have produced the PNL.

Register for free at: www.kpiworks.com/projects/hianz

On my last trip to the ARA convention earlier this year Tony Conant - CEO of the American Rental Association was very interested to hear about our initiatives around this program. As far as I am aware, no other Global Rental Alliance partner has an offer of this kind to its membership. KPI Works has the capability to help the participant KPI Works print posters A4 v-2.indd 8

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companies make some very informed decisions which really interested Tony.

To be of real benefit to the HIANZ membership, and to produce more meaningful and accurate data the more participant companies the better. As a business owner I find it difficult to understand why you would not know how your company stacks up in relation to your peers.

As we rebuild post COVID this data may be very useful to produce for your bank, equipment finance house and accountant. Maybe if you are looking at selling you would have some hard data you can incorporate in your prospectus.

In my mind a board initiative like KPI Works is a reason why you would belong to an association. On your own this data is useful but collectively it is powerful.

Don’t leave it any longer, sign up to KPI Works now for your own sake and education. See the value it provides in helping you understand what you could be doing to improve you bottom line. It costs nothing and if the accountant (or anyone else for that matter) could produce this or even get the information, it would cost you a lot more than your yearly membership to HIANZ.

See https://kpiworks.com/projects/hianz/ and fill out the online form to get started.

This is Tom. He’s very curious about his peers’ performance.

In less than five minutes of your time each month, KPI Works can provide you an effortless business health check by deeply analysing your financial, activity and team data across dozens of real-time key performance indicators, overlaying anonymous best-practice benchmarks from your peers, and presenting this insight to you via your own confidential and intuitive online dashboard.

Make better data-driven decisions. Grow your business performance.

Get your hands on industry metrics the right way and don’t be like Tom.

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ADVERTORIAL

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he technology that enables equipment tracking and monitoring utilises GPS and IoT (Internet of Things), delivered by providers such as Spark.

Simply put, IoT is the connection of many different items, including machinery and vehicles, via lowpowered cellular networks, allowing them to be controlled remotely or communicate information back to the user.

Over the past few years, Spark has been working on developing this side of its business, pairing with various providers globally to enable IoT technology to be utilised by many different companies.

Consequentially, IoT is transforming businesses all over New Zealand.

Spark says, by combining IoT with automated systems, businesses can now gather and analyse data like never before, enabling them to reduce costs, improve health and safety, save time on monitoring and reporting, and increase efficiency and return on investment.

Almost anything can be transformed into an IoT device, from coffee machines to 300 tonne diggers – all that is needed is a tracker or sensor to be fitted to the item you want information from.

Spark has partnered with Digital Matter, global experts when it comes to designing building and delivering GPS devices and IoT solutions for a wide range of applications. Digital Matter’s range includes batterypowered equipment trackers that can be installed on equipment of all shapes and sizes, regardless of manufacturer. For heavier machinery, hardwired devices with more advanced features can be installed.

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The beauty of this technology is, however, that IoT can be used to do much more than simply track where a piece of equipment is. You can also see who is using it, how they’re using it, and if it is being used as agreed upon.

This information is useful to both the hire company and the business using the equipment. It can ensure the machine is being utilised to its full potential, that it is being serviced regularly and maintained properly.

The devices can also track each operator’s working hours – helpful for both health and safety as well as payroll purposes.

Some devices even have the ability to remotely and safely immobilise an expensive piece of equipment, a crucial and very helpful tool to fight against theft and vandalism.

This feature also enables a hire company to ensure a machine is not being used by a client when they’re not paying for it.

For example, a major hire firm has fitted Digital Matter’s G62 hardwired GPS on its excavators in New Zealand and Australia to capture location and utilisation data.

The device has an internal battery to ensure it continues to connect in the case of loss of power or tampering, and a number of customisable inputs and outputs that enable remote immobilisation, fuel level monitoring, driver ID, and more.

On non-powered equipment, such as rollers, the hire company began using the Oyster2 battery-powered GPS. The small and concealable device monitors an asset’s location and run hours, among other things, and this data ensures an accurate record of use is achieved.

Spark says these ‘plug-and-play’

devices can easily be attached and removed from both large and small pieces of equipment. This no-fuss installation makes good sense for rental companies who don’t want or cannot physically wire devices into their rental fleet but still want to be able to track and manage their assets.

If the machine moves without approval – in the case of theft or unauthorised use – the tracker will send an alert to the relevant person with the vehicle’s details and location, and they are then able to immediately disable the machine remotely.

The trackers also improve stolen vehicle recovery rates, and machines with remote immobilisers may be eligible for lower insurance rates.

Spark technology lead Renee Mateparae says IoT is ideal for asset management, and thanks to Spark’s network of global partners, it can provide the right IoT solution for your business.

“We have invested heavily in this area, and this has meant we work closely with the industries that could benefit most from it.

“On-site construction equipment can be extremely expensive and in high demand, so this technology is ideal to track and manage it. Also, construction machinery use often needs to be recorded for compliance and health and safety reasons.

“A number of our clients, such as NZ Strong and Mainfreight, are already using this technology to monitor their trucks and machines.”

IoT makes asset tracking and fleet management easy, but also offers a world of opportunity for savvy business owners, as well as a more productive and sustainable future. ■

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PRODUCT UPDATE

TEXADA SOFTWARE LAUNCHES TEXADA PAY

Texada Software announces the launch of Texada Pay, a fully integrated payment processing platform in Australia and New Zealand.

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exada Pay provides Texada’s rental and asset management software customers the ability to process credit cards and direct bank debit payments within their applications, including Texada’s e-commerce store and Customer Portal solution, called Gateway. Texada Pay also offers the ability to properly store credit cards and direct bank debit information so that customers can easily collect payments for cycle-billed rental transactions.

After a successful launch of Texada Pay in North America, the company is expanding this popular offering to customers in the APAC region.

Customers who now use this feature state that they find it much easier to finalize a rental transaction, streamline deposit collections, receive payments on time, and reconcile invoice discrepancies, among many notable benefits.

Texada Pay supports chip and pin (EMV) Point of Sale card processing and operates within a PCI compliant environment. Other features include Decline Minimizer to maintain current payment information, EdgeShield Security to tokenize and encrypt payment details, and Virtual Terminal, which allows for recurring payments through a variety of different payment methods.

Under the surface of a rental and hire business lies a tangle of digital operations where payment processing and rental management software play a

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role in the company’s success. But if the pieces don’t work well together or are not integrated, the result is often a poor customer experience due to inaccurate billings and longer checkout times. Furthermore, inaccurate billings often lead to payment delays.

Ultimately, providing smooth customer transactions requires integration into both your rental management software and the payment processor.

easily collect payments for cycle-billed rental transactions Four benefits of integrating payment processing with your rental management software 01. Increase Cash Flow Getting customers to pay invoices on time can be challenging.

When contracted receivables age over 90 days, it is hard to recover payment. Waiting on cheques to arrive in the mail or electronic transfers to be completed can be tedious and time-consuming, ultimately squeezing cash flow.

By integrating payment processing into your rental management software, you can unlock new methods of managing deposits and payments.

02. Reduce Human Error Whether it is recording details incorrectly, entering errors with the transaction terminal, or applying

the wrong data to accounts, mistakes frequently occur.

With the integration between the Eftpos terminal and rental management system, counter transaction totals are displayed on the card reader without staff manually entering the amount.

This integration reduces errors and improves day to day reconciliation by eliminating any discrepancies between what was invoiced and what had been collected by the credit card terminal.

03. Improve Workflow Integrated payments streamline credit card transactions by eliminating time-consuming manual steps. Your rental software and the payment processor share realtime information, and as a result, workflows are optimized for every transaction, whether in-person, over the phone, or even online.

04. Strengthen Security As a business owner, it can be easy to overlook outdated workflows.

However, with data breaches increasing, mishandling credit card information can have a severe, long-lasting impact on the companies that experience them.

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PPSA UPDATE

HIANZ Reports On The Current PPSR Situation The push from HIANZ to get changes to the PPSA (Personal Property Securities Act 1999) to exclude hire from a requirement to use the register (PPSR) has been a long-winded affair...

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s with most lobbying and advocacy work, there are many hoops to jump, many minds to win over and many scenario’s that need to play out to get the desired outcome. The change to the PPSA is no different.

We are happy to report that we are still making headway and as recent as late October, took a major step forward on getting the requirement for Hire to use the PPSR. There is still a lot of work to do and it may not play out exactly how we want it but it is good progress.

Recent discussions had us looking at a few different options.

01. We have an agreement to move the requirement for using the PPSR out to two years from the current one year as described in section 16 of the act.

02. We are investigating a fair an true separated definition of “Hire” from “Lease”. If we can get this clearly drawn up and agreed by many interested parties, we can then have the requirement of “Hire” to be removed from the requirements of the act.

Currently we fall into this definition in the act:

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03. We have in parallel to the above, Government looking at the options of running a separate register for HIANZ Hire Companies which will in effect be your asset list. This would be something that you manage (once when you add an asset and once when you dispose of the asset) and this register will take priority over the main register. The only sticking point on this is getting the financial sector’s approval and giving them the security they need on the asset against you if you are financing it.

This option will take a bit of work.

In the mean-time though, it is important that “hires” of any long term nature, that you register your interest in “perfection” (means you fill out the register spot on and in fullness) on the PPSR. It is as even important that any change to the hire contract (swap out of machine, change in hire period, change in hirer) are all updated asap on the register. We have had a recent issue of a company going into receivership, receiver telling the hire company they will take over the hire but the paperwork wasn’t updated and signed by the receiver and the PPSR wasn’t updated. The receiver noted this and took possession of the quite sizeable in value and physical sized equipment. The Hire company has a very lengthy and costly battle to try to get the asset back.

If you need any further advice or support on this topic, please make contact with Rodney. Likewise, if you wish to assist in the true definition of “Hire” also make contact. ■

PPSA UPDATE

Section 16 of the act extract...

Lease for a term of more than 1 year― a. means a lease or bailment of goods for a term of more than 1 year; and b. includes— (i) a lease for an indefinite term, including a lease for an indefinite term that is determinable by 1 or both of the parties not later than 1 year after the date of its execution; and (ii) a lease for a term of 1 year or less that is automatically renewable or that is renewable at the option of 1 of the parties for 1 or more terms, where the total of the terms, including the original term, may exceed 1 year; and (iii) a lease for a term of 1 year or less where the lessee, with the consent of the lessor, retains uninterrupted or substantially uninterrupted possession of the leased goods for a period of more than 1 year after the day on which the lessee first acquired possession of them, but the lease does not become a lease for a term of more than 1 year until the lessee’s possession extends for more than 1 year; but c. does not include― (i) a lease by a lessor who is not regularly engaged in the business of leasing goods; or (ii) a lease of household furnishings or appliances as part of a lease of land where the use of the goods is incidental to the use and enjoyment of the land; or (iii) a lease of prescribed goods, regardless of the length of the lease term

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COMPANY NEWS

TROJAN BATTERY COMPANY AND YHI ENERGY Distribution company YHI started out in tyres and wheels but carved out a bigger niche in energy, proudly the master distributor for Trojan Battery in New Zealand and Pacific Islands.

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stablished in Auckland in 1995, YHI (New Zealand) Ltd is a subsidiary of YHI International Ltd and has both Singaporean and New Zealand ownership. After starting out representing Viper and Enkei alloy wheels, the famous Advanti Racing brand of alloys arrived soon after, with Advanti wheels now being proudly supplied to YHI’s sponsored Formula 1 Team.

While the comprehensive automotive division is a strong segment of the YHI picture, energy products were introduced in 2001 and are currently a huge and ever-growing side of the business, with the innovative range covering solar power, electric vehicle charging, automotive, marine and motive power solutions, as well as offering UPS and power systems solutions and services.

In February 2019, YHI (New Zealand) Ltd was appointed the New Zealand & Pacific Islands’ master distributor for Trojan Battery and now proudly carries deep cycle AGM, deep cycle flooded, silver line, solar industrial flooded and lithium batteries for all

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In addition, YHI’s commitment to customers at a local level is enhanced by call centre staff based at each location, and nationally with online product resources including downloadable product brochures and a comprehensive website. ■

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HIANZ CEO DIARY

Six months in Rodney Grant’s Diary

With the gripping intensity and informative, quality writing I provided for my first article in the Hire and Rental magazine (for those who weren’t so moved by it and have re-read it multiple times, page 10 and 11...), it is very hard to put in words further expletives of descriptive English. I will however try my luck.

I

wrote last edition of my time in the seat so far, I even quoted our Prime minister (congratulations maam on your re-election, however it was from no help from me).

This edition won’t be full or long winded, but brief and to the point.

It’s been a busy six months since I last wrote to you. Lets just recap on my plans as they were in the end of May:

Integrated back end for all three associations – Progressing. Getting everything to line up and find a vendor to do such a thing in the budget constraints we have has proved challenging. We are close and you will see more of this leading into the new year.

New website layout feel and operation – in progress. We have moved the “Careers in Hire” website into the HIANZ site and have re-directed the careers in hire web address to point to it there. Silvercard is next on the list and you will see new branding and marketing of this site coming in the nearest of futures.

Updating the database – wow! What a job this became!! We had multiple lists, all different slightly and not one single source of truth. Thank you so much for the ones who sent their forms back. Some of you took a bit time and reminding but we have got there. We feel much more confident we know who is who now.

Silvercard promotion – As per above, there’s an updated web pages coming along with new brand-

ing and this will assist us in our push out to like minded and related association members.

APEX marquee project – Glad to announce, Greg Ward is back on the job and assisting me in getting going on this project. We are just re-engaging with the different groups to lobby for some exemptions etc for our accredited installers. More to come of this also. Note, we are well aware there is a need for further marquee courses, and we will have them running soon.

E-learning portals – Some of you will have experience at these and know they are a valuable tool going forward. Along with VR and simulators, the opportunity to provide safe and effective training is getting easier and easier. All comes at a price though so we will be budgeting for next financial year to start pushing ahead on industry training via e-learning portals.

Regional meeting and AGM – Our AGM went down very well for those attending. My apologies to those who “dialled into” the live streaming and had only pictures and no sound for the most part. One little switch on the AV board would have fixed that!! We had Karl Budge of ASB Tennis classic speak and what a great insight to the back end of a top NZ event.

Luckily, the sound on the livestream was working by then. I thought he would be “too good” for us lot, but he was a very down to earth bloke and though he told some funny stories noting world famous female tennis

players, he wasn’t name dropping all the time. He talked of his passion for the event, his personal drive and why he believed running the ASB Classic in the middle of Auckland at a time in the year when everyone supposedly leaves town would be so successful.

We also held just recently the Xmas Golf Day in Taupo. Read its own story in this issue.

Plan and carry out a road trip to meet you all – Not as easy as I thought to get away, but I did manage to get a few people in around Christchurch Blenheim and Nelson recently. You will see me out and about more as I really get settled into the role.

So that’s that updated.

What else?

I have been given a huge boost of support since mid-June when Kylene joined us. Kylene has taken on the role of running all the office functions and is a master at databases now with her time getting our one right and that of the other associations. She’s also very efficient in getting your orders out the door, so thanks Kylene for your work there. It was also her doing on the Xmas function in Taupo, organising a great event for all that turned up.

Make sure you diary ahead to come to the next event.

I have written a few smaller articles on varying subjects throughout this edition but here is an update on where we are at:

Continued next page

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APEX Marquee program – As mentioned earlier in the article, Greg Ward is available to assist us in getting this going again. We are re-igniting our connections and relations with BIONZ (Building Officials Institute of NZ) and FENZ (Fire and Emergency NZ). We will be setting a plan for on-boarding members into the program and carrying out audits into the new year. The main focus though is getting the temporary structure building consent exemption for accredited installers. This is the golden egg of the program. We will also be getting marquee erection training going again after we stopped them through COVID and didn’t give planning of them much thought coming out.

Conference 2021 – by the time this magazine hits your hands, it will be well publicised that we have opened the registrations for 2021 conference.

I know it sounds like so far away, but it will come round quick- we have run out of November already! Have we put some work into this conference or what! It’s our biggest budget ever and we are working on making sure it’s got the wow factor. Admittedly, it has got a lot more expensive to hold these events now but we have putting a huge amount off effort in to give a great event for the same price as the cancelled 2020 conference and 2019 one for that matter. Please sign up early, so we have good indication of attendees. We only want a 10% deposit to get your skin in the game (fully refundable if we can’t hold the conference), with the balance payable either next April or in portions, see our payment plans on the Registration page for more details.

We opened the conference to our Exhibitors and Sponsors a couple of weeks ago and the response has been great. Keep an eye on the Sponsors and the Trade show pages for the latest of who will be there. We are very pleased to have the continued support of Youngman Richardson & Co as Platinum sponsor along with Gold Sponsors Baytex and Synergy Positioning Systems. Our Hire Excellence Awards night is getting a bit of a make over with plans being put together now on the award system and judging. If you think you could be a judge, make contact with me and I will consider it.

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Silvercard™ Training – There is a small article about this in the magazine (I haven’t put the page number in here as through the draft review process, page numbers change. You can find it I’m sure). Get in on having your staff trained using the Silvercard EWP Trainers. They are the best trainers in the country. Also, they have just been given scope to provide training on Unit Standard 23229- Use a Safety Harness for Personal fall protection when working at height. That’s 7 different unit standards they can now offer through Silvercard™ Competent Operator training.

Silvercard™ Website – We have given this a bit of a freshen up, with new branding and a new “find a trainer page”. Take a look, find a trainer, and let us know how you find it.

HIANZ Website changes - The Store locator (find a trainer) setup on the Silvercard website is something we are going to implement onto the HIANZ website. This is to show the general public where they can find a HIANZ member closest to them. If you haven’t updated all your details to us lately, you might miss out, so get it in.

The Forklift Association is in heavy talks now with Worksafe and Compentenz about being more involved in Forklift training. The desire is to get Forklift training at a consistent, high level across the country. Read the NZFIA news article for more on this.

Member road trip – In the last month, I have made an effort to get out of the office and get out to meet up with a few members across the country. Now, just a quick note before I go further – if I say I have been to a town and I didn’t come see you, it’s nothing against you, I can only fit in what I can when I can and a lot of times, my member catch up’s are around other pre planned meetings.

Please don’t get upset, I will get to you one day. Right, that said, In the last month, I have got to some members in Christchurch, Nelson, Blenheim, Wellington, Hutt Valley and Auckland.

I have great aspirations of getting around as many as possible in the few months after new year so watch out for me! So far, most memorable visit was to a member who made me get out of bed at 5.45am to go mountain biking. Anyone who is first

to name this member (not including the member) to me, gets a prize. FYI, I have also given out a prize to one member that was proudly advertising their membership with us. They had their current year membership sticker on the front door and had their certificate displayed behind the counter.

Will you be next?

Previous issues of the Hire and Rental Magazine – We have a HIANZ dedicated web based library for all our Hire and Rental Magazines that I could find. It’s been great to read through the different articles over the years and pick up on stalwarts, regular contributors and supporters of the magazine. Get onto the site (if you aren’t already on it reading this) and have a look. www.issuu.com search for HIANZ. We sent out a Log Splitter incident notification email on Friday the 20th November. Sing out if you didn’t get it.

We covered off the incident and precautions Hire Companies should take.

In the magazine is the article on ESDS (Equipment Safety Data sheets), read it, sign up and use them!!

End of Year shut down – This has come around very quickly in the end. It seemed to take forever to get through this year but since October, it has really raced away for me. As this goes to print and distributed, we will be in December, so it is timely I talk about our office shut down. From Friday night, the 18th December, through to Tuesday the 5th January 2021, we will be closed. From Tuesday the 5th, Kylene will be on deck to send out orders and assist where needed. I will follow back the next week.

So, on that very short note…. I bid you well for the December rush, celebratory period and look forward to seeing you real soon in the new year.

Thanks very much for your support and help to date, it’s very much appreciated. Can I also please take this last moment to thank ever so much to Kylene in the office who has made my life so much easier with her ability to handle so much. She is the true worker out of us both and does an amazing job. Thanks aye! ■ Regards

Rodney (and ALF)

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HEALTH & SAFETY NEWS

HEALTH AND SAFETY ALERT ON LOG SPLITTERS

A copy of this bulletin is attached.

On the 9th September 2020, https://www.stuff. co.nz/national/122714525 reported a serious injury incident involving a log splitter.

Given the available information and the traumatic nature of many accidents involving log splitters, the HIANZ Board recommends the following to members:

T

he log splitter involved is a single-lever splitter built in New Zealand and hired to a customer by a HIANZ member. HIANZ has been advised by Worksafe New Zealand that a workplace investigation is underway. The HIANZ Board passes on our sympathy to the injured person and wishes the injured person a speedy and full recovery.

However, the incident is a timely reminder of the Health & Safety obligations Hire Companies have under the current law. As suppliers of equipment, Hire companies “as far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that the plant… Is without risk to the health and safety of persons…who, at a workplace, use the plant…for a

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purpose for which it was designed or manufactured” (Abridged, Section 42, Health & Safety at Work Act, 2015).

Recent ACC data obtained by HIANZ indicates log splitters account for around 15 – 20 amputations of fingers and thumbs each year in New Zealand.

In June 2015 Worksafe New Zealand issued a ‘log splitter hazard bulletin’, noting two common causes of log splitter accidents: 01. The use of log splitters with only one control lever; and 02. The presence of a second person in the immediate log splitting area.

03. That the hiring of single-lever log splitters for use in a workplace (such as a farm or business using firewood) be immediately curtailed until the machines can either be retrofitted with dual controls or otherwise made safe.

04. That some form of guarding be fitted to reduce the risk of a second person being able to reach into the splitting zone.

05. That all HIANZ Members undertake thorough Health & Safety briefing of all customers when hiri2ng any log splitters, to ensure that all limbs are kept well clear of the splitting zone and that there is never more than one person in the immediate splitting zone.

HEALTH & SAFETY NEWS

B ULLETIN

LOG SPLITTER HAZARD Log splitters are a significant cause of workplace injuries due to workers having access to the point of operation. Options for safeguard and engineering controls are available to ensure the safety of users of splitters.

WHO SHOULD READ THIS? > Designers, manufacturers and suppliers of log splitters > Rental operators > Employers using log splitters > Users of log splitters including schools, sport clubs and general public.

INTRODUCTION Fourteen incidents involving log splitters have been reported since February 2015. The incidents have resulted in amputations, fractures or serious crush injuries to farm workers, students and volunteers.

THE HAZARDS Log splitters generally utilise a hydraulic ram to force a steel wedge through a log ring against a steel plate and are either vertically or horizontally oriented.

THE CIRCUMSTANCES

The hydraulic ram travel is controlled by a foot or

It appears that there are two common types of

hand control. Often these controls are located close

incidents that have caused injuries:

to the pinch point and in addition may be operated

1. Two people are operating a log splitter, and

accidentally if not properly shrouded. Knee operated

while one person loads log rings onto the

control is not permitted on log splitters.

machine, the second person operates the controls. There is a misjudgement of timing

HOW TO KEEP SAFE

and the person loading the rings gets a hand

Safe operation

caught by the wedge and plate.

The operator must not have access to moving parts.

2. The person holding the timber during splitting

Log splitters that have exposed pinch point(s)

misjudges the hand position in the trapping

(between the log ring and the plate and/or the steel

area resulting in an injury.

wedge) can endanger the operator or assistant.

Fixed guard solutions and safeguards such as interlocked movable guards and two-hand holdto-run controls that prevent access to the point of operation should be used.

COPYRIGHT © HIANZ 2019

❙ EQUIPMENT SAFETY DATA SHEET

• Version 2 • 12/09/2019

LOG SPLITTER Petrol Powered

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ALWAYS USE COMMON SENSE

This Equipment Safety Data Sheet is intended as a guide only for the safe operation of this log splitter. It does not override Worksafe recommendations or the manufacturers recommendations or any other industry requirements. This sheet is not a substitute for an instructional lesson from a competent teacher.

If you are unsure about any aspect of this equipment or its capabilities or its suitability, or if you are in doubt as to its proper usage you must contact one of the Hire Centre Employees or an industry expert before continuing.

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IMPORTANT HAZARDS RISK OF AMPUTATION! Log splitting blades operate with high force. Never touch the log when splitting. Never place hands between log and splitting blade or anvil.

Never cut across the grain.

Risk of split logs or splinters ejecting suddenly from blade.

Eye protection mandatory.

Risk of falling logs causing injury to feet and legs.

Always exercise caution.

Cut heavy logs into smaller pieces.

Never over-ride or tamper with safety features of this machine.

Do not use this machine If the guards or safety of the safety features have been disabled,

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PLANNING FOR SAFETY

If you are collecting this equipment for someone else please make sure this sheet is given to the equipment user to read. This sheet should be given to the site supervisor if the equipment is being hired for commercial use so that the information is available to all users. ff Before starting, take time to plan and identify the job hazards.

Always conduct a pre-start risk assessment. ff Inspect the work site and surroundings, and ensure the work area is safe. ff Think through the steps. ff Identify all potential hazards and assess the risks. ff Determine the necessary control measures. ff Ensure you are adequately trained for the task. ff Communicate to everyone.

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EXCLUSION ZONE

This machine is designed to be operated by ONE person only. No one else allowed in the exclusion zone when splitter is operating.

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

HEARING PROTECTION LOUD NOISE CLASS V PROTECTION REQUIRED

PROTECTIVE GLOVES

EYE & FACE PROTECTION

PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR

Recent ACC data obtained

by HIANZ indicates log splitters account for around 15–20 amputations of fingers and thumbs each year in New Zealand.

Safe design and manufacturing

The controls should:

The designer and manufacturer need to make sure

> be of the hold-to-run type – ie the splitting action

that the log splitter is designed and manufactured in accordance with the appropriate standards for machine guarding, such as AS/NZS 4024.1 (Series) Safety of Machinery or equivalent.

Before commencing work ensure you have a First Aid Kit and Fire Extinguisher readily available, and that you can call 111 in an emergency.

ff Only operate on level ground. ff Chock wheels and ensure support legs deployed (where fitted) ff Maximum towing speed : 90 km/hr.

Ensure splitter correctly hitched to towing vehicle.

RISK OF ENTRAPMENT! Never wear loose fitting clothes or jewellery. Tie back long hair.

Take care when operating in wet or slippery conditions. Use correct lifting techniques when lifting logs, such as "Bend your knees".

Exposure to noise louder than 85dB can lead to long term hearing loss. Wear ear protection.

Fuel is highly flammable. Turn off the engine when refuelling or when machine not in use.

Guard against spilling fuel on hot surfaces.

Exhaust gases are poisonous. Never run the engine in confined places.

FATIGUE WARNING. Do not operate continuously for long periods. Never operate this equipment if you are under the influence of alcohol, drugs, medications or any substances capable of impairing your abilities.

Minimum age 18 years.

HIANZ has produced an Equipment Safety Data Sheet for Log Splitters.

We strongly recommend you provide a copy to each customer, while explaining the safe operation of the machine and receive verification that they understand the risk.

To access this ESDS sheet, you need to have signed our legal agreement for the use of these documents.

HIANZ strongly recommends that you are using all the available forms in our library of equipment safety data sheets.

Log splitters must meet the requirements of the AS/NZS 4024.1 (series) for safeguarding of machinery or equivalent, or the European EN609-1:2017 standard. However, these standards may not be sufficient to satisfy the ‘reasonably practicable’ requirements of the Act. HIANZ is currently

seeking direction and clarification from Worksafe and other interested parties. Further information concerning log splitters will be provided as it becomes available. In the meantime, we recommend that you take the necessary steps to keep your customers safe.

As an association, we are investigating some improvement “retrofit” system to suit most single lever machines. It is possible we can get an improvement for them put together that will save time and effort doing it yourself and cost savings by providing volume through one channel.

It is not our intention to have your machines modified to meet the standard as we believe this is impractical and costly, but to provide some improvement to the safety of the machines until such time as you replace it with a machine that does match the standard. ■

are released one hand or arm, or with other parts of the body

For guidance on guarding see the WorkSafe Best Practice Guidelines: Safe Use of Machinery which describes how to comply with AS/NZS 4024.1

> not allow the wedge or axe or the pressure plate to return to the starting position if either of the controls is in the ‘on’ position or unless it is safe to do so without any risk.

(Series) Safety of Machinery.

The log splitter should have fixed or interlocked movable guarding for the moving wedge or axe, rotating screw, pressure plate areas and any other trapping points in both directions.

The speed of the moving ram and cutter should be as slow as possible to prevent trapping; for example, 10 to 60 mm per second depending on the identified risks.

An adequate support or holding device should be

The guarding should:

provided for the log so that there is no need to hold

> protect hands and fingers that are free from

WORK SITE PRECAUTIONS

is stopped immediately if either of the controls > not be able to be operated simultaneously with

the log to be split and also to prevent log or parts

the controls but may be on the crush zone

of it falling onto the operator during, or after, the

during the log-splitting action

splitting process.

> protect against the potential crush hazard on the return stroke – eg if wood is jammed > provide protection to the operator’s feet during splitting operations.

If it is not practicable to isolate the operator from harm by using mechanical guarding, two-handed controls meeting the following safety measures should be adopted: should be located so: the operator has an unobstructed view of the splitting action and confirmation that no other person is at risk of harm –

the operator cannot reach the danger points while operating the controls

–

they cannot be operated accidentally and appropriate shrouding should be provided, and

–

should always be guarded to prevent access to danger areas by other persons.

Advice for suppliers and hirers The supplier or hirer must make sure that the machinery has been correctly assembled in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and all safety devices, including interlocking, are

> The manual splitting control levers or buttons –

Where practicable, the rear and sides of the machine

they cannot be made ineffective by tie-down devices or other means.

functioning as intended.

The manufacturer’s instructions and all other information relevant to the safe use of the log splitter must be provided at its point of supply or hire.

The supplier must make sure that the log splitter has guarding to prevent a person reaching into the danger area during operation by either providing: > interlocked mechanical guarding or > two handed controls and mechanical guarding to protect an assistant who may be exposed to harm during the log-splitting action and to protect against the potential crush hazard on the return stroke – eg if wood is jammed.

The log splitter should also be provided with:

The duty for other suppliers of machinery that can

> protection for the operator’s feet during splitting

be used in places of work is to take all practicable steps to ensure that the machinery is designed

operations > adequate support or a holding device for the log > where practicable, guarding for the rear and sides of the machine.

The supplier or hirer should instruct those purchasing or hiring log splitters in their safe

and made, and has been maintained, so it is safe.

This applies to: > any intended use the supplier knows of; and > any use or misuse the supplier could reasonably expect.

operation. This instruction may take the form

Further information is available in:

of a video or DVD, an instruction session, or an

Best Practice Guidelines for the Safe Use of Machinery

explanation of the manufacturer’s safety instructions.

Ergonomics of Machine Guarding Guide

Advice for users

Wood Splitters: Industry Safety Standard/

Users should:

WorkCover NSW

> use and maintain the log splitter in accordance

Please note that this material is also only intended

with the manufacturers’ instructions

to provide general advice and does not constitute

> check that all guarding and safety devices

legal advice. You should make your own judgment

including interlocking guards are functioning

about action you may need to take to ensure you

correctly and not use the log splitter until any

have complied with your workplace health and safety

fault has been corrected

obligations under the law.

> not modify the log splitter without consultation and approval from the manufacturer and supplier

PUBLISHED: JUNE 2015. CURRENT UNTIL REVIEW IN 2016

> note that, if a log splitter is not fully guarded by an interlocked guard and fixed guard, it should only be used by a single operator as any other person who assists to remove split wood is not protected by the two-handed controls.

Brent Smith Trailers, our very supportive Associater member, has made a safety video on log splitters.

See http://www.brentsmithtrailers.co.nz/ log-splitters “

FURTHER INFORMATION Under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Regulations 1995, if a person supplies or hires out machinery to another person, they have a duty to ensure it is safe.

The duty for hirers is to: > find out whether the machinery will be used in a place of work and, if so, how, and > take all practicable steps to ensure the machinery is safe for that use.

worksafe.govt.nz 0800 030 040

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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST HIANZ MEMBERS BRIGGS AND STRATTON NZ www.briggsandstratton.com/au/ en_au/home.html New Associate Member providing outdoor power equipment CAL HIRE VMS Sign Board Trailer Hire in Auckland CENTRAL HEAVY HIRE www.centralheavyhire.co.nz Central Hawkes Bay Hire Company mainly into the rural market CONTRACT CONSULTANTS www.contract-consultants.co.nz Nationwide contract Hire Company.

Main yard and office in Christchurch.

KAPITI PARTY HIRE Event Management Company that has just purchased the party side of Kapiti Hire.

KUBOTA NZ www.kubota.co.nz New Associate Member, replacing Norwood as the NZ Distributor of Kubota equipment.

Different name, same people.

AES Waterblasters Alloy Industries Brent Smith CM Trailers Coolbreeze ICIB Formit Fuso JLG Kaeser Kleantech KPI Point of Rental Polyjohn R&J Batteries Sensium Shorelink Snorkel Spark TVH Wacker Neuson YHI Youngman Richardson

Southern Hire Timaru based Hire Company just starting out, providing the necessary products and tools to prepare ground up until the point of planting.

TASMAN HIRE Motueka based EWP Hire Company.

MOUNT PLANT RENTALS www.mountplantrental.com Tauranga based Machinery Hire Company.

PEEK EXHIBITION www.peek.co.nz Event, Conference and Trade Show Hire Equipment.

ADVERTISERS INDEX

SPIK N SPAN MOBILE TOILETS www.spiknspan.co.nz Upper Hutt based Hire Company, supplying trailer (large and small) across the country.

WAIKOUAITI AUTO AND ENGINEERING www.wae.co.nz Recently purchased Smartlift EWP Business, and provides Silvercard training in the lower South Island.

WAITOMO MARQUEE HIRE Te Kuiti Marquee Hire Company just starting out.

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2020 - SUPPLIERS WEBSITE DIRECTORY Below is a list of companies who supply equipment, products or services to the Association.

We ask that members support these businesses when you are looking to purchase core products for your hire companies.

Air Compressors & Compressor Services Limited www.aircompressors.co.nz

Kaeser Compressors NZ Limited www.nz.kaeser.com/

Engineering

Batteries

R&J Batteries www.rjbatt.com.au/

YHI (New Zealand) Ltd www.yhipower.co.nz Chipping & Shredding Equipment

Hansa Chippers www.hansaproducts.com/nz/ Construction Equipment

Advancequip www.advancequip.co.nz/

Construction Equipment Australia www.cea.net.au

ELB Equipment www.elbquip.com

Endraulic Limited www.endraulic.co.nz

Kubota NZ www.kubota.co.nz

MIMICO www.mimico.co.nz

NZ Equipment Group www.centralgroup.co.nz

Trans Diesel Ltd www.transdiesel.com

Wacker Neuson www.wackerneuson.com/en/au/

Wirtgen New Zealand www.wirtgen-group.com/en-nz/ Construction Equipment Attachments

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Doherty Engineered Attachments Ltd www.dohertydirect.net Construction Equipment, Chippers, Floorcare

AB Equipment Ltd www.abequipment.co.nz Construction Equipment, EWP, Floor Prep, Outdoor power equipment

Youngman Richardson & Co Ltd www.yrco.co.nz Construction Equipment, Trucks

Cable Price (NZ) Limited www.cableprice.co.nz Diamond tools & Floor Prparation

Holer Diamond Tools www.holer.co.nz/ Electrical Test Sales & Training

Metrotest.Com Limited www.metrotest.co.nz/

Test and Tag Training Ltd www.testandtagtraining.co.nz Equipment Auctions

Manheim Ltd www.manheim.co.nz/

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Haulotte

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Hydralada www.hydralada.com/nz/

Manitou Australia Pty Ltd www.manitou.com.au

Niftylift www.niftylift.com.au/

SkyJack Australia Pty www.skyjack.com

Snorkel EWP Ltd www.snorkellifts.com EWP Sales & Servicing

Access Service New Zealand Ltd www.accessservice.com.au

Liftx Limited www.liftx.co.nz

Access Specialties Ltd www.accessspecs.co.nz

EWP Technical Solutions www.ewptechnical.co.nz

JLG Industries (New Zealand) www.jlg.com

Peak Access Limited www.peakaccess.co.nz Ewp Silvercard Training Training www.accessman.co.nz

Affinity Training phone number

ASWEFA www.aswefa.co.nz

Canterbury Training & Contracting www.ctc.net.nz

Central Forklifts Limited (Central Group) www.centralgroup.co.nz

Civil Training & Licensing NZ Ltd www.civiltraining.co.nz

DriveTech Ltd www.drivetech.co.nz

Elevated Access NZ Limited www.elevatedaccess.co.nz

EWP Technical Solutions www.ewptechnical.co.nz

Gaprie Ltd www.gaprie.com

Hire Access www.hireaccess.co.nz

Hire Knowledge Limited www.hireknowledge.co.nz

Hire Solutions Ltd www.hiresolutions.nz

Hire Towers www.hiretowers.co.nz

Mechanical Access Company www.mac-access.co.nz

Pro Services www.richrigging.co.nz

Safe Hire www.safehire.co.nz

Total Access www.totalaccess.co.nz

Waikouaiti Auto & Engineering www.wae.co.nz

Accessman

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Floorex Products www.floorex.com.au/

Hiretech Pty Limited www.hiretech.com.au GPS Construction Positioning Systems

Synergy Positioning Systems www.synergypositioning.co.nz/

Gps Fleet Management Equipment & Software

Sensium Limited www.sensium.nz/ Home, Garden & Commercial Cleaning and Pressure Washing

Karcher Ltd www.kaercher.com/nz/ Hydraulics

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Seearco Industrial Abrasives www.seearco.co.nz/

S & G Abrasives Ltd www.sgabrasives.co.nz

Saint-Gobain Abrasives Ltd www.saint-gobain-abrasives.com/ en-au Insurance Insurance Brokers www.icib.co.nz

ICIB

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H-Line Pty Ltd www.hlinestructures.com.au/

Baytex

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TVH New Zealand Limited www.tvh.com/en-nz Outdoor Power & Construction equipmenT, Power Generation

OMC Power Equipment www.omcpowerequipment.co.nz/ Outdoor Power Equipment

Masport www.masport.co.nz/

Briggs and Stratton NZ Ltd www.briggsandstratton.com/au/ en_au

Parkland Products Ltd www.parkland.co.nz

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Polyjohn Pacific Pty Ltd www.polyjohn.co.nz

Shorelink Australasia Limited www.shorelink.co.nz Power Augers EZAugers www.ezauger.nz/

JT’s

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Allight Sykes www.allightsykes.com/

Riequip Ltd www.riequip.co.nz

Power Tools - Corded & Battery Tools Ltd www.hikoki.co.nz/

Hilti (New Zealand) Ltd www.hilti.co.nz

Accent

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BE Pressure Supply Ltd www.bep.kiwi/shop/

Kleantech Imports www.kleantech.co.nz

AES

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Fulcrum Equipment www.fulcrum.co.nz

InspHIRE Software www.insphire.com/page/au

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Viberent www.viberenthq.com/

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Pinto Trailers www.pintotrailers.co.nz/ Trailers, Log Splitters Smith Trailers Ltd www.brentsmithtrailers.co.nz/

Brent

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Digital Training & Assessment Ltd www.digitalcranes.co.nz Travel

THE

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Truck & Trailer Parts Wholesale Ltd www.twlnz.co.nz

Transport

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