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YEARBOOK 2015-2016

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remember Welcome to the Industrial Safety News Yearbook; a timely review of the Best Of The Best 2015, a glance at what’s happening now in the industrial safety sector and a preview of the next 12 months

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t has certainly been an eventful year on the health and safety front, with groundbreaking legislation and fresh initatives to the fore.

The major event of the past year was, without a doubt, the long-awaited passing of the Health & Safety Reform Bill.

The new Bill, which replaces the existing Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, will come into force as the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 on 4 April 2016.

The first significant reform of New Zealand’s health and safety laws in more than 20 years, the legislation is the culmination of a torturous chain of events that began with the Pike River tragedy that cost 29 miners their lives in November 2010.

That sparked a Royal Commission, which in turn spurred the establishment of an Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety to advise on ways to meet the government’s goal of reducing the rate of fatalities and serious injuries in the workplace by at least 25 percent by 2020.

The taskforce’s recommendations resulted in the Working Safer programme that included: • an overhaul of the law to provide clear, consistent guidelines and information for business • additional funding to strengthen enforcement

• education, with a focus on highrisk areas • and better coordination between government agencies.

WorkSafe New Zealand was also established as a stand-alone workplace health and safety Crown agent tasked with playing a leading role in delivering this major package of reforms, which are based on Australian Model Health and Safety Law and aim to simplify and harmonise trans-Tasman health and safety obligations.

The Health and Safety at Work Act’s numerous innovations include: • a new definition of duty holder - PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking), to replace existing definitions, including “employer” and “principal” • a new qualifier definition of “so far as is reasonably practicable” to replace “all practicable steps” • a new general duty for PCBUs to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of: • workers they have engaged; or • workers whose activities are influenced or directed by the PCBU; or • other persons • introducing due diligence obligations for directors and senior managers • a new duty where more than one person has a duty in relation to

the same matter: each duty holder has an obligation to consult and coordinate activities with all other persons who have a duty in relation to the same matter • increased worker participation requirements • increased enforcement tools, including the power to issue improvement notices, prohibition notices, non-disturbance notices, suspension notices, and to accept enforceable undertakings • significantly increased penalties for corporate entities and individuals • amendments to related legalisation, including the ACC Act 2001, and the Employment Relations Act 2000.

The legislation met with vociferous opposition from Labour, the Greens and the union movement; all of whom objected to the introduction of a clause exempting workplaces with less than 20 employees from having a health and safety representative.

However, the Bill duly passed in August and a series of regulations are currently being developed to support the new Act, including: • general risk and workplace management • major hazard facilities • asbestos • engagement, worker participation and representation.

Whether they achieve all the government hopes and intends obviously remains to be seen, but the new Act is, overall, a long-overdue move in the right direction.

Elsewhere, the forestry sector welcomed the official launch of a new leadership organisation to tackle the industry’s appalling safety record – the Forestry Industry Safety Council, or FISC.

Industrial Safety News Editor Geoff Picken The overwhelming need for a council was identified by the Independent Forestry Safety Review Panel, which was established to assess the sector after the death of 10 workers and 169 serious harm injuries in 2013 alone.

FISC has the backing of every part of the industry, including forest owners, the government, forestry contractors, workers, the unions, farm foresters, iwi, and WorkSafe New Zealand.

Given this solid support, it looks certain to reduce a death rate some 34 times higher than the UK and will hopefully turn the forestry sector from a virtual health and safety pariah into a role model for other local industries.

These two initiatives look certain to dominate the health and safety industry during the coming year, and all eyes will be upon them to see if they achieve their laudable aims – or fall by the wayside and are written off as yet another failed effort.

Whatever happens, it’s definitely shaping up as a year to remember – and hopefully will be the year New Zealand’s ultra-safe workplaces become the envy of the world.

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“GR8 Safety Knives can eliminate knife related accidents in the workplace as well as reducing stock damage. The result is improved health and safety in the workplace and increased productivity and profit for the business.”

When the original GR8 safety knife was introduced in 1996, its patented “moving action” blade heralded a new era in knife safety.

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As the cut becomes more difficult the blade performs the sliding action automatically which reduces snagging and requires significantly less force than a fixed bladed knife or box cutter to complete the job.

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Make sure the material can easily fit into the 5mm finger-safe gap Do not force material into the gap Do not use a twisting action or use the knife as a lever To get an effective and efficient cut, hold the knife at a 45 degree angle to the material being cut. This ensures that the blade is in full contact with the material and automatically promotes the slicing action

Banding straps should always be cut at a 45 degree angle along their length to glide through cardboard up to 5mm thick.

“The GR8 safety knife is probably the best emergency seatbelt cutter available on the market and is currently being used by the Tauranga Fire Brigade. It cuts through seatbelts safely and easily,” says Mr Walmsley.

The GR8 Primo is recommended for light to medium use and the GR8 Pro for medium to heavy use.

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“This innovative design makes them the perfect choice for retail and distribution applications where opening boxes and cartons, cutting cardboard, banding straps, pallet wrap and bags are the main tasks,” says Mr Walmsley.

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The government has recognised the key role Health & Safety Representatives will play in the fight to reduce serious workplace injuries. The government is funding free transition training for eligible Health & Safety Representatives for a limited time in 2016

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he Health and Safety at Work Act will come into force in April 2016. Nationwide health and safety training provider Safety ’n Action has been selected to provide transition training free to Health & Safety Representatives (HSRs) from February to May 2016.

Places for up to 3000 HSRs to attend face-to-face HSR Transition Training and a further 12,000 places will be available for HSRS to take advantage of online tuition. Both courses have been developed by Safety ’n Action in partnership with WorkSafe New Zealand.

Under the new legislation, there are certain powers that HSRs will only be able to carry out once they have completed HSR Transition Training or initial training to an approved NZQA unit standard.

Current HSRs will of course continue in their roles as normal following the introduction of the new legisla-

tion Training or initial training to an approved NZQA unit standard,” says Safety ’n Action Chief Executive, Rowan McKenzie.

He is urging all eligible HSRs to register interest early to secure their position for the free Transition Training.

“Once you have successfully completed your training you will receive an official certificate, recognising your knowledge of the new legislation. This can be used as proof that you have the knowledge needed under the new legislation to exercise the new powers,” says Mr McKenzie.

“HSRs and anyone who wishes to Gas detection learn more about the law changes and stay updated should sign tion in April 2016. “HSRs will not be up and gain free access to our HSR able to issue Provisional Improve- Safety Hub where you can particment Notices (PINs) or direct unsafe ipate in forums, find FAQs, watch work to cease for example; if they interviews with experts and review have not completed the HSR Transi- case studies,” says Mr McKenzie.

HSR Transition Training is an approved Employment Relations Education (ERE) course for the purposes of part 7 of the Employment Relations Act. Employees and union members can be eligible for paid ERE leave when they attend this course.

Face-to-face half day courses will be available nationwide at Safety ’n Action’s training centres and other locations. Alternatively they can be run at a company’s own workplace for those with more than ten HSRs. “As registrations continue, we will be analysing the locations of HSRs who have selected face-to-face Transition Training to provide localised training sessions around the country,” says Mr McKenzie.

Safety ’n Action intend to release the initial face-to-face course schedule in December 2015. Registered HSRs will then be invited to confirm their desired date, time and venue and turn up on the day.

If training is being completed online, register and simply log in using the details provided and off you go. The online training can be completed at your convenience. If you need to take a break, you can start again where you left off.

Joint efforts The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 requires everyone to work together on improving health and safety.

The Act places twin duties on all businesses, regardless of their size, their level of risk or the type of work they carry out. The twin duties are worker engagement and worker participation. Both are overarching and overlapping duties that must be implemented by every business. Businesses must have effective, on-going ways for their workers to participate in improving health and safety.

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BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Health & Safety At Work Act

New commitments

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The long-awaited Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 that will come into force on 4 April 2016 will significantly change the face of the New Zealand workplace, as Ella Maclean and Joss Opie of Buddle Findlay explain

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lthough these matters are currently provided for in the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Act is more prescriptive in this area and will establish new obligations.

The primary duty-holder under the Act will be a ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’ (PCBU), who will assume new obligations when the provisions come into force next year.

PCBUs in the mining sector should also be aware that the Act will establish further obligations for that sector (see Schedule 3 to the Act).

Worker engagement and participation Under the Act, a PCBU will have a duty to: …so far as is reasonably practicable, engage with workers – a) who carry out work for the business or undertaking; and b) who are, or are likely to be, directly affected by a matter relating to work health or safety.

The circumstances in which a PCBU will be required to engage with workers on health and safety matters are broadly defined. They include when a PCBU is identifying hazards and assessing risks in relation to its work, in developing health and safety procedures and worker participation practices (referred to below), and in determining work groups (also discussed below).

Note that the Act’s definition of ‘worker’ is not limited to employees, and includes contractors, subcontractors, employees of a labour hire company, apprentices and trainees.

A PCBU’s duty of engagement will involve: • sharing relevant information with workers • giving workers a reasonable opportunity to express their views, raise issues, and contribute to decision-making processes on health and safety matters • taking workers’ views on health and safety into account in decision-making

“If a worker notifies a PCBU that they would like a representative to be elected, the PCBU will have to respond to their request following the process set out in the Act”

• a nd informing workers of the outcomes of work engagement in a timely manner (i.e. after consulting with workers on a particular health and safety matter, advising them what the decision is and the reasons for it).

In addition, PCBUs will be obliged to have practices that “provide reasonable opportunities for workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking to participate effectively in improving work health and safety…on an ongoing basis” (‘worker participation practices’).

In designing these, PCBUs must comply with any industry-specific requirements, and take into account any relevant codes of practice.

Such practices could include establishing or maintaining a health and safety committee and consulting with workers through that committee. Managers could also make health and safety a regular item for meetings, and workers could be given the opportunity to provide their views about health and safety issues through a designated email address or intranet space.

It will be an offence not to comply with the duties summarised above.

A maximum fine of $100,000 (or $20,000 where the PCBU is an individual) may be imposed for a failure to comply.

Health and safety representatives and work groups The Act provides a series of functions and powers for health and safety representatives. These include representing workers in relation to health and safety, investigating complaints, monitoring health and safety measures, inquiring into potential risks, making recommendations, providing feedback to their PCBU and promoting the interests of workers.

The Act will not require every workplace to have a representative.

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However, if a worker notifies a PCBU that they would like a representative to be elected, the PCBU will have to respond to their request following the process set out in the Act (discussed below).

Generally speaking, representatives will only represent workers in their own ‘work group’. Where a worker requests the election of a representative, the relevant PCBU will have to determine the work groups that make up the business or undertaking (and engage with workers in doing so).

Determination of work groups The default position provided for in the Act is that a work group is made up of all of the workers of a business or undertaking. However, a PCBU will be able to determine alternative work groups if it considers that the default position “would be inappropriate having regard to the structure of the business or undertaking.”

This might be the case where, for example, various different types of work are carried out in the PCBU and health and safety issues could better be addressed by having a work group for each type of work, or where work is carried out at different locations and this makes it impracticable to have one work group for the PCBU. If a PCBU decides to determine an alternative work group or groups, it will have to ensure that the alternative arrangement groups workers in way that “most effectively enables the health and safety interests of the workers to be represented”. A PCBU will also have to take into account the need for representatives to be accessible to the workers they represent.

Two or more PCBUs may also be able to agree to a ‘multiple PCBU work group arrangement’. Where such an arrangement exists, individuals carrying out work for different PCBUs may be part of the same work group.

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BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Health & Safety At Work Act Continued from page 8 This type of arrangement may be suitable where more than one PCBU has duties for the same work or workers (e.g. a construction project involving employees, contractors and subcontractors from various PCBUs working together).

Obligation to initiate an election How a PCBU must respond to a worker requesting the election of a representative will depend on: how many people are carrying out work for the business or undertaking; and whether the work carried out falls within the scope of any ‘high-risk sector or industry’.

High-risk sectors or industries will be listed in regulations. Draft regulations are expected in a few weeks.

If a PCBU’s work is carried out by fewer than 20 workers and falls outside the ‘high-risk’ categories, the PCBU will be able to (but does not have to) refuse a request to initiate an election for a health and safety representative. In this event, the PCBU will have to provide written notice to the worker who made the request within a reasonable time.

If the work of a PCBU’s business or undertaking is carried out by 20 workers or more, or is ‘high-risk’, a PCBU who receives notification from a worker will be required to initiate an election for a representative.

Time limits and other requirements for elections will be set down in regulations.

If a PCBU fails to comply with any of these obligations, it will be liable for a fine of up to $25,000 (or $5,000 if the PCBU is an individual).

Health and safety committees Health and safety committees are another form of worker representation found in the Act. Their functions will include facilitating cooperation in relation to health and safety matters, helping to develop health and safety “standards, rules, policies, or procedures” for the relevant workplace, and making health and safety recommendations.

Where a committee has been established in a PCBU, that PCBU will be required amongst other matters to consult with the com-

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mittee about health and safety (so far as is reasonably practicable), to provide the committee with the information it requires to carry out its functions, and to adopt health and safety recommendations made by the committee or explain in writing why a recommendation will not be adopted.

Establishing a committee As with representatives, the Act will not require every workplace to have a committee. A PCBU may however be requested to establish a committee either by a representative, or by five or more workers at the workplace.

Where the work of the business or undertaking is carried out by fewer than 20 workers and is not within a ‘high-risk’ sector or industry, the relevant PCBU will not be required to decide whether to establish a com-

mittee. Where a request to establish a committee is not considered by a PCBU for this reason, the persons who made the request must be given written notice to this effect within a reasonable time.

If work is carried out by 20 workers or more, or is ‘high-risk’, a PCBU will have two months to decide whether it will establish a committee for all or part of the business or undertaking.

Written notice of the PCBU’s decision will need to be made “as soon as practicable” to workers with an interest in the decision.

A PCBU will be able to decide not to establish a committee where it is satisfied that the worker participation practices it has in place already provide workers with reasonable opportunities to “participate effec-

A PCBU will need to give written notice of a decision not to establish a committee, together with the reasons for the decision and advice that the refusal may be raised as an issue under the conflict resolution provisions of the Act (see Subpart 6 of Part 3).

Again, not meeting these obligations will be an offence, and will give rise to liability for a fine of up to $25,000 (or $5,000 if the PCBU is an individual).

tively in improving work health and safety in the business or undertaking on an ongoing basis”.

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A LOOK AHEAD

To industry and beyond - the outlook

for health and safety in 2016 Next year will see the most significant changes to New Zealand’s health and safety regime in more than 20 years

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ovember 2015 marked the fifth anniversary of the Pike River Mine disaster, and the legacy of the 29 men who died preventable deaths working in the mine will be finally realised with the start of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) on 4 April 2016.

It will be interesting to see how the changes are bedded in, enforced by WorkSafe NZ and interpreted by the courts. But in the meantime, organisations will have to work out how they can best meet their new obligations.

Best practice The HSWA may be the catalyst for changes in organisations, but it is clear that mere compliance will not be enough to meet the aim of the government’s Working Safer reform package.

To improve New Zealand’s health and safety record and bring down the workplace injury and death toll by at least 25 percent by 2020, organisations will need to strive for best practice, not just mere compliance. This will require a vast improvement in ownership and attitudes towards health and safety, and a shift in the mindset of the leaders of organisations.

To meet this best practice standard, they must no longer treat health and safety as an afterthought, but must incorporate it into their business strategy, risk management systems and as an aspect of all decision making. For organisations that are already exceeding expectations, the HSWA should align with their current practices and less significant changes in approach will only be required.

But for most New Zealand organisations that are merely compliant or do not meet current standards, meaningful change will be required and these changes should be initiated now. A good place to start is performing an organisation-wide health and safety review. This is a

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first step in bringing existing health and safety policies and practices in line with the new requirements but should also identify what aspects of health and safety systems need to be improved.

Organisations should also keep updated on the introduction of the new regulations, codes of practice and guidance as this is implemented next year and beyond.

We also recommend education and training for governance teams, as the HSWA will place a positive duty on individuals in governance to actively engage in health and safety matters, and imposes personal liability on individuals who fail to meet their due diligence obligations.

WorkSafe NZ – a change in approach?

The funding of the health and safety function of MBIE as at 1 July 2013 was $53.7 million. This has increased, with an additional $26.7 million funding requested for the 2017/18 years to bring funding for health and safety regulatory functions to a total of approximately $80 million per annum.

This increase in resources is intended to allow WorkSafe NZ to expand its standard setting and educative role. The period between the HSWA being passed and implemented will be used by WorkSafe NZ to build up its internal capability and ensure the final details of the systems, processes, communications and related guidance material are aligned with the HSWA. After April 2016, WorkSafe NZ will continue to develop and implement material to assist businesses to comply with the HSWA. It is estimated 50 Approved Codes of Practice (ACoPs) will be drafted or updated each year by WorkSafe NZ to ensure all health and safety material is up to date, reflects best practice, and is useful to duty holders. All material will be accessible online for businesses to use.

We have already seen WorkSafe NZ engage more with businesses as a result of the government’s Working Safer reforms, and would expect this measured approach to continue throughout 2016.

WorkSafe NZ will also have more enforcement tools available to it

under the HSWA, including non-disturbance notices and enforceable undertakings. We do not expect these tools will result in a dramatic change in approach after the HSWA comes into force. However, potential penalties for breaches will increase significantly under the HSWA, and duty holders who are found guilty of an offence will be subject to fines of up to $3 million for a body corporate and $600,000 for an individual.

Conclusion Duty holders must keep updated on future changes, including regulations, ACoPs and other guidance material and should review and, where necessary, update their health and safety policies and procedures in anticipation of the HSWA to ensure they are engaging in a best practice approach to health and safety.

Buddle Findlay are specialists in health and safety and can assist you to understand the new regime and advise on how your business and its directors and workers can comply with their duties under the HSWA.

Key changes Worker engagement All PCBUs have two overarching duties in respect of worker participation – a duty to engage with workers, and a duty to have effective agreed participation practices regarding health and safety matters.

All PCBUs must provide workers with reasonable and ongoing opportunities to participate effectively in improving work health and safety.

Regulation development process Regulations are being drafted and implemented in two phases to ensure that duty holders understand and comply with the new regulatory framework. The first phase is being developed currently and will be in place when the HSWA comes into force to enable the majority of the new regulatory framework to be in place on day one. The rationale for this is partly practical – duty holders need to know how to meet their general obligations under the HSWA – and partly political – if the government’s target to reduce serious work-related injury and death is to be met by 2020 swift implementation must occur.

Phase one regulations • general risk and workplace management • worker participation, engagement and representation • work involving asbestos • work involving hazardous substances • major hazard facilities.

Phase one will also include the transfer of recently enacted health

and safety regulations concerning mining, petroleum exploration and extraction, adventure activities and levy funding rates. The remainder of the existing work health and safety regulations will be transferred so they can continue in force until being more systematically reviewed during phase two.

Codes and guidance material WorkSafe NZ is completing the regulatory framework by developing a set of Approved Codes of Practice (ACoPs), standards and guidance material to support the HSWA and regulations. This material will be published as part of the phased process, based on priority.

Managing risks A hazard is a situation that has the potential to harm a person. A risk is the possibility that harm might occur when a person is exposed to a hazard.

The HSWA requires PCBUs to manage health and safety risks arising from work by eliminating risks so far as is reasonably practicable.

If this is not possible, then the PCBU must minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable. The HSWA does not distinguish between ‘isolation’ and ‘minimisation’ of hazards or risks.

Minimisation describes anything that a duty holder does that does

not completely remove (eliminate) the risk, so includes the concept of isolation. If an elimination or minimisation measure is practicable and the cost of the measure is not grossly disproportionate to the benefit gained, then the measure will be considered reasonably practicable.

In most cases, a decision on which measure to take can be made by consulting existing ‘good practice’ in the industry. This may not be possible in novel or complex situations and in these scenarios additional assessment will be required, such as using expert consultants.

WorkSafe NZ has suggested the following process for determining and demonstrating whether risks have been minimised so far as is reasonably practicable: • identify and consider a range of potential measures for risk reduction (both those adopted and those rejected) • systematically analyse each of the identified measures and assess the safety benefits associated with each measure • evaluate the reasonable practicability of the identified measures and if they should be adopted or rejected • and record this process and the results, and summarise this in a safety case.

A decision maker may be able to rank the available control measure options to show their benefits and costs and demonstrate that the appropriate balance has been achieved, if further measures would be grossly disproportionate.

Hamish Kynaston, Partner DDI: 64 4 462 0439 Mobile: 64 21 279 2147 hamish.kynaston@buddlefindlay.com

Peter Chemis, Partner DDI: 64 4 498 7339 Mobile: 027 444 6619 peter.chemis@buddlefindlay.com

Susan Rowe, Partner DDI: 64 3 371 3517 Mobile: 027 537 7784 susan.rowe@buddlefindlay.com

Phase two The second phase of regulation will be developed on an ongoing basis over a two-year period (until April 2018). Phase two involves updating and improving regulations relating to hazardous work, plant and structures, geothermal operations and quarries. The hazardous substances regulation will also be simplified to ensure it is fitfor-purpose and accessible for duty holders.

The second phase will include consideration of whether there is a need for further industry-specific regulation. For example, the Australian model regulations regulate the construction industry separately. Consultation will occur to determine if this approach is appropriate in New Zealand, or whether approved codes of practice and guidance will better achieve this.

The guidance development process will follow shortly behind the development of the regulations, because WorkSafe NZ and the guidance group members consulting on the material need certainty about what the regulations will require prior to developing them.

Once developed, ACoPs are approved by the Minister of Labour and will outline preferred ways of working to comply with the duties of the HSWA and/or regulations.

These ACoPs, standards and guidance will be admissible in court as evidence of whether or not a duty has been complied with. Where an incident has occurred, any departure from the standards set out in this material is likely to indicate a failure to meet the duties under the HSWA. Conversely, compliance with these ACoPs, standards and guidance will be key to defending against a breach of the HSWA.

For further information, contact:

Sherridan Cook, Partner DDI: 64 9 357 1858 Mobile: 64 27 545 9768 sherridan.cook@buddlefindlay.com

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PPE

Pick perfect

protection

The Health and Safety at Work Act has made selecting the right protective gear for the job even more important for employers and employees

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he new legislation expects everyone on site to be responsible for workplace safety – employers, workers, customers and visitors alike.

Complete protection is obviously not necessary on most sites but everyday pieces of protective equipment such as hard hats and boots have specific safety standards and only those items meeting these standards should be used.

Head protection Industrial safety helmets complying with NZS 5806 must be worn at all times while on site where there is a risk of objects falling from above.

In fact hard hats are mandatory on most sites in New Zealand.

An elastic chinstrap is recommended when work involves bending and ducking and to prevent wind dislodging the hat. It also helps secure the hard hat when full face masks are worn.

Hard hats should be replaced after dropping from a height or if there are any visible signs of wear and tear. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for replacement – and don’t forget to check expiry dates.

Manufacturers have adapted hard hats so that ear protection and face shields may be easily attached, and many are adjustable so a liner can be worn during cold weather. Face shields that attach to hard hats provide added protection. A combination that leaves no gap between the shield and the brim of the cap prevents overhead splashes from running down inside the face shield.

Safety footwear Footwear should be comfortable, provide maximum grip and give protection from pinching, jamming and crushing. Lightweight flexible footwear with steel or plastic protective toe caps should meet AS/

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NZS 2210.1 or 2210.2 standards.

Some sites require steel toe caps to be covered to prevent the risk of creating a spark hazard should steel come in contact with the exposed steel cap. Safety boots are becoming mandatory on most sites in New Zealand.

Protection against liquid hazardous chemicals requires neoprene, PVC, butyl rubber or some other chemical-resistant material. They are available in pullover and shoe boot styles. Pullovers may be disposable; otherwise they must be completely decontaminated. Pant legs should be outside and over the boots to prevent liquids from entering.

Fall arrest harness Working at height requires a fall arrest harness, an assembly of interconnected shoulder and leg straps with or without a body belt, which must be used where there is likelihood of free or restrained fall.

The full fall arrest harness in association with a lanyard, which includes a personal energy (shock) absorber, is attached to the harness.

The lanyard should preferably have a manulink, karabiner or snap hook designed to attach over a standard scaffold tube. The maximum lanyard length is 2.0m. Fall arrest harnesses should conform to AS/NZS 1891.1.

Hand protection Leather or split leather snug-fitting gloves are recommended to protect hands, prevent tools and equipment slipping and protect against cuts and abrasions. In extreme conditions specialist gloves may be required e.g. lined gloves in cold conditions or gloves to protect against acid or caustic spills.

Gloves must resist puncturing and tearing as well as provide the necessary chemical resistance. Heavy leather gloves may be worn over chemical protective gloves when doing heavy work. If they become contaminated, they should be discarded because leather is difficult to decontaminate.

Jacket cuffs should be worn over glove cuffs to prevent liquid from spilling into the gloves. If hands are elevated above the head, gloves should be sealed with tape to the coveralls or splash suit.

The thicker and longer the glove, the greater the protection. However, the material should not be so thick that it interferes with dexterity.

Two pairs of gloves should also be considered if the outer glove is torn or permeated. A pair of inner gloves also provides extra protection when

removing outer gloves and other chemically protective items.

Hearing protection Ear plugs or muffs should be worn when noise may be a problem, such as around heavy machinery and impact tools. A system of classes numbered 1 to 5 is used in New Zealand, with each class increase representing an additional 5 decibels of protection. Some earmuffs can be attached to safety helmets – suppliers will be able to provide advice regarding general noise protection.

Eye protection Safety glasses should have wide vision, UV protection, be scratch resistant and have integral side shields to give greatest protection.

See manufacturer’s instructions for special purpose glasses and ensure they meet AS/NZS 1337.

High visibility vests Fluorescent vests, polycotton or nylon with 50mm reflective tape allow the wearer to be seen. High visibility vests should conform to AS/NZS 4602 or EN471, the Transit New Zealand Code of Practice and local authority requirements.

All these various elements have to be taken into consideration, not only for maintaining safety standards but also to avoid falling foul of the new health and safety rules and regulations.

PPE

Invisible paint helps make cycling safer A unique invisible paint could help reduce the hundreds of Kiwi cyclists killed or injured on our roads each year

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inistry of Transport figures show that around 825 cyclists are killed or injured on New Zealand roads every year, with a large proportion of accidents involving cyclists occurring at night.

The new Life Paint developed by Volvo is a unique reflective spray, designed to react to a car’s headlights and alert drivers to the presence of adult cyclists in the dark and during the 4-6pm winter rush hours when light levels are poor.

The transparent, reflective safety paint is invisible by daylight, but in the dark reflects light in the same direction as the light source, shining brightly to illuminate the objects it has been sprayed on.

Life Paint can be applied to everything from clothes, shoes, helmets and pushchairs to children’s backpacks, lasting for approximately one week after application – although it can also be washed off.

Volvo New Zealand General Man-

Invisible paint ensures cyclists can see and be seen at night

ager Steve Kenchington says the company is always looking for new ways to improve safety for drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other road users.

“Almost two-thirds of accidents involving bikes are not the fault of the cyclist,” he notes. “These road users are highly vulnerable and we take any steps we can take as a car manufacturer to make them safer.”

While the paint has been designed

with cyclists in mind, Mr. Kenchington is sure families will also welcome this product. “Whether that’s for baby buggies, pet collars or even for runners, there are numerous applications for this product,” he believes.

Another recent innovation has been the development of Intellisafe, a new Volvo safety system which helps drivers autonomously avoid collisions with other road users.

The technology uses a combina-

tion of radar sensors and cameras to identify other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists and automatically brake if the driver fails to take the necessary action.

This works in conjunction with Volvo’s Active Bending Headlights, which adjust left to right according to the steering input to help see round corners better and improve safety at night.

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Getting on the right foot when it comes to safety footwear Many workers don’t appreciate the importance of safety footwear and often choose subpar work boots. But selecting comfortable gear needn’t be a daunting task

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hoosing the right safety footwear is a simple matter of following a few basic guidelines to ensure the correct choice for the job.

First, check whether the job has any specific safety gear requirements – for example, working on the factory floor will demand stronger footwear than sitting at a desk.

Second, choose from steel, composite or aluminium protective toes – though this may come down to comfort and preference as well as need.

The traditional choice for protective toecaps, steel toes are heaviest and most compact but conduct temperature more than alternative safety options.

Aluminium toecaps offer another choice for lightweight protection – thicker than steel toes, they provide a great option for workers looking for the most lightweight choice in footwear.

Composite toecaps are typically comprised of carbon fibre, plastic, or Kevlar – lighter than steel toes but the thickest option for a safety toe, they don’t transfer cold or heat.

Having chosen the right toe protection, the next question is whether or not to invest in metatarsal guards.

Work boots with metatarsal guards help protect the upper foot and toe area from heavy falling objects and are also useful for welders or in environments with falling embers or hot materials.

Soles are another important element to consider, with the long-wearing, slip-resistant outsoles that offer added protection an increasingly popular choice for most industrial situations.

Then there is fit: at the end of the day and regardless of the job footwear needs to be comfortable as well as safe.

That’s why it’s always worth choosing flexible, cushioned insoles for ultimate comfort, dual-density memory foam for stabilisation.

Flexible, cushioned insoles will still allow freedom of movement and waterproof construction that ensures feet stay dry no matter the weather conditions.

Check that the instep fits snug but not tight - if the instep is too loose

there’ll be excessive slipping in the heel, and if it’s too tight it could cause heel and toe pain.

The ball of the foot should rest on the ball of the boot – if it’s too short, the ball of the foot will sit too far forward and force the toes into the toe box, causing pain.

There might also be slight slippage in the heel with a new pair of boots, but as they are broken in the sole will flex and most of the slippage will disappear with time.

Take time to try on several pairs of safety footwear to ensure that the toe box isn’t causing discomfort that can ultimately lead to in-grown toenails, blisters or corns.

Remember also that a leather boot will stretch as it conforms to the shape of the foot but a steel toecap won’t, so don’t buy a pair of safety-toe boots thinking they will eventually stretch and become more comfortable.

Finally, it’s extremely important to choose the right size in order to feel comfortable all day long, so don’t hesitate to invest in a wider width boot if it feels too snug.

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The eyes

have it

Awareness, compliance and the right products can work prevent on-the-job eye injury

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ccident Compensation Corporation (ACC) claims for eye injuries at work may be steadily falling but there is still no room for complacency.

Latest ACC statistics reveal that the number of workplace eye injuries dropped from 12,586 in 2012 to 12,300 in 2014.

This is an encouraging development, but the associated healthcare costs and hours of lost productivity associated with job-related eye injuries are still far too high.

Unfortunately, the sad fact is that many of these injuries could have been prevented had the workers been wearing the proper eye protection.

It is every employer’s responsibility to assess eye safety hazards in the workplace and take measures to ensure employee safety by complying with government regulations for eyewear and emergency eyewash stations in the event that an accident does occur.

Employers should take heed of AS/NZS 1336:1997 – recommended practices for occupational eye protection, which states: “An eye safety programme should be introduced where persons at work are exposed to a recognised risk of injury to the eyes.”

Safety managers must understand the unique safety requirements for their workplace environment, which generally fall into three categories: • mechanical - dust, flying particles, sparks, blunt objects, metal fragments etc.

• chemical - splashes, gases and va-

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pours and steam • o ptical - ultra violet, infrared, visible light and glare.

Once any hazards are identified, it is critical to determine which products best suit the needs of employees, which includes providing protective eyewear to ensure the highest level of protection against injury, and installing emergency eyewash stations.

Correct protection First, a plant supervisor or safety specialist should conduct an analysis and hazard assessment of the work areas, job applications, access routes and the equipment itself.

There should also be an examination of any past eye accident/injury reports. Vision testing should also be a part of a company’s safety programme, as uncorrected vision is a contributing factor to injuries.

The eye protection chosen for specific work environments depends upon the nature and degree of the potential hazard, the circumstances of exposure and other personal and workplace factors. The selected eye protectors must be suitable to minimise the identified hazards and comply with the relevant requirements of AS/NZS1337.1 and AS/ NZS1338 Parts 1 to 3.

Eye and face protection generally consists of safety eyewear, goggles or face shields, with safety spectacles the most common form of protection. Safety eyewear is designed with side protection and can resist an impact up to 150 feet per second.

There are two basic types of goggles which form a protective seal around both eyes – impact and chemical. Chemical goggles have hooded or indirect ventilation paths protecting the worker from chemical splashes.

Impact goggles have direct ventilation holes and protect against direct impact or large particles.

In addition, there are face shields which are used in welding, grinding or sanding applications. However, face shields are considered secondary protection and must be worn in conjunction with protective eyewear or goggles.

Safety eyewear should provide the appropriate amount of coverage and should fit each individual worker properly and comfortably.

It’s also important for protective eyewear to provide some level of style to increase worker acceptance.

Eyewash stations When an accident does occur, the difference between a very serious injury and one that can be mitigated often comes down to a matter of seconds.

As a rule, laboratories or companies must have eyewash stations if work environments require paint, solvents, battery charging stations, hazardous chemical storage, tool parts washers or chemical pumping/mixing areas.

If employees are using chemical-resistant gloves, cartridge or air-supplied respirators, chemical-resistant goggles or flammable storage containers, eyewash protec-

tion is most likely required as well.

Eyewash stations should be: • located in areas where caustic or hazardous substances are present • placed in accessible locations that require no more than 10 seconds to reach • located on the same level as the hazard • free of obstructions that might inhibit immediate access • in a visible area identified with a sign • positioned with the flushing fluid nozzles no less than 33 inches and no greater than 45 inches from the user.

Portable, sealed-fluid cartridge devices represent a major step forward in workplace eye injury treatment.

Leading units feature factory-sealed cartridges containing a purified, buffered saline solution that remains free of bacteria or contamination for 24 months.

This two-year shelf life is determined by the date of manufacture, and is more than four times longer than any other primary, portable eyewash station.

The units can only be refilled with a sealed-fluid cartridge, thus avoiding the contaminants found in tap water.

Ultimately, however, employers must make informed safety decisions, take the time to assess eye safety hazards in their facilities, determine the necessary protective equipment, and provide employees with the products and training needed to ensure a safe workplace.

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Breathing easy is a complicated process Choosing respiratory protection equipment is an important process that involves many factors, says Jeffrey Birkner

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he most obvious factor is the type of hazard — this drives whether or not a chemical cartridge must be used, a particulate filter, a combination of both, or a higher level of protection.

The concentration of the contaminant will drive whether a half-mask, full-face, or higher level of protection is needed. Full-face respirators must also be considered when eye protection is required to protect from things such as irritants, or skin and mucosa absorption.

Other factors include the chemical resistance of the materials in the respirator, temperature of the environment in which the respirator is to be used, and how the respirator will be cleaned and serviced.

Vision, frequency and duration of

in selecting a comfortable respirator simply increases the likelihood of non-compliance with the respiratory protection programme and the likelihood that exposure will occur.

Factors that directly impact respirator comfort include: • material • vision • weight • amount of dead space • the type of strap or harness and its ability to be properly adjusted • and overall resistance, or breathability, of the respirator.

Different types of materials feel different to the skin. When a respirator is in contact with the skin for extended periods of time, the material’s feeling and softness are important factors.

Seeing safely Vision is obviously a safety issue but it’s also a comfort issue – the greater the field of vision the more comfortable he/she is and the less apprehensive about wearing the device.

Lack of proper direct and peripheral vision tends to make people uncomfortable and will usually impede their ability to work efficiently. The less vision that they have the more they must rely on their other senses to detect and perceive signals, including hazards in their work environment.

Weight is important – the heavier a respirator the greater the user fatigue. Although a few ounces difference may seem insignificant in the short term, it significantly adds

breathe deeper to obtain the requisite amount of oxygen. Additionally, excess carbon dioxide levels can cause a claustrophobic feeling.

In addition to the materials used in a respirator’s straps and harness, how well the straps hold the respirator in place and the design of the strap both affect overall comfort.

For instance, thinner straps tend to exert more force on the skin. Whether or not straps pull on hair and their overall tension adjustability also affect comfort significantly.

Finally, there is resistance or breathability – the easier it is to inhale and exhale the less fatigue created over an extended period of time. In fact, one study showed that increased inhalation resistance was associated with decreased work

use, and fit are also important considerations. All of these, as well as other programme elements, must be incorporated into the written comprehensive respiratory protection programme.

One factor which is often overlooked is comfort – a respirator that is not comfortable is less likely to be worn. Comfort is affected by material selection, visibility, weight and ease of use as well as breathability.

Duration and frequency of use must also be considered when evaluating the comfort factor.

Disregarding the employees’ input

Today, there are a multitude of materials from which respirators are made. Sometimes choice is dependent upon the chemical contaminant and the respirator’s resistance to the substance.

Once the correct materials are chosen, it is important to involve the actual users to see which respirators are more comfortable.

to the fatigue factor when a respirator is worn for extended periods of time.

Dead space is the amount of air that is found between the face piece and the user’s face – the less dead space the more comfortable the user. Dead space also contains residual amounts of exhaled carbon dioxide that affects circulation and breathing and can cause headaches and drowsiness – the greater the dead space, the greater the carbon dioxide load.

The dead space displaces oxygen in the face piece so the user must

performance.

The US’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requires that respirators meet inhalation and exhalation resistance criteria, but only sets a maximum. The lower the resistance, the better off the employee and more likely that he/she will be willing to wear the respirator when required. Increased resistance can make the employee feel out of breath and claustrophobic.

Once the basic questions have been answered and the type of respirator chosen, the employer should obtain several designs and then have the employees try on the respirators to see which one they prefer. Having employee “buy-in” to the respirator programme is critical and should never be overlooked.

Jeffrey Birkner, PhD, is Vice President, Technical Services, of Moldex-Metric, Inc., which specialises in hearing and respiratory protection for industrial worker safety

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BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> PPE

Creating New Zealand’s safest hands Dexterity and ergonomics are crucial elements in making a glove choice – especially when it comes to work situations, says Anthony Griffin

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loves that are tight or ill-fitting restrict movement and increase stress on the hands and forearms. Bulky gloves can cause workers to exert more force in handling tools and objects which can lead to removal of the gloves or longer term injuries.

Hand protection is constantly evolving to meet the demands of a wide array of industries. Employers have the responsibility to provide their staff with not only the safest hand protection but they must also choose gloves that allow their employees to conduct their roles in a productive manner.

Leather gloves have for many years been the standard form of hand protection for medium to heavy duty jobs. Leather gloves do

particularly gloves containing lightweight, durable cut-resistant fibres such as Dyneema®.

Dyneema is a continuous-filament fibre made from ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).

The fibre is 15 times stronger than steel on a weight-for-weight basis yet is so light that gloves made of Dyneema float in water!

Dyneema® is the world’s strongest fibre and is used in applications that demand extreme strength from a lightweight, flexible, sustainable material including cut protective gloves.

Gloves made with Dyneema® can provide the following benefits:

provide good mechanical properties for abrasion and puncture resistance. However, given leather is essentially the skin of an animal its properties in relation to cut protection are similar to human hands.

A growing trend that Lynn River has noticed over the past year has been the increase in enquiries about solutions for cut protection in gloves,

that make up Dyneema® gloves provide unsurpassed levels of dexterity.

Gloves made with Dyneema® make delicate tasks with sharp objects easier and quicker to complete and staff are also less likely to take off their gloves and expose their hands to risk.

Dyneema® also has high thermal conductivity, meaning that it

Comfort The ultra-fine, flexible filaments

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disperses body heat quickly to the outside of the glove. Tests have demonstrated that when wearing a glove with Dyneema® the actual hand temperature stays very close to normal body temperature.

High abrasion resistance Thanks to the smoothness and high-crystalline properties of the Dyneema® fibre, the abrasion resistance is extremely high and cannot be matched by any other fibre.

Dyneema® offers extremely high levels of abrasion.

Washability Gloves constructed with Dyneema® are washable and yet retain their shape and performance level.

This means the lifetime cost of a pair of gloves constructed with Dyneema® will often be lower than cheaper alternatives that either cannot be washed of break down over time.

Reliability DSM Dyneema controls all aspects of its product through the use of a global licensing programme.

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onsult an expert: Safety gloves have evolved at a rapid rate over the last decade. To ensure you have the best combination of protection and value, seek professional advice from an expert. Finding an expert that specialises in hand protection ensures you will be offered the latest products available in the market.

Identify gloves appropriate for your application and hazards: The recommendation for gloves best suited for your needs should be tailored based on an audit of your environment and risk assessment.

Get key staff involved: Having employees involved in the process is a key to the ultimate

DSM Dyneema produces its own UHMWPE polymer, sells the fibre only to certified manufacturers and markets the finished products exclusively through licensees with proven technical capabilities to support the Dyneema® brand. Lynn River has been a DSM Dyneema licensee for over 15 years and is the only New Zealand-owned licensee within the programme.

Cost efficiency Gloves made with Dyneema® have proven to improve cost efficiency in the following ways; • high cut resistance reduces injuries and associated costs • high durability extends how long gloves last • high comfort improves productivity.

Anthony Griffin is General Manager, Commercial at Lynn River, who are widely regarded as the glove professionals in New Zealand and offer a free 4- Week Trial Program (4WTP) site audit and assessment programme to guide buyers through the assessment, trial, evaluation and implementation processes

success of a hand protection programme. Getting feedback from users involves them in the process and in doing so increases their ownership in the decision.

Carry a full size range: Once you have decided on the appropriate glove for your needs, ensure a full range of sizes are available. You wouldn’t ask your staff to wear boots two sizes smaller than their feet so why expect them to squeeze their hands into a glove that doesn’t fit?

Communicate glove use by application: Communicate to each department the gloves you have selected for each application within the department.

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Talking email

makes for

safer driving

A locally created app helps drivers concentrate on the road while checking their emails safely

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peaking Email reads emails aloud, so that users can keep in touch with work without being distracted.

The app was developed by Auckland web development company beweb after Director Mike Nelson got frustrated with the lack of such a product on the market.

He wanted to use his daily commute from Auckland’s North Shore into the city to listen to emails without taking his eyes off the road.

“I wanted a safe way to check my email,” Mr Nelson recalls. “It takes a lot of time out of my day just going through my email inbox and I thought I could use my commute time to do that.”

Drivers should not be multitasking while they drive, he insists. “They should not have any distractions,” Mr Nelson admits. “But the current system of banning the use of phones isn’t working.”

He observes that anything can be a distraction while driving - including talking to passengers, hands-free phone calls, kids and music – and cites a 2008 study from the University of South Carolina showing that

speaking and planning to speak is four times more distracting as listening.

However, listening to emails is mostly passive and requires minimal to zero interaction. “I believe designing apps with a driving-safe mode is the way to combat driver distraction,” Mr Nelson says.

Yet, mobile technology is addictive and too ingrained in people’s lives to expect people to completely abstain. “Making mobile phones as safe as possible is far more likely to be a success.”

Speaking Email reads all text aloud from each email in the inbox, skipping signatures, disclaimers and reply threads and allowing the driver to listen completely hands-free.

A phone in a fixed mounting can also triage email – easy tap or swipe functions allow emails to be archived, flagged or swiped to skip reading.

There is also a quick reply feature with pre-loaded text for a ‘thanks’ or ‘ok’. “We purposely don’t allow typed replies because that is cumbersome and dangerous when people are on the roads” Mr Nelson adds.

Mr Nelson says that since he started using Speaking Email he personally feels less tempted to sneak a look at texts that come in. “I’ve found having a safe way to use my phone stops me from engaging in more dangerous multitasking,” he maintains. “I see other people looking down at their phones as they drive, The Speaking Email app lets and they are obviously beweb Director Mike Nelson not using an app that is concentrate on his driving while designed for driving.” listening to his messages One of a growing number of “low attention The app is available for iPhone interfaces” where apps require only and Android and also works with a quick glance or fast tap to access Microsoft Exchange, Gmail, Outlook, and review information, Speaking Yahoo Mail, iCloud and most other Email also helps clear clutter from email servers. the inbox.

Microsoft Exchange support has “The theory is people with clut- recently been added and is provtered inboxes and unread messages ing very popular for business users. waste a lot of time,” Mr Nelson ex- “With the addition of Microsoft plains. “We’ve created Speaking Exchange, which is huge in the enEmail to enable decluttering – a terprise market, we now cover 95 simple double tap anywhere on the percent of email servers – more than screen can archive an email without most email apps,” says Mr Nelson. looking and lets the driver clear his Beweb has been developing webor her inbox on the way to work.” sites and web applications for New In addition, Speaking Email has Zealand companies since 2000, but the flexibility for users to set it up Speaking Email is the company’s first the way that suits their email use – app. “Apps need to be designed for from speaking all emails, just those use while driving, and the standard previously not read out, or only apps which come with most phones new emails. There are also options simply aren’t,” Mr Nelson observes. for using multiple accounts and dif- “In the future all major apps will have ferent ways for users to triage their a driving mode - but we have a long emails. way to go.”

Dangerous distraction Using a mobile phone may be illegal in New Zealand but it’s a law that’s clearly honoured in the breach.

The government introduced new clauses to its Land Transport (Road User) Rule in December 2009, which ban any use of mobile phones while driving – even when a car is stationary at traffic lights or in a queue.

Only when a car is driven out of a stream of traffic and parked safely can a mobile phone be used – although drivers can use a mobile phone for emergency calling to 111 or *555 (only if unsafe or im-

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practicable to stop the vehicle to make the call).

However, a Ministry of Transport survey of 29,000 moving vehicles at 52 sites around the country in June 2013 found one in every 40 drivers using a cell phone (2.6 percent) – half of whom had a phone held to their head while the other half appeared to be texting.

The number of drivers using a mobile phone increased to 1 in every 20 vehicles (5.5 percent) when vehicles were stationary in a queue, with most of those spotted texting.

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Manager Leo Mortimer says, cell phone use will be even higher than these results. “The survey is only a snapshot during a moment in a driver’s journey when they pass the survey point.”

He insists drivers can’t properly drive and use a cell phone. “The primary task is driving - even cars with hands-free driving don’t remove the distraction element of a telephone call.”

Texting while driving is a growing trend because drivers assume they can handle texting while driving and remain safe, but the statistics don’t lie.

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he pending fifth anniversary of the Pike River mine tragedy that saw 29 miners die in a series of explosions in November 2010 was uppermost in many minds as agencies, consultants and companies updated industry risk assessment.

This was particularly emphasised at the opening plenary session on the second day, when a full complement of delegates at the Glenroy Auditorium listened to what were considered the most important presentations of the conference.

First up was New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZPM) General Manager James Stevenson-Wallace, who addressed the delegates on “Setting the Standards”.

He said the new national catalogue of mines that was being developed would also be of assistance in health and safety decisions as he expected “tens of thousands” of historic maps from archives, museums and “even garages” would be collated and digitally scanned on to a database.

This would provide a strong information base in assisting planning and development for mines.

‘Health and safety is not inadvertently a party,” Mr Stevenson-Wallace stressed. “Lives are at risk.”

While he had “some enthusiasm” for developing a “one-stop model”

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for permit applicants to use, he also said ongoing project management for large permit holders was an option.

New “operational guidelines” had been developed during the past six months by NZPM, including priority for applicants, health and safety and scoping studies, in order to improve permit processing.

However, WorkSafe Chief Inspector, Extractives Tony Forster was extremely blunt in his review of mining and quarrying safety. “The Chinese curse of ‘may you live in

However he believes the industry and regulators had to break the cycle of new regulations being introduced and implemented with emphasis, but controls weakening after a period until another catastrophe occurred. “There is too much complacency in the mining industry,” Mr Forster maintained, urging delegated to ensure there is strong support and enforcement of safety measures in their operations.

With new mining regulations having taken effect in New Zealand in January this year, Mr Forster says

“There is too much complacency in the mining industry” interesting times’ is something the industry has had to face,” he told delegates.

Mr Forster revealed that WorkSafe and the High Hazard Unit had a target of a 25 percent reduction in workplace hazards and death. “Our target is not to have a catastrophe – our target is nil deaths.”

He believed “much has been accomplished” in the aftermath of Pike River, pointing to the establishment of the Hazard Unit, the holding of a Royal Commission and WorkSafe itself coming into existence in 2013 – all alongside a raft of regulations.

“The regulatory regime was not perfect, but it wasn’t bad either.”

he is committed to engaging with industry to ensure an open dialogue between operator and regulator.

“We have to make the deaths of the Pike River men mean something,” he insists.

Mr Forster says the industry has to “stand on their shoulders” and reach for a higher standard of safety than they enjoyed. “I am really passionate about what I’m doing and my appetite for this is as voracious as it’s ever been,” he told the conference.

MinEx (New Zealand Mining Industry Safety Council) Chief Executive Les McCracken noted that quarries and alluvial gold miners weren’t covered under the new

“Our target is not to have a catastrophe – our target is nil deaths”: WorkSafe Chief Inspector, Extractives Tony Forster regulations, and given they were “essentially doing the same job” had to be brought back under the umbrella of those regulations. “Trying to improve health and safety in quarries and mining is a complementary exercise,” he believes.

He reiterated Mr Forster’s observation that there was some complacency in the sector, in that if there were no serious accidents “over a couple of years” then the company and its staff were considered “safe”.

A particular source of concern was a map compiled by MinEx which showed hundreds of quarries across the country, the vast majority of which were yet to be engaged in health and safety talks.

Mr McCracken said with communication and engagement between all parties a key point, it was time to “flush out the non-engagement” companies in the regional areas, who were “in some cases hiding from the enforcer”.

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raining must be systematic and specifically designed, planned, and implemented to meet the needs of the individuals, teams, and organisation as a whole.

Research has found that around 30-80 percent of serious accidents within a human-machine setting can be attributed to human error, and therefore training to increase awareness, skills and knowledge should be used to reduce errors and improve the safety of workers and the public.

A good example is a study looking at 48 high-school-student novice drivers who had had their learners permit for 1-5 months. The group was split into two, with one being given PC-based risk awareness training then evaluated immediately on a driving simulator to determine whether they were able to identify what elements were potential risks. The second group was simply evaluated.

The results showed that participants were almost twice as good at identifying the risks after training, with a 41 percent increase in correct risks identified. The study highlights the clear improvement in the ability of novice drivers both to recognise and diagnose risky situations after PC-based training.

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Systematic training Research has identified four aspects key to systematic training: • firstly, the specific training needs should be identified • secondly, what kind of training is required in order to satisfy these needs?

• thirdly, the use of an experienced trainer to implement the training is key to its success • finally, follow up and evaluation is crucial to ensure that it has been effective.

Clearly defined goals and resulting behaviours must be identified.

Trainees must know why they are involved in the training. In short, why are they there? From here, it must be clear from the beginning what they should be able to do by the end of the training.

Knowing exactly what behaviours should result will help them know whether the training has been effective. Without a clear goal identifying what will have changed as a result of the training, it is likely that people will walk away not knowing what the point of it was.

How science can help There is a science to training that shows that there is a right and a wrong way to do it. Applied research

links effective training to better performance, fewer errors and enhanced safety. There are things organisations can do before, during and after training to make it work.

Before training The first step is conducting a training needs analysis (TNA) which identifies: • Job-task analysis – helps to provide a solid foundation for the design and delivery of the training blueprint • organisational analysis – what are the priorities of the training and is the organisation ready to receive and support the training that is being provided?

• person analysis – determining who needs to be trained and what they need to be trained on.

During training The effectiveness of the programme depends on the characteristics of the participants.

Self-efficacy - what a trainee believes about their own ability will influence the outcome of their training. Those who are high in self-efficacy have been found to have more motivation to learn and better learning outcomes overall. It is likely that they will have a higher rate of participation, work harder and persist longer during learning activities.

Goal orientation - the two forms of goal orientation are learning orientation and performance orientation. Trainees with a strong learning orientation want to acquire new skills and master new situations. Those trainees with a strong performance orientation are focused on achievement. Those with a stronger learning orientation may perform better in training where they can explore and take risks to learn from mistakes. In contrast, those with a strong performance orientation will perform better in structured training where they are able to complete successively more difficult tasks.

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riences. It is more likely that a trainee will have higher motivation to learn when they see the relevance in their training.

After training Team leaders and supervisors - only around 7-9 percent of skill acquisition comes from formal training. Trainees need to learn on the job, and the best way to do that is to provide tools, training and support to help team leaders coach employees and reinforce formal training.

Debriefing and other supporting mechanisms - make time for individuals and teams to reflect on the experiences and learning processes from training. Debriefs can be conducted during training or after in a work environment. Reflection will help to reinforce learning and help to apply it in an everyday situation.

Training evaluation - evaluation allows organisations to continue running the training that works, and modify or discontinue training that isn’t working. It is important to evaluate whether learning objectives were achieved and if performance increased due to the accomplishment of those specific objectives.

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he Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is the latest organisation to enter the app race, having issued a request for proposals (RFP) in June for the development of a mobile app and web service that will allow emergency services in New Zealand to better respond to those in need of urgent help.

The RFP differs from traditional requests for proposals because two or three respondents will be selected, based on their qualifications, to participate in a proof of concept process.

The RFP did not specify the requirements for the service or focus on price - selected respondents will work alongside emergency service provider subject matter experts to develop the services’ requirements and to create a technical prototype and service proposal.

The respondents will then independently develop their proof of concept and present their technical prototype and proposal for evaluation, with each shortlisted respondent receiving a $75,000 grant from MBIE to undertake this work.

MBIE will then select its preferred partner and, if an agreement is reached, that partner will develop its solution - if agreement cannot be reached with the preferred partner, MBIE may negotiate an agreement with the other partner.

MBIE’s initiative follows the NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA) award-winning development of its Zero Harm Reporting App to help with the reporting of health and safety incidents.

Developed together with an industry working group, the app allows for real-time reporting of incidents that happen in the office, on the network, or on a project site,

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regardless of employer.

NZTA Manager Zero Harm Martin McMullan identified the barriers to achieving a good health and safety reporting culture and then developed the app in collaboration with the Transport Agency’s Zero Harm Industry Group, ensuring it met the needs of industry during the various development, testing and review phases.

The NZTA needed a solution that: • allowed one way for all NZTA staff to report incidents as well as those from the organisation’s supply chain • was available to all for free • provided actionable intelligence for the Transport Agency to effectively carry out its statutory responsibilities • would let the NZTA test how the organisation’s risk assessments were performing.

“The NZ Transport Agency is committed to leading the industry towards zero harm in the workplace so that all employees and contractors go home safe and healthy every day,” Mr McMullan insists.

“Reporting of health and safety incidents is a key pillar to helping us understand the areas we can improve - it provides greater visibility of what is happening on the transport network, in our offices and on our projects at any given time.”

Through proactive benchmarking of health and safety performance, the reporting tool helps to paint a true picture of health and safety trends over time, Mr McMullan says.

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Positive steps should be taken immediately to address the obvious lack of fully qualified scaffolders, insists industry spokesman Nick Pfahlert

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t’s clear this country hasn’t trained enough scaffolders and there aren’t enough being recruited from overseas to meet current demand.

Scaffolding, Access & Rigging New Zealand Inc. (SARNZ) has two major concerns about the shortage – firstly a number of construction projects could be delayed, and secondly it means there are potential safety risks.

Almost all construction activity requires scaffolding and it is critical that the industry has an adequate skill base and sufficient staff numbers to meet demand and maintain high levels of safety.

New Zealand has some very good scaffolders – but not enough. Right now, there is a significant shortage of people with 10 or more years’ experience and a worrying inconsistency in the quality of scaffolders.

Working at height – inside and outside – carries many potential dangers. However, these can be mitigated by following the stringent health and safety requirements that are currently in place.

That might seem to be stating the

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obvious, but in reality there is still a long way to go to get the message across to every business and person working at height in this country – that we should be living and breathing best practice in health and safety.

So, how does the industry address safety while dealing with shortages of employees and increasing workloads? SARNZ was originally set up with the specific aim of raising professional standards within the industry and that remains our core goal.

Our members are required to exceed minimum requirements and meet the highest professional standards of safety and work practices in the construction and industrial sectors. Those applying to join have to satisfy a rigorous range of requirements including health and safety, quality of design and training.

We represent over 60 percent of companies in the New Zealand scaffolding industry and focus on industry standards, training and forging close relationships with key stakeholders such as WorkSafe and

building and roofing associations.

We wrote the current Best Practice Guidelines for Scaffolding in New Zealand – which led to the former Code of Practice being revoked – and we have the government-delegated authority to issue and revoke the Certificates of Competence (CoC) required to build scaffolds where the fall is greater than five metres in height.

We are a not-for-profit organisation – our sole agenda is to build and maintain the highest levels of competency and health and safety awareness right across the scaffolding industry in New Zealand.

Our role in the construction sector has become even more crucial following the devastating earthquakes in Christchurch and the population growth in Auckland, which have fuelled demand for scaffolding services. Before the earthquakes there were 28 scaffolding companies in Christchurch, now there are more than 60. Similar increases have been seen in Auckland.

This growing number of companies is all competing for the same skilled workers. A recent SARNZ

survey found that many companies are unable to grow and take on new work to meet the increased demand due to their inability to find workers with the required qualifications and certification.

Open options So what options are open to these businesses looking to grow to meet demand? Recruiting suitable qualified and experienced staff from overseas is one option, but not one which is providing sufficient supply.

It’s crucial that scaffolding stays on the government’s skills shortages list.

Currently the Immediate Skills Shortage list requires scaffolders to be qualified at National Certificate in Intermediate Scaffolding (NZQF Level Four) or National Certificate in Advanced Scaffolding (NZQF Level 5), both with a minimum of five years’ relevant post-qualification experience.

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Another option is training more newcomers and training up existing staff. This needs to be a strong focus, however scaffolding training is not something you should fast track.

The best scaffolding training sees trainees progressing at the right pace for themselves, supervised by an experienced supervisor who will recognise when they are ready to move to the next phase. It’s about many things – including skill, maturity and self-awareness.

Training more staff means more trainers – qualified and experienced scaffolders with good leadership and communication skills. However, moving people into such roles reduces the number of experienced people on the job site.

The shortage of people of this calibre is a real concern – it’s not uncommon now to find scaffolding companies with just one staff member with the required Certificate of Competence to sign off on a job 75m in height.

With the kind of pressure companies are facing, there is a real risk that new people will be moved on through training and qualification steps more swiftly than they would have been in the past – potentially before they are ready for

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that level of responsibility.

More emphasis needs to be put on the thoroughness of training – SARNZ is working with the Skills ITO to investigate the possibility of providing an apprenticeship programme for scaffolders in New Zealand that will continue to improve the standards of scaffolders after training.

Overall though, when it comes to recruiting skilled staff many companies are missing the most obvious recruitment tool – the company culture and business reputation.

A great company culture is based on a very strong health and safety culture. Everyone wants to know that their employer is looking out for them. As a scaffolder with the ability to pick and choose who you work for, you’re going to choose one you know will look after you and your mates.

Top down That kind of culture is driven from the top. It’s about employers walking the talk and making health and safety and adherence to all safety and working at height requirements integral to everything they and their teams do. It’s about communicating health and safety goals to their workforce and underlining that with the reasons why they have set those goals.

It’s about providing high-quality training and investing in and insisting on the use of suitable personal

protective equipment (PPE). Above all, it’s about a fundamental change in attitudes.

The goal in New Zealand should be to achieve a situation where no-one working at height will ever again roll their eyes as they talk about ‘compliance’. It’s not just about ticking the boxes – it’s about ensuring the safety of everyone building a scaffold, everyone who will use it, the people on the ground below and the families of all of these people.

Which brings me to an issue not often discussed on construction sites – emotions, or ‘emotional intelligence’ to be precise. Reading a recent article in the Harvard Business Review about how to help an employee develop emotional intelligence (EI) I was struck by how relevant it was to the scaffolding industry.

The article points out that many people in the workplace lack basic emotional intelligence – self-awareness and the social skills necessary to work in complicated and fast-moving employment situations.

It suggests that having someone with low EI on a team can impact team working, productivity and morale. In a scaffolding situation, I’d add safety to that list.

It goes on to say that while most of us assume someone will change their behaviour when told to do so by a manager or employer, EI doesn’t just ‘happen’ like that. Employers need to invest in changing

and developing their behaviour – and the person needs to want to do it.

It suggests that what works is helping people to find a deep and personal vision of their own future and to see how their current ways of operating might need a bit of work if that future is to be realised.

The article stresses that, as a learning goal, empathy is one of the toughest and most important competencies to develop but can make all the difference between success and failure in the workplace.

EI isn’t about the warm and “fuzzies”. It’s about becoming the kind of person who does things well and looks out for others – and that means being health and safety-conscious.

We may not have been aware of it but this is the approach we have been taking to training in the scaffolding industry for many years. It’s about picking the right people and taking them through a very steady process of progression.

They have a goal – an interesting, rewarding professionally-qualified career. But that crucial self-awareness, the sense of the part they play in the wellbeing of their team and that a project cannot be rushed is the difference between a scaffolder and a great scaffolder.

Aside from immigration and investing in training to overcome skills shortages in growing markets, building that kind of great culture within an organisation is gold.

Employers and managers also need empathy and emotional intelligence to build that culture, and those qualities in their staff. Developing and looking after people will reduce turnover and the impact this has on productivity and output, and boost recruitment.

We invite companies who believe in health and safety, and endeavour to meet best practice and more, to join SARNZ and further develop the knowledge and skills necessary to develop their people and to meet regulations on site.

Nick Pfahlert is President, Scaffolding Access and Rigging New Zealand (SARNZ)

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The advanced green AC power of the ECTCB series trucks – available in capacities from 1.3-2.0 tons – cuts emissions while giving greater performance, longer shift cycles and simpler maintenance, claims United’s CAT Product Manager Mr Craig Coles.

The ECTCBs have some of the largest battery capacities in the market, with 20 per cent greater power reserves enabling them to work harder for longer.

“Additionally, the versatile configurations of CAT electric trucks and their easily programmable operating characteristics let operators match machine performance with operator experience and load type in virtually any interior task and for many outside uses too,” he believes.

“EP-TCB series lift trucks can be configured to function at a particular power level to best suit the lifting task.”

Energy conservation and regeneration is an important feature of the EP-TCB’s advanced AC Energy Regeneration System, which channels power back into the battery during simple activities like braking, plugging or even decelerating. Trucks will shut down automatically after 15 minutes when left in standby mode.

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trucks are both quick and easy to manoeuvre in warehouse situations, with their very tight turning circles complemented by rounded rear surfaces to enhance manoeuvrability and minimise collision and damage risks in confined spaces.

Their typical maximum lift height of 7.5m makes them well-suited to most standard wide aisle racking operations, while their clean operation makes them eminently suitable for food, beverage, pharmaceutical and sensitive and refrigerated goods handling.

“For production environments, electric forklifts are perfectly suited to bringing supplies or components to a production line or clearing waste packaging or other production by-products away,” Mr Coles claims. “They can additionally be used to load or unload heavy goods vehicles, either from the rear of the vehicle (via a raised loading dock) or from the side (from ground level).”

Another plus is their hydraulic shock absorption, which virtually eliminates load impact caused by bumps. In addition, their compact but highly stable design means they can be cross-utilised to perform both duties in situations where traditionally two types of forklifts are being used – four-wheel counterbalanced trucks outside transferring to reach trucks inside. “This versa-

tility creates improved work place efficiencies while reducing operating costs,” says Mr Coles.

The trucks’ vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) located at the right front of the cab to not obstruct the driver’s view of the forks allows quick viewing and monitoring of important vehicle information.

The ECTCB’s VFD display is easy to read even under direct sunlight and bright conditions, with information on traveling speed, battery discharge status, current time and key-on hours displayed in real time.

The advanced Cat lift truck’s Mast and Travel Interlock System helps protect operators by initiating a series of protective actions if operators leave the normal seated operating position.

To help operators manage pre-

ventative and regular maintenance with a minimum of downtime, CAT electric forklifts are equipped with high energy efficiency, on-the-go system monitoring, self-diagnostic and fault memory monitoring.

In addition, a built-in service reminder can be programmed on all models so that maintenance can be scheduled at intervals to suit shift patterns.

“Combining toughness and operator comfort with the most advanced technical features, make them a very adaptable, clean and powerful workhorse suitable for many indoor and outdoor applications,” Mr Coles claims.

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BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Height Safety

Stop the drops!

It’s not just ‘people falls’ that present a major safety management challenge when it comes to working at height, Michael Biddle believes A hard hat’s effectiveness is limited when it’s exposed to falling bricks, rocks or other heavy items such as hand tools

The chances of dropping a tool are vastly increased when other environmental factors come into play such as high wind, rain, greasy environments and even working with ill-fitting gloves

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total of 275 people died as a direct consequence of a fall from a height in the period 2003 to 2012 in Australia – around 11 percent of total fatalities. Surprisingly however, an additional 227 people died in the same period as a consequence of being hit by a falling object – about nine percent of total fatalities.

Drops and falls also represent a significant volume of general injuries. Falls from a height represented over 7,400 workers compensation claims in 2012, with a median lost time of 7.2 weeks. Additionally, over 4,200 claims were recorded from injuries created by falling objects, with a median lost time of 4.2 weeks.

Given that these two mechanisms of injury are the third and fourth-ranked cause of death and significant causes of injury, the question is are they preventable with the right approach? Most would answer yes, provided there is sufficient education, awareness and safety management systems in operation.

Risk management is considered to be the best approach to preventing injury. Engineering a hazard out altogether or utilising alternative means of access to minimise fall risks is best practice. Only when there are no alternative means of prevention should fall protection equipment,

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including fall protection for tools and equipment, be considered.

Items such as anchoring devices, full-body safety harnesses, a fall arrest lanyard or self-retracting lifeline to connect between the two and some defined rescue means to allow for safe descent are the core components of a fall protection safety system. In this sense, they are concerned about the ‘primary consequence’ of a fall.

When it comes to items such as tools and equipment, however, these are often ‘afterthoughts’.

These items are equally important to consider, as dropping them can have secondary consequences on the people working below – or innocent bystanders in the vicinity.

People don’t realise the impact forces that are generated in a dropped object. A 3kg item dropped 15m could create an impact force of over 500kg. A 1kg item dropped 50m will hit the ground at a little over 112km/h (excluding any air resistance). Even with some form of protection, the result of being struck by an item of relatively low weight can be significant.

Hard hats General personal protective equipment (e.g. hard hats) can reduce the impact of a dropped object if it is relatively light and not

dropped from a very high location.

Their effectiveness is however limited when they are exposed to falling bricks, rocks or other heavy items such as hand tools – or indeed even greater heights. A hard hat does not provide any protection for other parts of the body such as shoulders and arms.

The economic loss of equipment coupled with the injury cost to the person injured below someone dropping an object is high. Even if there are no people in direct danger underneath walkways, dropped objects can still damage surrounding equipment and machinery. Subsequent repairs can be both costly and time-consuming.

But this risk is also easily managed if a comprehensive management programme for dropped object risk in implemented.

Containment methods There are various ways to contain dropped objects including: • lower the working platform to the ground/perform all work on a structure at ground level and then lift it into position rather than taking the tools and equipment to height • kick boards and handrails should be fixed on scaffolding, platforms and walkways – using additional closed mesh solutions, plywoods

or other solid surface materials provides coverage for all the gaps through which items can potentially fall • utilise safety mesh or rated barrier netting (with debris lining) in areas outside walkways and underneath conveyors, walkways, platforms and along building/ structure perimeters to prevent the drop of materials • utilise tool lanyards, tool cinches, tool pouches, tethering devices, holsters, tool buckets and other drop containment devices to secure tools and other items while working at height • provide worker education on the risks and outcomes of dropped objects and supply them with the means by which they can minimise that risk.

Preventing dropped object falls is not just the responsibility of the safety supervisor or the site owner.

It is everyone’s responsibility to manage these risks because the impact might not be personal, but it might affect co-workers and unseen bystanders. We all have to work together to STOP the DROP! Michael Biddle is the current Chair, Working at Height Association of Australia

TOOLBOX TIME

Have a safe head for heights There are a lot of myths about health and safety when it comes to working at height

The key to safe scaffolding is ensuring you have the right kit for the job and the qualified people erecting, altering, dismantling and checking any scaffold

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veryone in the trade will have heard them – you can’t use stepladders or you have to use a scaffold or a harness if you’re working higher than 800 millimetres.

These myths are always presented as fact or they’re described as ‘new regulations’ or WorkSafe New Zealand rules.

The truth is that the rules haven’t changed in years and they’re nowhere near that prescriptive. In fact they are flexible, sensible and built around the simple idea that safety precautions should reflect the level of risk of the job. So, if a job is short duration and low risk then a stepladder may be appropriate. But if a job is high risk then you need to get serious about managing those risks.

Risk is not just about height. You might assume that most serious falls involve multi-storey buildings and falls from a great height but you’d be wrong. Falls from under three metres account for most of the serious harm incidents reported to WorkSafe from the construction sector. And it is the residential building sites that have the worst record in construction.

Assessing risk and managing it is the key. That’s where WorkSafe’s Absolutely Essential Health and Safety

Toolkit for Small Construction Sites can help. It’s a starter course in the basics of good health and safety practice that you can slip into your back pocket.

The toolkit asks the sort of questions everyone who is working at height should be asking themselves: • have you ensured you have appropriate measures in place to stop workers falling?

• can you use different methods or gear to avoid working at height in the first place?

• do you have proper equipment in place to prevent falls, such as scaffolding or a mobile elevating work platform?

• what about steps to reduce the distance and consequences of a fall, such as nets or soft landing systems?

• have you taken the time to think through the job and planned to make sure that your work at height is as safe as possible?

For bigger projects scaffolding is one of the best options to protect workers. Not only does a good scaffold improve worker safety – once it’s erected it can lift productivity on site, helping everyone from chippies to sparkies and painters.

Putting up scaffolding requires

real care and expert knowledge to do right. It is a technical job and this article isn’t the place to go into detail about how to put up scaffolding properly. But there’s loads of advice about scaffolds in the toolkit – and even more at the WorkSafe website.

The key is to ensure you have the right kit for the job and the qualified people erecting, altering, dismantling and checking any scaffold.

Remember – scaffolds should be checked at least once a week and always after it has been altered, damaged or following bad weather.

Here are a couple of key points to think about when it comes to scaffolds: • is the scaffold secured to the building or structure in enough places to prevent collapse?

• are all scaffolds being properly maintained and are the results of inspections being recorded?

• have the wheels of mobile scaffolds been locked when in use and are the platforms empty when they’re moved?

Scaffolds are a great platform to work from. But you can’t use them for all types of work – roof work being a case in point. When it comes to roof work you need to think

about edge protection and ensuring no-one falls through skylights and the like.

Ask yourself: • do you have edge protection in place to stop people or materials falling?

• if you’re using safety nets are they properly installed?

• have you checked for fragile materials, such as cement sheets and skylights which people can fall through? And have you put barriers around those areas or covered the weak spots?

• are you keeping people away from the area below the roof work?

Of course sometimes – for quick, low risk jobs – you might want to use a ladder or stepladder. They’re not the gold standard when it comes to working safely at height but there are still ways to make their use safer.

Make sure they are set up on a flat, solid surface. Secure them at the top and bottom to stop them slipping and make sure you don’t have to stretch too far to get the job done safely. Make your stepladder is tall enough – if you have to use the top three rungs it’s too short. And make sure you can maintain three points of contact at all times.

Working at height is inherently risky, but proper planning, training and equipment can make it a whole lot safer. WorkSafe has put a lot of effort in recent years into working with the sector to improve safety, and the industry has responded.

From 2012 to 2014 there has been a 34 percent reduction in serious harm incidents from falls in the residential construction and specialist trades. That’s a huge improvement and while there’s no room for complacency it shows that real change is possible when we all focus on making our workplaces safer.

There’s a lot more practical advice in the Absolutely Essential Health and Safety Toolkit for Small Construction Sites, which is available on the WorkSafe New Zealand website. It does not cover legal requirements and is a guide only. There is also plenty more information at business.govt.nz/ worksafe/construction.

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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Revitalising HSNO primary focus for coming year Another interesting year draws to a close, with much for New Zealanders to be thankful for

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lobally, economic uncertainty prevails, highlighted by the refugee crisis. Problems for our major trading partners will be offset by the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership offering enhanced free trade opportunities in the world’s largest single trading bloc.

Locally, an economy faring better than most, with more job seekers encouraged to upskill in response to the decline in unskilled, low-paid jobs, together with low inflation and steadily expanding markets for our exports, particularly safe, high quality food.

Business operators face equally demanding challenges in the New Year. Implementation of new workplace health and safety legislation will prove testing, particularly for our SMEs. Chemical safety, highlighted by a focus on occupational health together with the overdue updating of our world-class chemical management regime, requires an extraordinary effort by chemical suppliers and their customers to achieve the required improvements in performance and compliance.

An expected 5,000 attendees at this month’s global Sustainability Conference in Paris will increase expectations to reduce the adverse effects of climate change, particularly reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

The chemical industry continues to play a key sustainability role through Responsible Care, our unique initiative requiring more efficient and eco-friendly production of safer products, energy conservation, product stewardship initiatives and researching the longer term effects on people and our increasingly fragile environment.

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ising our 12-year-old HSNO system.

New leadership in key government agencies offers opportunities to forge the mutually rewarding partnerships vital to achieving our mutual goal of safely managing the chemicals we need to sustain and improve our quality of life.

This month, Vietnam joined the international Responsible Care family comprising 65 countries committed to ensuring our members cause no harm to people or our environment as a result of our operations and products.

Our capacity-building initiatives to improve workplace chemical safety are eagerly sought after, particularly in emerging economies throughout Asia and Africa.

WorkSafe NZ’s first year has revived interest in HSNO compliance. The focus on identifying major hazard facilities initiated site familiarisation visits to help identify sites requiring additional safeguards, such as safety cases and more frequent, rigorous compliance inspections.

This increased activity is encouraging SMEs to seek advice concerning

compliance assessments • P RINCE third party site compliance certification scheme • SDS review service • free industry compliance workshops in collaboration with ACC. These cost-effective, time-saving initiatives (some free to members) are available to everyone, with the aim of reassuring the authorities and our critics that chemical suppliers and their customers are committed to demonstrating chemtheir HSNO compliance situation. ical safety.

Responding to calls for Industry With HSNO compliance at an unacto take greater responsibility for ceptable 25 percent, we must all do our own affairs, thereby minimising better to safely manage the chemithe need for government agency cals present in every workplace. involvement, Responsible Care NZ We do not need more chemical offers a comprehensive suite of regulation – simply recognition and cost-effective ‘compliance tools’ support for safe chemical manageto help every business operator ment and superior performance safeguard employees, customers through initiatives such as Responand the public, as well as our en- sible Care. dangered environment, by safely A commitment to demonstratmanaging their chemical inventory. ing superior workplace health and Popular examples include: safety through the global Responsi• ‘one stop’ accurate and timely ble Care initiative would be a great chemical safety and HSNO com- start to 2016. After all, nobody does pliance advice it better!

• training (public and customised) comprising the HSNO Advanced Barry Dyer is the Chief Executive course, Approved Handler and of Responsible Care NZ, a not-forAsbestos management courses profit industry association which • Handler and Asbestos manage- provides practical products and ment courses services to enable compliance with • CHEMCALL, a 24/7 chemical New Zealand’s world-class chemical emergency hotline that meets management regime. statutory requirements Tel: +644 499 4311, • invaluable, non-threatening email: info@responsiblecarenz.com, ‘walk and talk’ site visit: www.responsiblecarenz.com

“We do not need more chemical regulation – simply recognition and support for safe chemical management and superior performance through initiatives such as Responsible Care” Key attributes of this acclaimed, voluntary industry commitment to superior safety, health and environmental protection are the ongoing development of less harmful yet more effective products and continuously improving the quality of safety data sheets and product labels, together with training customers, enforcement officers and emergency responders.

Our industry response to growing consumer product safety concerns includes ongoing research reflecting sound science, together with public reporting of SH&E performance to UN forums, government agencies and consumer groups.

Showing the way Many Responsible Care countries are benefiting from New Zealand’s HSNO experience. Our integration of the mandatory UNRTDG system into the voluntary GHS classification and labelling concept is a valuable, cost-effective contribution to chemical safety.

BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Environment

Safer tree culture

on the horizon A comprehensive forestry industry safety initiative that aims to slash the number of serious harm incidents was introduced earlier this year

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orestry safety took a major step forward this year with the official launch in May of a new organisation designed to take the lead on the vexing issue of safety in the nation’s forest.

The Forestry Industry Safety Council (FISC) was established following recommendations made by the Independent Forestry Safety Review Panel that reviewed forest workplace safety in 2014 in the wake of the sector’s 10 deaths and 169 serious harm injuries in 2013.

FISC brings a coordinated approach to safety, having the backing of every part of the industry including forest owners, forestry contractors, workers, the unions, farm foresters, iwi, government and WorkSafe New Zealand A first step was the creation of Safetree™ , which has been specifically designed to act as an injury prevention programme for the forestry sector by providing resources geared towards different industry participants.

“The Safetree™ programme grew out of a Forestry Sector Action Plan formulated by industry, ACC and the then Department of Labour – now MBIE – in 2010,” explains joint NZ

Forest Owners Association and Farm Forestry Association Health, Safety & Training Committee chair Warwick Foran. “It concentrated, initially, on safety initiatives for the tasks in our industry where most of the serious harm incidents occur.”

safetree.nz website. “The website is something that’s more accessible, more useable and more readily updated than the 150-page folder buried under the front seat of the boss’s four-wheel drive,” Mr Foran maintains. “It’s in a format that makes it easy for people to find the information they need to be safe – and to work safely.”

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“What we now have in Safetree™ is a shop front, a vehicle, for all the safety-related tools, information and news” The initial suite of work that began some five years ago was reviewed during 2014 with input from the NZ Forest Owners Association, the Forest Industry Contractors Association, WorkSafe NZ, the Council of Trade Unions and workplace safety advocates Wiremu Edmonds and Neil Thomas.

Safetree™ reminds people at all levels in the industry how to do their jobs safely, targeting information at forest owners/managers, contractors, foremen, head breaker outs, breaker outs, tree fallers, hauler and machine operators, and silviculture workers. “Other jobs such as truck driving will be targeted in the future.”

The core of the project is the

mobile devices, the website contains various key resources including links to the Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) and existing Best Practice Guides. “It’s a medium that will allow information to be “pushed out” in a timely manner.”

Each level in the forestry supply chain – crew members, foremen, contractors and forest managers/ owners – has a separate page containing the information and the resources people need to stay safe and work safe.

“For example, if you’re the foreman you might like to know how to form a daily work plan or how to manage for “upset” conditions,” Mr Foran explains. “If you’re a crew member there will be guides for critical tasks

like calculating a safe retreat distance and machine-assisted felling.”

The contractors and forest owners page features the ACoP, the Health & Safety Reform Bill 2014 and New Zealand Forest Owners Association Safety Alerts, while the Safety Culture tree will help drive the sustained behavioural changes that are needed across the industry. “Key resources - such as the ACoP - will be easy to find under multiple links.”

The beauty of the Safetree™ website, he believes, is that material that was previously only available in manuals can now be delivered by video in a way that’s far more valuable for the people who are actually doing the work. “The plan is to roll out an app so that any smartphone will have access at the push of a button and get live, real-time information such as warning tree fallers if high winds are forecast.”

Jointly funded by the Accident Compensation Corporation and the government, Safetree™ will eventually contain a variety of resources including: • A5 flip charts and posters for use in the crew smoko room or gang bus • “how-to” videos around high-risk tasks such as machine-assisted falling and tree driving • advice on how to run a tailgate meeting • case studies on crews who have successfully implemented safety systems that have kept the crew safe and have improved the bottom line.

The intent is clearly to develop and maintain a site that’s constantly updated and refreshed and not merely a static grab-bag. “What we now have in Safetree™ is a shop front, a vehicle, for all the safety-related tools, information and news.”

It will also be a useful two-way tool that has in many ways been lacking in the industry to date, Mr Foran adds. “This website will be the avenue for those people who haven’t always had a voice to communicate back up the chain.”

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BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Asbestos

Scientists suggest

asbestos action

A high-level scientific report called on the government to consider banning the importation and use of asbestoscontaining materials (ACMS)

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he Asbestos exposure in New Zealand: Review of the scientific evidence of non-occupational risks analysis on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor says the asbestos hazard in New Zealand “has not been well-managed” in the past.

“New Zealand regulations have lagged behind many other countries, and the importation of ACMs containing chrysotile asbestos has yet to be banned in this country,” say report authors, Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Sir Peter Gluckman and Royal Society of New Zealand President Sir David Skegg.

They note that the devastating earthquakes in Canterbury in 2010-2011, which damaged thousands of buildings including many houses containing ACMs, potentially increased the risk of exposure to asbestos fibres in the community. “Concerns were raised as to whether contractors working in the Canterbury Home Repair Programme (CHRP) took sufficient precautions to manage the potential risks of this exposure.”

Although flaws were identified in the monitoring and mitigation of asbestos hazards in the CHRP, an analysis of exposure levels sug-

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gested that, even considering a ‘worst-case’ scenario, they believe the errors that occurred would not result in a significant increase in risk to homeowners and occupants of damaged houses who may have been living in the houses while work was being carried out.

The risk associated with exposure to low concentrations of asbestos fibres should therefore be seen in its proper perspective, which should reassure the public, Sir Peter and Sir David add. “A prudent approach would be to follow the lead of many other countries that have banned the continued importation and use of any ACMs, and this should be brought to the government’s attention,” Sir Peter and Sir David conclude.

Union support The Council of Trade Unions recommends a 12-point plan to deal with asbestos, which it says is the biggest workplace killer in New Zealand.

“Asbesto kills at least 170 workers annually: more than twice as many workers as accidental deaths at work,” CTU Secretary Sam Huggard notes. “The number of people dying from asbestos-related diseases (lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis) is increasing and the

government projections are that it will peak at 300: higher than the road toll.”

New Zealand is out of step with other developed countries, he claims. “Australia prohibited the import of all asbestos containing products in 2003, while similar bans in the United Kingdom date to the late 1990s.”

The CTU calls for: 1.

A complete ban on the importation of asbestos-containing products should be developed and implemented as soon as possible.

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A National Plan to eliminate all asbestos-containing material from the built environment by 2030 should be developed and implemented.

3. The government should give immediate priority to upgrading the Health and Safety in Employment (Asbestos) Regulations (‘the Regulations’). These are intended to come into force alongside the proposed Health and Safety at Work Act in April 2016. This is too far away and the Minister of Labour should regulate as quickly as possible. Further amendments can be made following more detailed consultation.

4. As MBIE proposes, the regulations should be based on the Australian

approach which includes a presumption that asbestos is present in the built environment and therefore workplaces and lowering the exposure limits which are out of line with international standards, and require more prescription in relation to removal work.

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The regulations should include mandatory licensing and training for those working with asbestos (both maintenance and demolition).

6. The distinction in the regulations between friable and non-friable asbestos is unhelpful given the possible deterioration of previously non-friable asbestos. The distinction should be removed.

7. All work with asbestos should be notifiable under workplace health and safety legislation.

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The government should take urgent steps to implement a Health Surveillance scheme similar to that used in the United Kingdom for many years. This requires employers (or all persons conducting businesses or undertakings under the proposed law changes) to keep records of worker exposure to hazards such as asbestos for 40 years to allow tracking of long latency diseases such as those caused by asbestos exposure.

9. Lung cancer should be registered and recorded in more detail to enable accurate linkage between exposure to asbestos and lung cancer.

10. There should be a system of notification by medical practitioners of all potential asbestos-related conditions/exposures including lung cancer and pleural plaques [asbestosis and mesothelioma are currently recorded].

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All identified asbestos in Christchurch should be registered. If a building contains asbestos materials the priority should be to remove it. If asbestos is identified in a building it should be notified in LIM reports.

12. The National Asbestos Registers should be reinvigorated and improved including by making their use compulsory.

BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Asbestos

New nationwide licensing

system for asbestos removal Are you running a business with workers who remove asbestos?

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hen you may need a licence as asbestos regulations are being updated to bring New Zealand into line with other countries.

With more than 170 New Zealand workers dying each year from asbestos-related diseases, local work practices clearly need to improve.

Anyone removing more than 10m2 of bonded asbestos (non-friable) in one job will require a licence under new regulations that come into effect on 4 April 2016.

Unrestricted asbestos removal currently carried out by tradespeople and others will then require a licence issued by WorkSafe New Zealand.

Licences cannot be issued until 4 April, but WorkSafe is interested in hearing from potential licence holders to help speed the licensing process next year.

The new licensing system for asbestos-related work is aimed at ensuring people working with asbestos have the necessary skills and experience to keep themselves, and others, safe.

NEW LICENCES

WHAT ASBESTOS CAN BE REMOVED?

WHO WILL NEED THIS LICENCE?

Class B

Any amount of nonfriable (bonded) asbestos or asbestos containing material Asbestos contaminated dust or debris (ACD) associated with removing any amount of non-friable asbestos or ACM

Anyone removing more than 10m2 asbestos

Any type or quantity of asbestos or asbestos containing material (ACM) including: Any amount of friable asbestos or ACM Any amount of asbestos

Anyone removing any amount of friable (powdery or has potential to become powdery) asbestos

Class A

•the town or city the business operates in •contact details.

Find out more about the new rules for work involving asbestos, including indicative licensing fees, at www.worksafe.govt.nz I have a Certificate of Competence for restricted asbestos work. What do I need to do?

You don’t need to do anything yet. Your certificate will allow you to work under the new asbestos regulations (under the categories listed on your certificate), until your certificate expires. You will then need to apply for one of the new licences or to work on another business’s licence. WorkSafe will write to all Certificate of Competence holders about the new regulations.

Remember, asbestos may be found in any of the following places: Roofs Ceilings External cladding and eaves Interior walls and finishes Floors

Insulation and pipes Flues and seals on wood burners Fuse boards Fences Excavations (pipes)

The changes stem from new asbestos regulations, which are part of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 that comes into force on 4 April 2016.

Although the regulations are still draft (i.e. not final and could change) WorkSafe is providing information on the licences early to ensure businesses have enough time to comply.

No licence required Up to and including 10m2 of non-friable asbestos or ACD associated with the removal of that amount of non-friable asbestos, cumulatively over the course of the removal project.

ACD that is not associated with the removal of friable or non-friable asbestos and is only a minor contamination.

What do I need to do?

Please register your interest with WorkSafe if your business is likely to require a ‘Class B asbestos licence’ next year. (We don’t need to know about Class A licenses yet).

Register using the registration form at www.worksafe.govt.nz/, which requires: •the name of the business •the size of the business (number of employees) •the type of business (building, roofing etc.)

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New legislation demands on-site firefighting equipment

Many New Zealand businesses may fall foul of new workplace health and safety legislation if they remove hand extinguishers and hand-operated firefighting equipment

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ome local businesses choose to remove fire extinguishers and hand-operating firefighting equipment (HOFFE) from their premises to cut costs, despite the fact that it can put lives and operations at unnecessary risk.

Recent changes to the workplace health and safety legislation that has just passed through Parliament will dramatically alter this scenario, Wormald National Technical Services Manager Dave Hipkins notes.

“These changes now place a due diligence duty on any person conducting a business or undertaking, including company directors or partners, who are now personally responsible for the health and safety of staff and contractors,” he observes. “When it comes to protecting people and property from fire, businesses can no longer

afford to cut corners.”

It is also false for anyone to assume that sprinkler systems are designed to extinguish a fire - they are designed to limit the spread of fire. This means that if a fire occurs in a shielded area, such as under a desk shelf, the sprinkler system may not drench the area without the assistance of a fire extinguisher, hose reel or other appropriate firefighting equipment.

The Health and Safety at Work Act requires businesses to be more proactive and engaged in identifying workplace hazards and managing risk, making a comprehensive fire protection strategy vital.

Having adequate and correct hand-operated firefighting equipment installed provides an important first line of defence for staff which can help to reduce the impact of fire, minimise business recovery

Every fire extinguisher is classified by the class of fire it can be used on and the extinguisher will clearly display its class on the outside of the extinguisher

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costs, and ultimately save lives.

Different types of fire extinguisher There are five different categories of fires, classed according to the types of fuels they burn: • Class A: Carbonaceous solids, including wood, cloth, paper, most plastics and rubber.

• Class B: Flammable and combustible liquids such as petrol, diesel and methylated spirits. Water must never be used on a Class B fire.

• Class C: Combustible gases – for example, LPG, CNG and propane.

Isolation of the fire is the only safe way to extinguish a Class C fire.

• Class D: Combustible metals (for example, magnesium, aluminium and sodium). These fires are more common that many realise and require specialist advice.

• Class E: Electrically energised equipment. Electrical fires require their own class and the equipment must comply with the AS/NZS 1850 test for electrical non-conductivity. Water must not be used on electrical fires.

• Class F: Cooking fats and oils (such as those used for shallow and deep fat fryers). Fire blankets are most effective and recommended in conjunction with extinguishers for Class F fires.

Every fire extinguisher is classified by the class of fire it can be used on and the extinguisher will clearly display its class on the outside of the extinguisher. All details pertaining to the classification of fire extinguishers are set out in AS/NZS1850.

ABE powder fire extinguishers are the most widely used type and are suitable for house, boat, garage, car or caravan environments. They can be used for Class A, B, C and E type fires. BE powder fire extinguishers are most suitable for Class B and E fires.

Using a fire extinguisher Fire extinguishers should be installed as detailed in NZ Standard NZS 4503 and typically involve a unit being located close to the main exit from the building. If the fire can’t be controlled, it is important to have easy access to the exit to get out safely.

The simple acronym PASS makes operating a fire extinguisher easy to remember: • Pull the pin. Hold the extinguisher with the nozzle pointing away from you and release the locking mechanism • Aim low. Point the extinguisher at the base of the fire • Squeeze the lever slowly and evenly • Sweep the nozzle from side to side.

When using a fire extinguisher, keep your back to a clear exit for an easier and quicker escape if the fire cannot be controlled. If the room fills with smoke, leave immediately.

Testing and maintenance should also be carried out in accordance with AS/NZS1841. Ensure that the extinguisher is kept in its designated place at all times and is ready to use in the event of a fire. Refer to NZS4503:2005 to review the code of practice for the distribution, installation and maintenance of hand-operated firefighting equipment for use in buildings.

It is also recommended that designated personnel are trained in how to use fire extinguishers, which may be required under the business’s Health and Safety in Employment Act. In addition to having the correct firefighting equipment on site, every business should have a fire escape plan that is practiced regularly with staff to ensure that everyone understands what to do in the event of a fire emergency.

BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Environment

Cutting the cost of the crop A bold, new six-year plan that aims to reduce the appalling number of accidents and fatalities on New Zealand farms was launched by several key industry players

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he Safer Farms programme was designed by farmers, the agricultural sector, WorkSafe New Zealand and the Accident Compensation Corporation.

The programme takes the health and safety message directly to rural communities through rural retailer education, school programmes, ‘how to’ sessions at field days, and rural industry groups who will help provide onsite training.

Safer Farms includes an easy-touse toolkit and a comprehensive online resource at www.saferfarms. org.nz designed to provide farmers with clear health and safety advice and information on best health and safety practices.

Federated Farmers hopes the Safer Farms campaign will provide an impetus to getting farmer attention on farm safety according to Federated Farmers Health and Safety Spokesperson Katie Milne.

“Farmers work in an intrinsically dangerous outdoors environment – there are natural hazards, large animals and powerful machinery,” she observes. “But too many farmers just take that risk for granted and don’t do much or anything to reduce that risk.”

Federated Farmers is therefore working closely with WorkSafe to ensure the Smarter Farms programme gets “a lot of buy-in” in terms of how to approach farmers

because the figures clearly show that harm on farms hasn’t reduced over the years. “There hasn’t been a lot of work on farms with WorkSafe or the Department of Labour as it was – they’ve come onto the farm when something has gone drastically wrong but there have been very few inspections,” Ms Milne notes.

However, she believes that technology has already helped reduce the amount of serious accidents and deaths of farms. “A good example is power take-offs, which saw the farmer having to get in and out of

1,300 dairy animal and very nearly as many sheep and beef injuries a year from animal contact – we can do something about that.”

An added problem is that farming is an industry of aging demographics. “The average age of our farmers is nearly 60 so there are some pretty old dogs there we have to teach some new tricks, and that’s not going to be done easily if it’s not approached and handled the right way.”

Areas of most concern to Federated Farmers include the ubiquitous

“Farmers work in an intrinsically dangerous outdoors environment – there are natural hazards, large animals and powerful machinery” the tractor to adjust an implement on the back and they often didn’t do it, leading to accidents, but modern tractors now have buttons on the mudguards to turn the machine on and off.”

She notes, however, that farming is different from manufacturing and construction, where the safety position is more straightforward and the rules reflect that situation. “We do have inherently unique factors and dangers that come into play – we can’t alter that but we can manage it,” Ms Milne believes. “WorkSafe figures show there are more than

quad bikes, though Ms Milne is quick to point out that there are also “a lot of accidents” handling animals.

“Quad bikes have taken the place of tractors because they are convenient,” she observes.

Some farmers have already seen the light with regard to quad bike safety and have taken to rollover protection to try and remove the risk of mechanical asphyxiation, one of the biggest factors in quad bike deaths that sees the victim crushed under the machine and suffocated.

Rollover protection isn’t generally recommended by quad bike man-

ufacturers, but many farmers are pressing ahead regardless. “A very high percentage in our surveys see value in rollover protection for quad bikes and rate that a lot higher than a helmet when it comes to safety,” Ms Milne explains. “They know what’s killing farmers on quad bikes and they respond to that.”

She believes statistics show that a helmet doesn’t provide a lot of protection in a serious harm or death accident, but it’s another area where technological improvement may make a difference. “Tractor rollover protection videos are just so compelling,” Ms Milne insists.

Australia is doing lot of work in this area and some of the rollover protection can do as much harm as good, Ms Milne adds. “It’s the same with spray tanks – if they’re too big they cause problems on slopes but it’s another example of the kind of thing we can think about from a health and safety point of view and cause cultural change.”

Given the enormity of the task, Ms Milne is being extremely pragmatic and merely hopes that in two years there’s a reduction in farm accidents and that trend continues. “Realistically, given all the factors that come into play, there are some inherent dangers that are always going to be there and there’s always going to be some tragic accidents,” she concludes.

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Blerter takes a bite of Apple The traditional whiteboard outlining the health and safety policy and current hazards on-site will become a thing of the past if an Auckland company has its way

The Blerter health and safety app offers instant access to a dashboard and real-time feed of all health safety activities happening on-site

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LOUD M has launched its Blerter health and safety app on the new Apple TV App Store, says Blerter founder and CEO Richard Gill.

“While the rest of the world has moved to real time digital platforms, health and safety remains stuck in a paper-based world,” he explains.

“Our aim is to make sure everyone goes home safe – every day. You can’t do that if you’re communicating with staff via whiteboards and clipboard forms.”

Mr Gill claims Blerter doesn’t just replicate the forms used for health and safety reporting in a digital form, it “revolutionises” the way employers and employees communicate their health and safety information.

That reduces the number of incidents due to poor communication or misunderstanding about capabilities, and when incidents do occur Blerter offers a faster and more efficient way of communicating with all who may be affected.

“Blerter is akin to a social network, but instead of sharing photos of your family, we share information about the people, hazards and incidents on site,” Mr Gill adds.

“That means you know whether I’m trained to operate that piece of equipment and whether that piece of equipment is right for the job at hand.”

Blerter’s unique features include: • instant check in – instantly displays the project safety checklist, ensuring everyone meets the

with one click of the Blert button, notifying the Health & Safety Manager in real time • manage projects – easily create new projects, quickly set up Health & Safety requirements, and then simply add all workers to a project for full visibility across the entire supply chain • stay connected – ensures everyone in the network stays in constant touch.

Now with the Apple TV extension, Blerter will future proof that final hurdle of old-school site management – the whiteboard. “Instead of listing the generic hazards you might encounter on site, Blerter on an Apple TV will show the actual hazards, alerts, KPIs and teams who are on site right now.”

so on, who are often not included in company-wide communications,” Mr Gill adds.

Available for both Android and Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads and the Apple Watch, Blerter is the latest innovation from Auckland-based CLOUD M, which develops and manages the cloud-based Alerter emergency communications system.

An easy-to-use mobile app, simple web interface and back end database and distribution system ensures Alerter enables government agencies, communities and families to broadcast emergency updates in real time via audio and visual alerts sent to emails, text addresses, smartphones or social networks.

Auckland’s Civil Defense &

“We looked at the problem from the perspective of keeping people safe, not just from a ‘how do we

health and safety requirements to enter the site and keep everyone safe

Because Blerter has an easy-touse design anyone can use the app, which is free for users and subcon-

Emergency Management (CDEM) deployed Alerter in 2012, having previously used an outdated

comply with the regulations’ point of view,” he explains. “So instead of filling in forms and processing them manually, Blerter enables everyone on a site to participate in health and safety activities and to know who else is on site, all in real time.”

• f ull visibility – offers instant access to a dashboard and real-time feed of all health safety activities happening on-site • reports incidents – instantly report accidents, near misses, risks and any safety concerns

tractors, with prime contractors or site owners paying a small fee to cover their workforce.

“We capture not only contractors and direct employees, but also subcontractors like electricians, heavy equipment drivers, plumbers and

process that called for sending emergency information in press releases and emails to local civil defense groups and the media for disseminating through sirens or TV and radio bulletins.

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BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Health

Keep the

noise down!

Working in a noisy environment and having trouble hearing what your workmates or employees are saying?

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ou could be suffering from noise induced hearing loss (NIHL), which is a growing problem everywhere that’s particularly prevalent in work situations, be they factory, shop or even the office.

Research commissioned by the ACC in 2011 estimated that approximately 445,000 New Zealanders or 10 percent of the population live with hearing loss, and about a quarter of them are affected by NIHL. The researchers found that: • approximately 71,000 (16percent) have deafness that is due to NIHL • approximately 40,000 (nine percent) live with NIHL on top of other hearing loss • and 95 percent of the people who have NIHL are male.

The highest average workplace noise levels are found in agriculture, mining, construction and manufacturing, though many activities outside the workplace can be just as noisy, such as: • ‘do-it-yourself’ construction and maintenance projects at home, like lawn mowing, using power tools and chain saws • loud music at night clubs, bars, live music events or fitness classes • listening to music on your iPod, home stereo, car stereo • working or playing around a noisy engine, i.e. riding a motorbike, motor racing, waterskiing etc • hunting or target shooting.

Perhaps the easiest way to see if an area is too noisy is to try a simple ‘conversation test’ first - if you can’t have a conversation without raising your voice to be heard then the noise is too loud and you’re damaging your hearing just by being there.

When it comes to the workplace alone it’s a good idea for employers to get a professional noise assessment done, both to rectify any problems and also help

meet the legal requirement to protect employees from excessive noise.

This means supplying workers with hearing protection equipment (HPE) and making sure they wear it properly and not over any kind of beanie or hat because that stops it from working.

HPE needs to be worn in all noisy work areas and whenever someone is doing noisy tasks because even a short exposure to very loud noise (such as firing a gun) hurts your hearing, never mind being in a noisy place all day.

If HPE is worn, doesn’t fit or is uncomfortable to wear or the worker doesn’t know to use it properly, they should talk to their supervisor about getting training or something that works – proper HPE protects hearing for life.

The best way for employers to prevent NIHL is to reduce the amount of noise that is produced by equipment or machinery by buying quieter equipment – there’s an upfront cost but it generally pays back in the long run.

If this isn’t an option, see if you can: • substitute a quieter tool, machine or process for a noisy one • find ways that your employees can do their work more quietly, and if there are train them to work that way • get engineering assistance to reduce noise to acceptable levels.

Some engineering solutions can be expensive, but many are low cost and simple to implement - for example, researchers found that mounting the milking machine motor on a concrete block removed

a major source of noise in milking sheds.

Protection pays Unfortunately, there will probably be some noises that can’t be reduced or eliminated, which means workers definitely need to protect their hearing – even though it’s sometimes challenging to make this happen.

Employers need to: • explain that while they may not feel any pain or have problems hearing now, by the time they notice NIHL it will be too late to do anything about it • work together with your employees and supervisors to identify sources of noise, agree on how you’re going to manage the noise (get a professional assessment and advice if necessary) and who will do what • make sure everyone does what you’ve agreed to do about managing the noise

• l ead by example - wear your own HPE consistently to show everyone that you expect them to do the same.

Using HPE effectively means you need to: • have each employee’s hearing checked annually – usually by an occupational health nurse or an audiologist • provide the right kind of HPE the Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Noise in the Workplace will help you choose the right gear for each job or environment, or you can get professional assistance • keep HPE well maintained and fit for the job it has to do • replace worn or damaged HPE promptly.

Unfortunately even effective use of HPE doesn’t guarantee protection from NIHL for everyone because some people’s ears are more sensitive than others, but it does greatly reduce the risk of suffering NIHL.

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BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Health

Could mindfulness boost

workplace safety?

An intriguing new strategy may help employers reduce accidents and improve employee safety, clinical psychologist Anouk Kelling reports

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strong body of research evidence has demonstrated numerous health and wellbeing benefits by practicing mindfulness at work – including improved safety.

Many people are confused by the term, but mindfulness is simply the skill of bringing our attention and awareness to experiences and events in the present moment and observing these without judgment or evaluation.

A number of factors contribute to a mindful state: • awareness - bringing full awareness to the present moment • attention - keeping complete attention on the present moment • intentional - deliberately or consciously bringing this attention • non-judgmental – setting aside or not following any mental commentary or judgments is particularly important • curiosity - adopting a curious approach to what is noticed • openness - noticing new information or staying open to new experiences.

One area of the brain where there is a positive impact from mindfulness practice is the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC). The ACC is primarily associated with self-regulation and cognitive control, helping suppress knee-jerk responses and alerting us when we’re faced with competing demands. It’s also associated with learning from past experiences, which helps support optimal decision-making.

Studies have also found practicing mindfulness improved functioning in the insula, an area that is activated when we are conscious of ourselves – including having awareness of our physical body. Mindfulness could, therefore, perhaps reduce back injuries or repetitive strains.

Practicing mindfulness also has an equally positive impact on the amygdala, the part of our brain that puts the body into flight or fight mode when we feel in danger or under threat.

Mindfulness practice has been equally associated with decreased grey matter volume in the amygdala – effectively the amygdala shrinks over time.

As the amygdala shrinks a further very important part of the brain – the pre-frontal cortex – thickens. The pre-frontal cortex manages what is called “executive functioning” – essentially all the higher level brain activities such as creative thinking, strategic planning and complex decision-making.

Thickening in the frontal cortex improves big-picture cognitive functions such as emotional control and perspective.

Mindfulness also increases the volume and density of the hippocampus, the main learning and memory centre that is the brain’s working memory.

Lasting traits A very powerful and exciting finding from mindfulness research is that the states or transitory experiences that people experience during mindfulness practice can eventually become effortless traits over time.

Essentially this means that new neural pathways are being formed by practice and the functions of these pathways then become automatic over time. Automatic pathways require less energy and effort, which means again that more brain function can be directed to the task at hand.

Scientists have suggested that the benefits of mindfulness occur via particular cognitive (mental) processes and a specific neurobiological process.

These “mechanisms of action” are improved: • attention regulation • body awareness • emotion regulation

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• change in self-perspective.

Mindfulness practice helps us pay attention to the most important information in our environment and our bodies, as well as manage emotions more effectively, enhancing the “big-picture” perspective and allowing better self-management.

Business benefits While no specific research has demonstrated a direct relationship between mindfulness and improved safety or fewer accidents, this research on the general benefits of mindfulness and the likely improvements for employee functioning provide some optimism that mindfulness practice is likely to have a positive impact.

Factors likely to increase the chance of accidents and reduce safety Distraction

Demonstrated neurological effects of mindfulness practice

Possible performance and safety outcomes for workers who practice mindfulness

Improved ACC function Improved frontal lobe function

Increased awareness to competing demands on attention Increased ability to manage impulses Greater persistence Increased goal-directed behaviour Increased task performance

Stress

Reduced amygdala Reduced stress functioning and reduced Reduced emotional reactivity size of the amygdala Better problem-solving

Fatigue

Improved insula functioning Reduced amygdala functioning Increased prefrontal lobe Increased hippocampus Increased connectivity between frontal lobe and hippocampus

Complacency Increased prefrontal lobe Increased hippocampus Increased connectivity between frontal lobe and hippocampus

Greater awareness of fatigue More capacity for learning and development Greater ability to handle multiple demands Greater ability to problem-solve and see the bigger picture

More accurate forecasting Improved awareness Less biased decision-making Fewer accidents

Specific benefits from mindfulness such as improved working memory are also likely to be very useful for employees in managing “too much information”.

Mindfulness will help them pay attention to the most important information, weigh options and choose the best strategy for responding, as well as managing their own cognitive and emotional responses.

Anouk Kelling is a Director and Clinical Psychologist at Umbrella Health, which offers health and resilience training based on the latest scientific research and best practice standards

BEST OF THE BEST 2015 >> Health

Quality as well as quantity

important when it comes to sleep Few of us are getting enough good-quality sleep, says Dr Andrew Veale

nods off, they haven’t retained or understood anything.

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e work too many hours, play too hard, and sleep is seen as negotiable – something we can cut down on.

Sleepiness has become so common that we hardly recognise it as such.

There are generally three causes of sleepiness – lifestyle choice, shift work and sleep apnoea. The latter two undoubtedly affect productivity in the workplace and can even be dangerous.

It’s not often that rostering practices take circadian rhythms into account. Many shift workers have schedules that work against their natural body clock. Rotating shifts and variable start and finish times play havoc with the physiology.

Companies seldom pay sufficient attention to Shift-work Disorder because they see optimisation of capital as more important than optimisation of staff.

They are also protected against some of the costs associated with sleep deprivation. If a driver falls asleep and kills himself on the way home from work, that cost is picked up by ACC and the family. The company goes on to employ another driver.

Legislation is changing though.

The Health & Safety at Work Act

includes a ‘due diligence’ clause, which means directors need to ensure that those with management responsibility for workplace safety are discharging their duties appropriately.

The most serious, yet easily treatable, cause of sleepiness is Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). This is

are over-represented because they fit the criteria almost exactly. They tend to eat poorly and on the run.

Often, they’re away from home at breakfast time so they’ll skip that then eat an unhealthy take-away lunch and a very large dinner.

This diet causes weight problems which not only increases the risk

“There are nearly 100 ways not to get enough sleep” a sleep-related breathing disorder characterised by the recurrence of repeated upper airway obstruction during sleep, and it can have longterm effects.

The typical candidate for OSA is an overweight middle-aged man who has a thick neck and tongue, yet this picture can be misleading. Another indicator of a tendency to apnoea is an inherited facial bone structure that is a physical factor which can stop you breathing at night, so even slim, young women who have inherited an undershot jaw can have OSA. Sleep apnoea is, of course, not the only sleep disorder: there are nearly 100 ways not to get enough sleep.

Sleepiness caused by Shift-work Disorder and OSA is seen in some obvious industries. Truck drivers

of cardiovascular disease but also apnoea – which increases sleepiness and the risk of a crash. Other environments where it is seen are forestry, the dairy industry, nursing, and in the public transport arena where bus drivers and train drivers often do split shifts.

Sleep disorders are also a productivity issue. Chief executives with sleep apnoea report high levels of stress in that they no longer trust their own mental-processing ability. Whereas they used to read a 40-page board document once, make a decision and move on, they report having to read something three or four times, make notes in order to firm it up in their minds – and they still fret about their decision. In the period before someone

What should industry be doing?

The pathway to dealing with unaddressed sleep disorders is three-pronged: the individual has to recognise they have a problem; the company has to recognise that in their interests to mitigate that problem and sleep services then need to be engaged.

Industry should: • instigate training for shift-workers on how to cope effectively with their lifestyle. Workers should be encouraged to design their life around their shift rather than to try and force the shift around their home life. It is important to teach shift workers the importance of regular sleep architecture (i.e. consistent bed time and pre-sleep routine).

• allow night workers 20-30 minute power naps while at work. Truck drivers could be encouraged to take a brief nap while their vehicle is being loaded. It’s about time companies understood the value of this in increasing productivity.

• where driving is involved in the employee’s role, they should be invited to partake in a Fatigue Management Programme which assesses workers for sleepiness by objective testing and then, where necessary, fund treatment through a sleep service such as the New Zealand Sleep & Respiratory Institute (NZSRI).

Dr Andrew Veale helped to establish New Zealand’s first Polysomnography Sleep Laboratory 20 years ago and is now a consultant at the New Zealand Sleep & Respiratory Institute (NZRSI), a purpose-designed facility in Greenlane which specialises in sleep studies and in treating sleep and breathing related disorders such as sleep apnoea.

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COMMENT >> Law

Manslaughter

in the workplace When is a fatal workplace accident sufficiently serious to warrant a manslaughter conviction?

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n 29 December 2013 Paul Burr felled a tree that resulted in the death of 20-year-old forestry worker Lincoln Kidd. Mr Burr and his company, Paul Burr Contracting Limited, both pleaded guilty to breaching section 50 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (“HSEA”) by not taking all practicable steps to protect the safety of Mr Kidd. Mr Burr and his company failed to use adequate communication tools to ensure Mr Kidd wore high-visibility clothing and to ensure Mr Kidd was more than two tree lengths from the tree being felled. The court imposed fines and reparation totaling $100,000.

But a jury was not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the circumstances amounted to manslaughter, and acquitted Mr Burr.

This recent unsuccessful manslaughter prosecution for a workplace death raises the question of when a fatal workplace accident will be sufficiently serious to result in a manslaughter conviction.

Ingredients for a manslaughter charge The necessary ingredients for a successful negligence based manslaughter charge are: 1.

Someone is killed by another person; 2. The death occurred because of: • an unlawful act; and/or • an omission without lawful excuse to perform any legal duty (a failure to perform a duty arising from health and safety legislation will be sufficient to satisfy this ingredient); 3. The unlawful act or omission was a substantial and operative cause of the death; and 4.

The unlawful act or omission was a major departure from the standard of care expected of a reasonable person.

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duty for people who are in charge of dangerous things that could endanger human life to take reasonable care to avoid such danger. A breach of this duty of care will satisfy ingredient 2a above.

The “major departure” test has variously been described as “gross negligence” or, having regard to the risk of death involved, the conduct of the accused was so bad as to amount to a crime. Anything less than a major departure from the standard of care expected will not be sufficient.

The importance of the major departure test was highlighted by the Court of Appeal in the case of R v Spencer in 2001. In that case, the deceased was a labourer for David Spencer Limited. He was working in a trench alongside David Spencer when the trench collapsed, killing

Shaun Brookes is a Senior Solicitor and Philippa Moran a Law Clerk at Buddle Findlay The court said the judge should have reminded the jury that others had visited the site prior to the accident and had not identified the risk which was realised in the accident.

This was relevant because it indicated Mr Spencer’s failure to identify that risk may not have been so far removed from ordinary standards as to constitute a major departure.

Is manslaughter appropriate for workplace accidents?

In some circumstances, labelling the offence as manslaughter may be more appropriate than simply labelling it as a breach of a health

“If corporate manslaughter is introduced, it will plug the culpability gap between manslaughter and breaches of health and safety legislation” him. Initially charges were brought against the company, which pleaded guilty to breaches of the HSEA. The guilty pleas were entered by Mr Spencer as the sole director of the company.

One week after the company was sentenced the police laid a manslaughter charge against Mr Spencer in relation to the same incident (charges against Mr Spencer for personally breaching the HSEA could not be laid because they were time-barred).

A jury found Mr Spencer guilty of manslaughter, but his conviction was later quashed by the Court of Appeal because of inadequacies in the judge’s summing up of the case to the jury. Essentially, the judge did not place enough emphasis on the “major departure” standard.

and safety duty. A conviction under the HSEA does not directly state that the offender wrongfully caused the death of the victim. It is merely a finding that the offender should have done more to provide a safe working environment.

Manslaughter, on the other hand, squarely places blame for the death of the victim on the offender. This conveys the seriousness and culpability of the offender and may go some way to providing vindication to the victim’s family. It properly apportions fault and gives a readily understood label to the degree of blame.

However, the current system is skewed in favour of larger companies, who can more readily avoid manslaughter charges.

Blame must be attributable to an indi-

vidual rather than a company for a manslaughter charge to succeed as New Zealand has no corporate manslaughter offence. This means systematic failures of a company’s health and safety policies that result in the death of an employee are unlikely to result in a manslaughter prosecution, even when those failures are serious.

What is needed is individual fault.

Arguably, this puts smaller owner/ operator businesses at more risk of manslaughter charges where fatal workplace accidents occur, than larger companies where blame can be spread across a number of employees.

The future – corporate manslaughter?

Currently there is no corporate manslaughter offence in New Zealand. Therefore, any prosecution of a company will be limited to an offence against the HSEA (or the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 from 4 April 2016).

However, the Crimes (Corporate Manslaughter) Amendment Bill proposes to introduce the crime of corporate manslaughter. The explanatory note to the Bill states that its purpose is to fill a gap in New Zealand law that was demonstrated by the Pike River Mine Tragedy.

In its current form, the Bill would create an offence for an organisation if the way in which any of its activities are managed or organised by its senior managers: • causes a person’s death; and • amounts to a gross breach of a relevant duty of care owed by the organisation to the deceased.

An organisation that is found guilty of this proposed corporate

Comparison of current and proposed charges Charge

Maximum penalty

Time limit for prosecution to file charges

Defendant

Manslaughter (Crimes Act)

Life imprisonment

unlimited

Individual only

Corporate Manslaughter (Proposed only - not in force)

10 years imprisonment for a senior manager Or $10 million fine for an organisation

unlimited

Senior manager or an organisation

Offences likely to cause serious harm (Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992)

2 years imprisonment and $500,000 fine

6 months from the time of the incident or the time that the incident became known to an inspector

Individual or a body corporate

Reckless conduct in respect of a duty (Health and Safety at Work Act 2015)

5 years imprisonment and $600,000 fine Or $3 million fine for an organisation

The later of 12 months from the date of the incident or 6 months from the date of a coroner’s findings concerning the incident

Individual or a body corporate

manslaughter offence would be liable on conviction for a fine of up to $10 million, and a senior manager of that organisation could be liable on conviction for a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding 10 years The above table shows the prosecutions under new health and safety legislation will become easier for WorkSafe with the increase in time for it to lay charges from six months to at least 12 months. The new Act

also introduces more severe penalties for breaches, with an increase of maximum sentence from 2 years to 5 years imprisonment for an individual. However these penalties fall well short of the maximum penalty for manslaughter.

Currently, a workplace death will only be sufficiently serious to result in a manslaughter conviction when an identifiable individual has caused the death by way of an unlawful act

or omission that amounted to a major departure from the standard of care expected of the person.

If corporate manslaughter is introduced, it will plug the culpability gap between manslaughter and breaches of health and safety legislation. Such a charge could recognise and punish serious organisational failings without necessarily having to identify an individual who was largely to blame for the death.

Shaun Brookes is a Senior Solicitor and Philippa Moran a Law Clerk at Buddle Findlay, one of New Zealand’s leading commercial law and public law firms with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Either can be contacted for advice on the Act, or health and safety more generally

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LAST WORD >> Site Safe Awards

Saluting super safety specialists Several of New Zealand’s safest companies and individuals were honoured for their achievements at a recent gala evening in Auckland

INTAKS General Manager Joel Warren (left) and director/designer Lew Cleveland receive the Safety Innovation Award from the head of the Building Technology Department at Unitec Institute of Technology Daniel Fuemana

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ore than 300 people attended the 2015 Site Safe Evening of Celebration, where the winners of the 2915 Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards were announced.

The event also recognised the achievements of a record 213 Site Safe Certificate in Construction Site Safety (CCSS) graduates, 70 of whom attended the graduation ceremony.

INTAKS NZ Ltd won the Unitec Safety Innovation Award (for small to medium organisations) INTAKS NZ Ltd designed a solution called the Apex Post that makes it safer for workers to install edge protection on the apex of buildings by eliminating the need for the installer to scale the apex and put themselves at risk of a fall.

This new solution has resulted in productivity improvements with shorter install times and most importantly, workers are feeling safer on site.

The judges commented that it was “a sophisticated product design that will reduce multiple fall hazards on a site.”

McLeod Hiabs won the AWF Safety Innovation Award (for large organisations) McLeod Hiabs created a ladder

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solution called the Three Points of Contact Vehicle Access, which allows their operators to access their hiab decks without risk of slips, trips and falls.

The solution is easy to use for drivers and keeps the operators safe from the injuries that can come with jumping off decks.

The judges noted that the three points of contact concept is a simple and effective design solution to prevent slips and falls. “The company has shown a real passion for health and safety.”

Corbel Construction’s Kristina Wischnowsky was the proud winner of the WorkSafe New Zealand Safety Contribution Award (for an individual or small team) for championing health and safety within the company and in the wider industry, including her contribution to the Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter and other voluntary groups high standards for safety and have clearly made worker engagement a priority across the company.

Judges special mention – Housing New Zealand Housing New Zealand introduced the new HomeSAFE concept that encourages all staff to be leaders by having safety conversations on worksites with a focus on encouraging and reinforcing safe behaviours.

The programme has been running for more than a year and has resulted in nearly 1,400 safety conversations on work sites. The concept origiMen at Work won the Benchmark nated in Christchurch and Housing Homes Safety Leadership Award New Zealand is now looking at ex(for any size organisation) panding the programme.

Men at Work put in place a range Judges commented that “it is fanof initiatives to increase staff aware- tastic to see this category extending ness of health and safety and to beyond traditional construction celebrate success. These included companies. Housing NZ have done STMS of the month, buddy systems, a great job with this initiative by mentoring, training, incentives and focusing and reinforcing positive monitoring. safety behaviours, we look forward The company’s strategy has been to seeing this programme rolled out that a ‘Happy and Healthy Team’ nationwide.” with the best resources will enable them to provide the best service to Kristina Wischnowsky – Corbel customers and have the best safety Construction won the WorkSafe record.

New Zealand Safety Contribution The judges said that Men at Work Award (for an individual or small have “put a lot of thought” into team) building a safety culture at all levels Kristina won the award for chamof their business. “They have set pioning health and safety within the

company and in the wider industry, including her contribution to the Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter and other voluntary groups.

She has presented at conferences and to numerous groups about the Safety Charter and has helped transform Corbel’s relationship to safety from ‘a necessary evil’ back in 2013 to ‘everyone’s responsibility’ today.

The judges said that it was that Kristina is an inspiration not only within her own company, but in the wider industry. “She is to be commended for the amount of voluntary hours, energy and passion that she has put into making sure that safety is front of mind for everyone.”

CCSS graduation The CCSS graduates participated in a range of Site Safe courses students to earn NZQA recognised credits towards the qualification that leads to lifelong learning and the development of leadership skills in health and safety.

Site Safe offers a scholarship programme for this certificate level course and Site Safe Chief Executive Alison Molly also congratulated five scholarship students who completed their study. www.sitesafe.org.nz

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INTAKS NZ Ltd INTAKS is the award-winning scaffolding and roof-edge protection system that delivers efficiency on site, reduces costs, and improves safety.

A lightweight, multi-configurable system that boasts a growing range of combinations to provide solutions for working at height on residential and commercial sites.

The simple yet sophisticated design allows for ease of installation, adaptability, lower transport costs and labour efficiency.

07 577 6469 0275 600 247 info@intaks.co.nz

Edge Protection NZ Ltd

Safety Fall Bags & Nets 83 0800 32 55 22 www.safetyfallbags.co.nz

PBI Height Safety 10 Holt Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8053

Tel: 03 357 0093 Fax: 03 360 2199 Freephone: 0800 357 003 Email: info@pbiheightsafety. com Website: www.pbiheightsafety. com Regional Sales Manager Hayden Ivory

Safety Ladder Legs 341 Koromatua Rd, Hamilton 3200 027 884 0169 www.safetyladderlegs.co.nz sales@safetyladderlegs.co.nz www.safetyladderlegs.co.nz Chief Executive John Kempthorne

Safety Nets NZ We are NZ’s leading residential and commercial safety netting s pe c i a l i s ts w h o prov i de fall protection systems to nationwide installers - providing the solution to your every heightsafety concern.

Workplace falls are one of the most common causes of injury. A professionally installed fall arrest system is the leading solution to creating a safer workplace for your employees.

To book your safety nets today visit: www.safetynetsnz.co.nz North Island 0800 NETSNZ (0800 638 769) 09 478 9047 Craig Daly (Administration) craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 782 583 Krael Turner (Operations) krael@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 827 540 South Island 0800 NETS4U (0800 638 748) Joe Budd (Admin & Ops) joe@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 244 7027

0800 334 776 www.edge-protection.co.nz

F W Cave Ltd | Ladder Solutions NZ Ltd F.W.Cave is a leading New Zealand owned and operated industrial and safety supplier, based in Kumeu Auckland we are the distributors of Masterlock safety lockout, Indalex ladders and scaffolding, Century springs and many more.

Selak House, 15 Old North Road Kumeu P.O Box 278 Kumeu 0841

NZ Height Services 0800 271 3700 Sales@nzheight.co.nz

Qsi Safety Qsi import and manufacture quality safety products including medical, first aid, survival and emergency kits, spill and absorbent products and height safety and rescue equipment.

PPE products include flame retardant clothing.

Tel: +64 9 4157766 Fax: +64 9 4157099

Pacific Park, Wanganui

Web: www.fwcave.com, www.laddersolutions.co.nz Email: Jaxon@fwcave.co.nz

jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com

Contact: Jaxon Crow Sales Manager Hardware Division

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Total Access

06 348 9522

Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

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0800 447 3669 www.totalaccess.co.nz

ACCESS & HEIGHT SAFETY Anchors & hooks

PBI HEIGHT SAFETY

PBI HEIGHT SAFETY 10 Holt Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8053 Tel: 03 357 0093 Fax: 03 360 2199 Freephone: 0800 357 003

10 Holt Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8053

info@pbiheightsafety.com www.pbiheightsafety.com Regional Sales Manager Hayden Ivory

Edge protection INTAKS NZ LTD 07 577 6469 0275 600 247 info@intaks.co.nz SAFETY NETS NZ North Island 0800 NETSNZ (0800 638 769) 09 478 9047 Craig Daly (Administration) craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 782 583 Krael Turner (Operations) krael@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 827 540 South Island 0800 NETS4U (0800 638 748) Joe Budd (Admin & Ops) joe@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 244 7027

Tel: 03 357 0093 Fax: 03 360 2199 Freephone: 0800 357 003 info@pbiheightsafety.com www.pbiheightsafety.com Regional Sales Manager Hayden Ivory SAFETY NETS NZ North Island 0800 NETSNZ (0800 638 769) 09 478 9047 Craig Daly (Administration) craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 782 583 Krael Turner (Operations) krael@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 827 540 South Island 0800 NETS4U (0800 638 748) Joe Budd (Admin & Ops) joe@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 244 7027

SAFETY LADDER LEGS 341 Koromatua Rd, Hamilton 3200

SAFETY LADDER LEGS 341 Koromatua Rd, Hamilton 3200

027 884 0169 www.safetyladderlegs.co.nz sales@safetyladderlegs.co.nz www.safetyladderlegs.co.nz Chief Executive John Kempthorne

027 884 0169

SAFETY NETS NZ North Island 0800 NETSNZ (0800 638 769) 09 478 9047 Craig Daly (Administration) craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 782 583 Krael Turner (Operations) krael@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 827 540 South Island 0800 NETS4U (0800 638 748) Joe Budd (Admin & Ops) joe@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 244 7027

Scaffolding

Harness QSI SAFETY

Fall protection INNOVATIVE CEILING SYSTEMS 30-46 Tancred St, Ashburton 0800 629 464 6637 Brian@icsltd.co.nz www.icsltd.co.nz Brian Woods

Fall arrest BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz

INTAKS NZ LTD 07 577 6469 0275 600 247 info@intaks.co.nz

INNOVATIVE CEILING SYSTEMS 30-46 Tancred St, Ashburton 0800 629 464 6637 Brian@icsltd.co.nz www.icsltd.co.nz Brian Woods

Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com

QSI SAFETY

Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

Ladders F W CAVE LTD | LADDER SOLUTIONS NZ LTD Selak House, 15 Old North Road Kumeu P.O Box 278 Kumeu 0841 Tel: +64 9 4157766 Fax: +64 9 4157099 www.fwcave.com, www.laddersolutions.co.nz Jaxon@fwcave.co.nz

www.safetyladderlegs.co.nz sales@safetyladderlegs.co.nz www.safetyladderlegs.co.nz Chief Executive John Kempthorne

F W CAVE LTD | LADDER SOLUTIONS NZ LTD Selak House, 15 Old North Road Kumeu P.O Box 278 Kumeu 0841 Tel: +64 9 4157766 Fax: +64 9 4157099 www.fwcave.com, www.laddersolutions.co.nz Jaxon@fwcave.co.nz Contact: Jaxon Crow Sales Manager Hardware Division INTAKS NZ LTD 07 577 6469 0275 600 247 info@intaks.co.nz SAFETY NETS NZ North Island 0800 NETSNZ (0800 638 769) 09 478 9047 Craig Daly (Administration) craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 782 583 Krael Turner (Operations) krael@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 827 540 South Island 0800 NETS4U (0800 638 748) Joe Budd (Admin & Ops) joe@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 244 7027

Contact: Jaxon Crow Sales Manager Hardware Division

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Action Safety 46 Te Roto Drive Paraparaumu 5032 PO Box 1489 Paraparaumu 5232 04 298 2229 Mob: 021 660 622 info@actionsafety.co.nz actionsafety.co.nz Manager Jeff Adlam

Bata Bata New Zealand was formed in 1948. Bata Industrials offer a wide variety of Safety Shoes and safety gumboots (made in New Zealand) with a high quality standard and unique designs perfect for a broad range of industries like construction and logistics.

1 Bata Place, Owhiro Bay, Wellington 6023 Private bag 7903, Wellington South 7903 Tel: (04) 383 5550 Fax: (04) 383 5580 www.bataindustrials.co.nz orders@batashoes.co.nz Francis Hammond

Honeywell Safety Products 07 823 7350 www.honeywellsafety.com

Lynn River Ltd Lynn River supplies quality PPE throughout Australasia offering hand, eye and hearing protection plus respiratory products.

Opening in 1969 as a designer and manufacturer of gloves, the company developed a culture of innovative design. Most imported leather gloves today are made exclusively for Lynn River to its own unique designs.

162 Talbot St, Geraldine 7930 South Canterbury NZ Toll free: 0800 104 568 Aus toll free: 1800 892 839 International: +64 3 693 0000 Fax: NZ freephone 0800 830 730 Aus freephone 1800 892 860 International +64 3 693 0011 info@lynnriver.co.nz orders@lynnriver.co.nz

Personal protective equipment 3M 09 477 4040

www.3m.co/nz/

Solemate safety solutions 0800 600 699 www.solemate.co.nz

Qsi Safety Qsi import and manufacture quality safety products including medical, first aid, survival and emergency kits, spill and absorbent products and height safety and rescue equipment.

PPE products include flame retardant clothing.

Safety & Apparel Ltd 82 Vickary St, Te Rapa, Hamilton, 40 Carmen Rd, Hornby, Christchurch, 706 Great South Rd, Penrose, Auckland +64 (07) 8860955 Fax: +64 (07) 8501615 Free Phone 0800 726 726

orders@safetyandapparel. co.nz www.safetyandapparel.co.nz Sales and Marketing Director, Brendan Beadle

Scaffolding, Access and Rigging NZ Inc 04 589 8081 www.sarnz.org.nz

Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

www.lynnriver.co.nz General Manager Anthony Griffin

Segno Safety (NZ Ltd)

8 King St Hamilton 0800 473 466 07 846 6146 ken@segno.co.nz www.segno.co.nz Ken Frazer Business Manager 027 477 4579

Smartmove Products Blackwoods Protector Blackwoods Protector is New Zealands largest supplier of Industrial and Safety equipment.

With 20 stores nationwide and over 25,000 product lines Blackwoods Protector is a One Stop shop for all Industrial and safety equipment.

Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector. co.nz

Outwear Limited 09 448 2620 www.outwear.co.nz

Paramount Safety Paramount Safety Products is the name behind the ProChoice brand of high quality Personal Protective Equipment. Where applicable, all items in the ProChoice Safety Gear range are certified to Australian and New Zealand Safety Standards.

09 622 2361 nz@paramountsafety.co.nz Matt Grinsted

Bloom Hearing Specialists

0800 522 422 www.bloomhearing.co.nz

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0800 000 745 www.psgeyewear.co.nz

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Safety Knives Ltd Eliminate knife related accidents in the workplace and reduce stock damage.

There has not been a single report of a blade-related accident since GR8 Safety Knives were introduced to New Zealand 15 years ago.

The perfect choice for opening boxes and cartons, cutting cardboard, banding straps, pallet wrap and bags.

PO Box 9112, Greerton, Tauranga, 3142.

Phone 0800 43 88 49 Phone: +64 7 281 1358 roy@gr8.co.nz www.gr8.co.nz Managing Director: Roy Walmsley

The safest way to move drums, Smart Mover can load easily off pallets, is safe to use on uneven ground and can handle hazardous chemicals in steel or plastic drums, which can be delivered into the Smart Tipper for easy and safe dispensing or inversion 0800 3444 333 027 3444 333 info@smartmoveproducts. co.nz www.smartmoveproducts. co.nz Contact Daryn Murray Chief executive

The Glove Company 09 280 3332

www.theglovecompany.co.nz

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Breathing Apparatus BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz LYNN RIVER LTD NZ Toll free: 0800 104 568 Aus toll free: 1800 892 839 International: +64 3 693 0000 Fax: NZ freephone 0800 830 730 Aus freephone 1800 892 860 International +64 3 693 0011 info@lynnriver.co.nz orders@lynnriver.co.nz www.lynnriver.co.nz General Manager Anthony Griffin

Eye & Face Protection BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz LYNN RIVER LTD NZ Toll free: 0800 104 568 Aus toll free: 1800 892 839 International: +64 3 693 0000 Fax: NZ freephone 0800 830 730 Aus freephone 1800 892 860 International +64 3 693 0011 info@lynnriver.co.nz orders@lynnriver.co.nz www.lynnriver.co.nz

www.bataindustrials.co.nz orders@batashoes.co.nz Francis Hammond BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz

Hand protection BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz PARAMOUNT SAFETY 09 622 2361 nz@paramountsafety.co.nz Matt Grinsted SAFETY & APPAREL LTD +64 (07) 8860955 Fax: +64 (07) 8501615 Free Phone 0800 726 726 orders@safetyandapparel.co.nz www.safetyandapparel.co.nz Sales and Marketing Director, Brendan Beadle

General Manager Anthony Griffin

SAFETY KNIVES LTD PO Box 9112, Greerton, Tauranga, 3142.

Phone 0800 43 88 49 Phone: +64 7 281 1358 roy@gr8.co.nz www.gr8.co.nz Managing Director: Roy Walmsley

PARAMOUNT SAFETY 09 622 2361 nz@paramountsafety.co.nz Matt Grinsted

LYNN RIVER LTD NZ Toll free: 0800 104 568 Aus toll free: 1800 892 839 International: +64 3 693 0000

Foot protection ACTION SAFETY 46 Te Roto Drive Paraparaumu 5032 PO Box 1489 Paraparaumu 5232 04 298 2229 Mob: 021 660 622 info@actionsafety.co.nz actionsafety.co.nz Manager Jeff Adlam BATA 1 Bata Place, Owhiro Bay, Wellington 6023 Private bag 7903, Wellington South 7903 Tel: (04) 383 5550 Fax: (04) 3835580

Fax: NZ freephone 0800 830 730 Aus freephone 1800 892 860 International +64 3 693 0011 info@lynnriver.co.nz orders@lynnriver.co.nz www.lynnriver.co.nz General Manager Anthony Griffin

Hearing Protection LYNN RIVER LTD NZ Toll free: 0800 104 568 Aus toll free: 1800 892 839 International: +64 3 693 0000 Fax: NZ freephone 0800 830 730 Aus freephone 1800 892 860 International +64 3 693 0011 info@lynnriver.co.nz orders@lynnriver.co.nz

www.lynnriver.co.nz General Manager Anthony Griffin PARAMOUNT SAFETY 09 622 2361 nz@paramountsafety.co.nz Matt Grinsted

Protective clothing BATA 1 Bata Place, Owhiro Bay, Wellington 6023 Private bag 7903, Wellington South 7903 Tel: (04) 383 5550 Fax: (04) 3835580 www.bataindustrials.co.nz orders@batashoes.co.nz Francis Hammond

SAFETY & APPAREL LTD +64 (07) 8860955 Fax: +64 (07) 8501615 Free Phone 0800 726 726 orders@safetyandapparel.co.nz www.safetyandapparel.co.nz Sales and Marketing Director, Brendan Beadle

Tools and equipment SAFETY KNIVES LTD 7 Rawhiti St Tauranga 3112 0800 438 849 roy@gr8.co.nz www.gr8.ci.nz Managing Director Roy Walmsley SEGNO SAFETY (NZ LTD)

PARAMOUNT SAFETY 09 622 2361 nz@paramountsafety.co.nz Matt Grinsted QSI SAFETY Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager SAFETY & APPAREL LTD +64 (07) 8860955 Fax: +64 (07) 8501615 Free Phone 0800 726 726 orders@safetyandapparel.co.nz www.safetyandapparel.co.nz Sales and Marketing Director, Brendan Beadle

Respiratory equipment LYNN RIVER LTD NZ Toll free: 0800 104 568 Aus toll free: 1800 892 839 International: +64 3 693 0000 Fax: NZ freephone 0800 830 730 Aus freephone 1800 892 860 International +64 3 693 0011 info@lynnriver.co.nz orders@lynnriver.co.nz www.lynnriver.co.nz General Manager Anthony Griffin PARAMOUNT SAFETY 09 622 2361 nz@paramountsafety.co.nz Matt Grinsted

8 King St Hamilton 0800 473 466 07 846 6146 ken@segno.co.nz www.segno.co.nz Ken Frazer Business Manager 027 477 4579 SMARTMOVE PRODUCTS 0800 3444 333 027 3444 333 info@smartmoveproducts.co.nz www.smartmoveproducts.co.nz Daryn Murray Chief executive

Workwear ACTION SAFETY 46 Te Roto Drive Paraparaumu 5032 PO Box 1489 Paraparaumu 5232 04 298 2229 Mob: 021 660 622 info@actionsafety.co.nz actionsafety.co.nz Manager Jeff Adlam BATA 1 Bata Place, Owhiro Bay, Wellington 6023 Private bag 7903, Wellington South 7903 Tel: (04) 383 5550 Fax: (04) 3835580 www.bataindustrials.co.nz orders@batashoes.co.nz Francis Hammond BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz

www.isn.co.nz

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TRAINING & MANAGEMENT Buddle Findlay

Impac Services

Buddle Findlay is one of New Zealand’s leading commercial and public law firms, with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Our national team of health and safety specialists provide strategic advice across a wide range of industries.

Auckland: 09 358 2555 Wellington: 04 499 4242 Christchurch: 03 379 1747 www.buddlefindlay.com bfmail@buddlefindlay.com

One of New Zealand’s leading providers of safety and risk management solutions.

Established in 1999, Impac Services has become a trusted supplier to New Zealand’s largest businesses such as Fonterra and Air New Zealand.

Devereux-Blum Training & Development Ltd We are a NZQA Category 1 Training Provider delivering Emergency Management training and other services nationally.

Includes Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) Levels 2-6, Exercises, Development of Business Continuity Plans and practical Warden and Rescue training. All training is tailored to your needs and to a standard of excellence.

04 232 5363 0274 545 888 enquiries@ emergencymanagement.co.nz www.emergencymanagement. co.nz Contact: Sharyn Devereux-Blum or Paul Blum, Directors

Offices in Auckland, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch with additional experienced health and safety professionals throughout New Zealand.

0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

INTAKS NZ Ltd INTAKS is the award-winning scaffolding and roof-edge protection system that delivers efficiency on site, reduces costs, and improves safety.

A lightweight, multi-configurable system that boasts a growing range of combinations to provide solutions for working at height on residential and commercial sites.

The simple yet sophisticated design allows for ease of installation, adaptability, lower transport costs and labour efficiency.

07 577 6469 0275 600 247

New Zealand Red Cross

Responsible Care NZ

New Zealand Red Cross is a leader in quality first aid training and is rated as a category one training provider by NZQA being double highly confident in educational performance and in capability in self-assessment. With training venues throughout New Zealand we offer training at your place or at ours.

National Education and Training Management Centre New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations) redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

The global chemical industry’s commitment to safeguarding people and the environment from harm resulting from the use of its products and services.

Free compliance advice, including briefings to management supplemented by training courses, PRINCE® site assessment, CHEMCALL® 24/7 Emergency Response Advisory Service, CHEMSAFE® HSNO compliance software and Approved Codes of Practice.

People Centric Associates (NZ) We are a team of industrial and organisational who help employers deal with workplace stress to increase productivity through a healthy workplace culture. We work with organisations to maximise employee potential and promote the value of psychology in driving business performance.

Ponsonby, Auckland 09 963 5020 libby@peoplecentric.co.nz mora@ peoplecentric.co.nz www.peoplecentric.co.nz

info@intaks.co.nz

National Forklift Training Proudly 100% NZ owned and operated, offering a choice of equipment and training locations, with over 25yrs experience in the industry. NZQA Unit Standard & F Endorsements available.

Unit 9 / 1 Highbrook Drive East Tamaki, Auckland PO Box 204029 Highbrook Manukau 2161, Auckland +64 9 271 6565 Fax: +64 9 271 6666 www.nft.co.nz anita@nft.co.nz Bookings: jenny@nft.co.nz Enquiries: nft@xtra.co.nz Managing Director Dean Christie dean@nft.co.nz

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NewZealand Safety Council 09 279 9392

www.safetycouncil.org.nz

NTT DATA Figtree Systems 09 352 2077

www.figtreesystems.co.nz

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04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

Qsi import and manufacture quality safety products including medical, first aid, survival and emergency kits, spill and absorbent products and height safety and rescue equipment.

PPE products include flame retardant clothing.

Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

Safety ‘n Action Get practical, and get hands on. Safety ‘n Action’s NZQA accredited training is designed on the philosophy of relevant, practical and fun. Whether you are accessing a job at height, entering a confined space, evaluating the hazards of a work task, investigating an incident or extinguishing a fire, Safety ‘n Action training involves real work environments, actual safety equipment and use of relevant safety documentation.

0800 222 388 admin@safetynaction.co.nz Free transitional training: www.hsr-training. safetynaction.co.nz www.safetynaction.co.nz

TRAINING & MANAGEMENT Telarc SAI Ltd Managing the health and safety of employees and customers is vital to the success of all organisations. Telarc is a leading certifier of quality environmental and occupational health and safety systems.

Through certification Telarc is dedicated to assisting clients to mitigate and manage H&S risks. To find out how call: 0800 004 004 info@telarc.co.nz www.telarc.co.nz Marketing Manager Craig Brown

Technical Compliance Consultants (NZ) Ltd

753 Beach Road, Browns Bay PO Box 35 366 Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753 Tel: 09 475 5240 Fax: 09 475 5229

Chemical Safety

emergencymanagement.co.nz

www.qsisafety.com

RESPONSIBLE CARE NZ 04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

www.emergencymanagement. co.nz

Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

Compliance Management BUDDLE FINDLAY LAWYERS Auckland: 09 358 2555 Wellington: 04 499 4242 Christchurch: 03 379 1747 wwwbuddlefindlay.com bfmail@buddlefindlay.com IMPAC SERVICES 0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz PEOPLE CENTRIC ASSOCIATES (NZ) Ponsonby, Auckland libby@peoplecentric.co.nz mora@ peoplecentric.co.nz www.peoplecentric.co.nz

Emergency response

Vertical Horizonz Group

DEVEREUX-BLUM TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD 04 232 5363 0274 545 888

0800 72 33 848 info@verticalhorizonz.co.nz www.verticalhorizonz.co.nz

www.business.govt.nz/ worksafe/products

First Aid training NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations) redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

TELARC SAI LTD 0800 004 004 info@telarc.co.nz

Fire Safety training DEVEREUX-BLUM TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD 04 232 5363 0274 545 888 enquiries@

www.safetynaction.co.nz VERTICAL HORIZONZ GROUP 1/282 Chadwick Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112 0800 72 33 848 info@verticalhorizonz.co.nz www.verticalhorizonz.co.nz

HR and Recruitment BUDDLE FINDLAY LAWYERS Auckland: 09 358 2555 Wellington: 04 499 4242 Christchurch: 03 379 1747 wwwbuddlefindlay.com bfmail@buddlefindlay.com

0800 72 33 848

HSNO Compliance

info@verticalhorizonz.co.nz www.verticalhorizonz.co.nz

RESPONSIBLE CARE NZ 04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

Forklift Training

+64 9 271 6565 Fax: +64 9 271 6666

Environmental Training

Free transitional training: www. hsr-training.safetynaction.co.nz

VERTICAL HORIZONZ GROUP 1/282 Chadwick Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112

Contact: Sharyn Devereux-Blum or Paul Blum, Directors RESPONSIBLE CARE NZ 04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

SAFETY ‘N ACTION 0800 222 388 admin@safetynaction.co.nz

www.safetynaction.co.nz

NATIONAL FORKLIFT TRAINING Unit 9 / 1 Highbrook Drive East Tamaki, Auckland PO Box 204029 Highbrook Manukau 2161, Auckland

Marketing Manager Craig Brown

0800 030 040

Free transitional training: www. hsr-training.safetynaction.co.nz

enquiries@ emergencymanagement.co.nz www.emergencymanagement. co.nz

www.telarc.co.nz

Worksafe New Zealand

SAFETY ‘N ACTION 0800 222 388 admin@safetynaction.co.nz

09 963 5020

info@techcomp.co.nz www.techcomp.co.nz

Specialists in practical, workplace safety training. High quality health & safety training customised to suit client needs.

A large accreditation range and over 70 short courses and 14 full programmes, within six core business areas: Transport & Crane Operations, Rural Operations, Industrial Safety, Health & Safety, Security and Professional Development. Our mission is ‘to deliver real training that saves lives’ 1/282 Chadwick Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112

Contact: Sharyn Devereux-Blum or Paul Blum, Directors

www.nft.co.nz anita@nft.co.nz Bookings: jenny@nft.co.nz Enquiries: nft@xtra.co.nz Managing Director Dean Christie dean@nft.co.nz VERTICAL HORIZONZ GROUP 1/282 Chadwick Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112 0800 72 33 848 info@verticalhorizonz.co.nz www.verticalhorizonz.co.nz

Industrial psychology PEOPLE CENTRIC ASSOCIATES (NZ) Ponsonby, Auckland 09 963 5020 libby@peoplecentric.co.nz mora@ peoplecentric.co.nz www.peoplecentric.co.nz

Leadership training DEVEREUX-BLUM TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD 04 232 5363 0274 545 888 enquiries@ emergencymanagement.co.nz www.emergencymanagement. co.nz Contact: Sharyn Devereux-Blum or Paul Blum, Directors

Height training QSI SAFETY Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz

IMPAC SERVICES 0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

www.isn.co.nz

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TRAINING & MANAGEMENT TELARC SAI LTD 0800 004 004 info@telarc.co.nz

Managing Director Dean Christie dean@nft.co.nz

Safety Training

www.telarc.co.nz Marketing Manager Craig Brown VERTICAL HORIZONZ GROUP 1/282 Chadwick Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112 0800 72 33 848 info@verticalhorizonz.co.nz www.verticalhorizonz.co.nz

Legal obligations BUDDLE FINDLAY LAWYERS Auckland: 09 358 2555 Wellington: 04 499 4242 Christchurch: 03 379 1747 wwwbuddlefindlay.com bfmail@buddlefindlay.com TELARC SAI LTD 0800 004 004 info@telarc.co.nz www.telarc.co.nz Marketing Manager Craig Brown

Literacy training PEOPLE CENTRIC ASSOCIATES (NZ) Ponsonby, Auckland

INTAKS NZ LTD 07 577 6469 0275 600 247 info@intaks.co.nz NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations) redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz VERTICAL HORIZONZ GROUP 1/282 Chadwick Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112 0800 72 33 848 info@verticalhorizonz.co.nz www.verticalhorizonz.co.nz

PCBU and HSR Training IMPAC SERVICES 0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

09 963 5020 libby@peoplecentric.co.nz mora@ peoplecentric.co.nz www.peoplecentric.co.nz

SAFETY ‘N ACTION 0800 222 388 admin@safetynaction.co.nz

On Site Training

Free transitional training: www. hsr-training.safetynaction.co.nz

DEVEREUX-BLUM TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD 04 232 5363 0274 545 888

DEVEREUX-BLUM TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD 04 232 5363 0274 545 888

Contact: Sharyn Devereux-Blum or Paul Blum, Directors

info@telarc.co.nz

+64 9 271 6565 Fax: +64 9 271 6666

Training Modules

www.nft.co.nz anita@nft.co.nz Bookings: jenny@nft.co.nz Enquiries: nft@xtra.co.nz Managing Director Dean Christie dean@nft.co.nz IMPAC SERVICES 0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140

Refresher courses

0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations)

Contact: Sharyn Devereux-Blum or Paul Blum, Directors

0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations)

SAFETY ‘N ACTION 0800 222 388 admin@safetynaction.co.nz

redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

Free transitional training: www. hsr-training.safetynaction.co.nz

redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

www.safetynaction.co.nz

Safety Data Sheets TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE CONSULTANTS (NZ) LTD

TELARC SAI LTD 0800 004 004

753 Beach Road, Browns Bay PO Box 35 366 Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753

info@telarc.co.nz

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TELARC SAI LTD 0800 004 004

NATIONAL FORKLIFT TRAINING Unit 9 / 1 Highbrook Drive East Tamaki, Auckland PO Box 204029 Highbrook Manukau 2161, Auckland

New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140

Bookings: jenny@nft.co.nz Enquiries: nft@xtra.co.nz

Standards & regulations

wwwbuddlefindlay.com bfmail@buddlefindlay.com

www.safetynaction.co.nz

Tel: 09 475 5240 Fax: 09 475 5229

info@verticalhorizonz.co.nz www.verticalhorizonz.co.nz

www.emergencymanagement. co.nz

www.emergencymanagement. co.nz

www.nft.co.nz anita@nft.co.nz

0800 72 33 848

enquiries@ emergencymanagement.co.nz

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre

+64 9 271 6565 Fax: +64 9 271 6666

Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112

BUDDLE FINDLAY LAWYERS Auckland: 09 358 2555 Wellington: 04 499 4242 Christchurch: 03 379 1747

enquiries@ emergencymanagement.co.nz

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info@techcomp.co.nz www.techcomp.co.nz

www.telarc.co.nz Marketing Manager Craig Brown VERTICAL HORIZONZ GROUP 1/282 Chadwick Road,

www.telarc.co.nz Marketing Manager Craig Brown

DEVEREUX-BLUM TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD 04 232 5363 0274 545 888 enquiries@ emergencymanagement.co.nz www.emergencymanagement. co.nz Contact: Sharyn Devereux-Blum or Paul Blum, Directors PEOPLE CENTRIC ASSOCIATES (NZ) Ponsonby, Auckland 09 963 5020 libby@peoplecentric.co.nz mora@ peoplecentric.co.nz www.peoplecentric.co.nz

ENVIRONMENT Autoline Automation Ltd

11 Main Street Blenheim PO Box 45017 Blenheim 7240 Free Phone 0800 375 566 +64 3 5771970 sales@autoline.net.nz www.autoline.net.nz

Blackwoods Protector Blackwoods Protector is New Zealands largest supplier of Industrial and Safety equipment.

With 20 stores nationwide and over 25,000 product lines Blackwoods Protector is a One Stop shop for all Industrial and safety equipment.

Contact 0800 660 660 www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz

Colourgrip Surfacing Ltd Market leading solutions to industrial and residential. Slipping and skidding hazards. Highest quality performance and longevity. Safety is our passion.

09 274 4284 Email: Simon@colourgrip.co.nz Web: www.colourgrip.co.nz Contact Simon Fletcher, Managing director

Geosciences Ltd Geosciences Ltd specialises in contaminated land, soil and groundwater as well as hazardous building materials. With respect to land: we conduct field surveys that include preliminary and detailed site investigations, manage remedial works and undertake site validations. With respect to buildings: we conduct asbestos surveys and advise on asbestos remedial works to ensure compliance with the New Zealand Asbestos Regulations.

47 Clyde Road, Browns Bay, Auckland, 0630 PO Box 35366, Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753 (09) 476 0454 Info@geosciences.co.nz www.geosciences.co.nz

INTAKS NZ Ltd INTAKS is the award-winning scaffolding and roof-edge protection system that delivers efficiency on site, reduces costs, and improves safety.

A lightweight, multi-configurable system that boasts a growing range of combinations to provide solutions for working at height on residential and commercial sites.

The simple yet sophisticated design allows for ease of installation, adaptability, lower transport costs and labour efficiency.

Qsi Safety Qsi import and manufacture quality safety products including medical, first aid, survival and emergency kits, spill and absorbent products and height safety and rescue equipment.

PPE products include flame retardant clothing.

Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

INTAKS NZ LTD 07 577 6469 0275 600 247 info@intaks.co.nz

BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz

info@intaks.co.nz

Cable Covers

Specialists in inspecting, testing and monitoring electrical equipment. We work closely with your business to provide compliant services at a reasonable rate including testing and tagging, thermal imaging, RCD testing, even repairing faulty or damaged leads and appliances.

We also supply products such as cable covers, RCD’s, leads and powerboards.

0800 LECSAFE (0800 532 7233) 09 834 2276 P.O. Box 45 055, Te Atatu Auckland 0654 enquiries@lecsafe.co.nz www.lecsafe.co.nz Contact David Easterbrook Managing Director

8 King St Hamilton 0800 473 466 07 846 6146 ken@segno.co.nz www.segno.co.nz Ken Frazer Business Manager 027 477 4579

Safety Signs

07 577 6469 0275 600 247

LecSafe New Zealand Ltd

Segno Safety (NZ Ltd)

LECSAFE NEW ZEALAND LTD 0800 Lecsafe (0800 532 7233 09 834 2276 17 Kervil Ave, Te Atatu Peninsula Auckland 0610 enquiries@lecsafe.co.nz www.lecsafe.co.nz Contact David Easterbrook Managing Director

Fire Extinguishers BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz

Machine guards AUTOLINE AUTOMATION LTD 11 Main Street Blenheim PO Box 45017 Blenheim 7240 Free Phone 0800 375 566 +64 3 5771970 sales@autoline.net.nz www.autoline.net.nz

Safety gates and railings AUTOLINE AUTOMATION LTD 11 Main Street Blenheim PO Box 45017 Blenheim 7240 Free Phone 0800 375 566 +64 3 5771970 sales@autoline.net.nz www.autoline.net.nz

QSI SAFETY Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager SEGNO SAFETY (NZ LTD) 8 King St Hamilton 0800 473 466 07 846 6146 ken@segno.co.nz www.segno.co.nz Ken Frazer Business Manager 027 477 4579

Testing & Tagging LECSAFE NEW ZEALAND LTD 0800 LECSAFE (0800 532 7233) 09 834 2276 P.O. Box 45 055, Te Atatu Auckland 0654 enquiries@lecsafe.co.nz www.lecsafe.co.nz Contact David Easterbrook Managing Director

Thermal Imaging LECSAFE NEW ZEALAND LTD 0800 Lecsafe (0800 532 7233 09 834 2276 17 Kervil Ave, Te Atatu Peninsula Auckland 0610 enquiries@lecsafe.co.nz www.lecsafe.co.nz Contact David Easterbrook Managing Director

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CHEMIC AL SAFE T Y & HA ZMAT Applied Chemicals NZ 09 828 2155 www.apchem.co.nz

Blackwoods Protector Blackwoods Protector is New Zealands largest supplier of Industrial and Safety equipment.

With 20 stores nationwide and over 25,000 product lines Blackwoods Protector is a One Stop shop for all Industrial and safety equipment.

Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector. co.nz

Haztec

09 426 5902 www.haztec.co.nz

Impac Services One of New Zealand’s leading providers of safety and risk management solutions.

Established in 1999, Impac Services has become a trusted supplier to New Zealand’s largest businesses such as Fonterra and Air New Zealand.

Offices in Auckland, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch with additional experienced health and safety professionals throughout New Zealand.

Qsi Safety

Safety Nets NZ

Qsi import and manufacture quality safety products including medical, first aid, survival and emergency kits, spill and absorbent products and height safety and rescue equipment.

PPE products include flame retardant clothing.

We are NZ’s leading residential and commercial safety netting s pe c i a l i s ts w h o prov i de fall protection systems to nationwide installers - providing the solution to your every heightsafety concern.

Workplace falls are one of the most common causes of injury. A professionally installed fall arrest system is the leading solution to creating a safer workplace for your employees.

Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

North Island 0800 NETSNZ (0800 638 769) 09 478 9047 Craig Daly (Administration) craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 782 583 Krael Turner (Operations) krael@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 827 540

0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

Chemsafety Ltd

South Island

03 366 3700 www.chemsafety.co.nz

0800 NETS4U (0800 638 748) Joe Budd (Admin & Ops) joe@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 244 7027

Envirocom (NZ) Ltd 03 477 5966 www.envirocom.co.nz

Geosciences Ltd Geosciences Ltd specialises in contaminated land, soil and groundwater as well as hazardous building materials. With respect to land: we conduct field surveys that include preliminary and detailed site investigations, manage remedial works and undertake site validations. With respect to buildings: we conduct asbestos surveys and advise on asbestos remedial works to ensure compliance with the New Zealand Asbestos Regulations.

47 Clyde Road, Browns Bay, Auckland, 0630 PO Box 35366, Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753 (09) 476 0454 Info@geosciences.co.nz www.geosciences.co.nz

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LecSafe New Zealand Ltd Specialists in inspecting, testing and monitoring electrical equipment. We work closely with your business to provide compliant services at a reasonable rate including testing and tagging, thermal imaging, RCD testing, even repairing faulty or damaged leads and appliances.

We also supply products such as cable covers, RCD’s, leads and powerboards.

0800 LECSAFE (0800 532 7233) 09 834 2276 P.O. Box 45 055, Te Atatu Auckland 0654 enquiries@lecsafe.co.nz www.lecsafe.co.nz Contact David Easterbrook Managing Director

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Responsible Care NZ The global chemical industry’s commitment to safeguarding people and the environment from harm resulting from the use of its products and services.

Free compliance advice, including briefings to management supplemented by training courses, PRINCE® site assessment, CHEMCALL® 24/7 Emergency Response Advisory Service, CHEMSAFE® HSNO compliance software and Approved Codes of Practice.

04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

Technical Compliance Consultants (NZ) Ltd

753 Beach Road, Browns Bay PO Box 35 366 Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753 Tel: 09 475 5240 Fax: 09 475 5229 info@techcomp.co.nz www.techcomp.co.nz

CHEMIC AL SAFE T Y & HA ZMAT Asbestos Control SAFETY NETS NZ North Island 0800 NETSNZ (0800 638 769) 09 478 9047 Craig Daly (Administration) craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 782 583 Krael Turner (Operations) krael@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 827 540 South Island 0800 NETS4U (0800 638 748) Joe Budd (Admin & Ops) joe@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 244 7027

Chemical Protection GEOSCIENCES LTD 47 Clyde Road, Browns Bay, The Auckland, 0630

Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz SAFETY NETS NZ North Island 0800 NETSNZ (0800 638 769) 09 478 9047 Craig Daly (Administration) craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 782 583 Krael Turner (Operations) krael@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 827 540 South Island 0800 NETS4U (0800 638 748) Joe Budd (Admin & Ops) joe@safetynetsnz.co.nz 021 244 7027

Dangerous goods

Contact David Easterbrook Managing Director

TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE CONSULTANTS (NZ) LTD

Emergency Response

753 Beach Road, Browns Bay PO Box 35 366 Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753

RESPONSIBLE CARE NZ 04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

info@techcomp.co.nz www.techcomp.co.nz

Hazardous substances

On site hazard register

GEOSCIENCES LTD 47 Clyde Road, Browns Bay, Auckland, 0630

IMPAC SERVICES 0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

PO Box 35366, Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753 (09) 476 0454 Info@geosciences.co.nz www.geosciences.co.nz

Resource ManageQSI SAFETY (RMA) and the Na- TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE PO Box 35366, Browns Bay, ment Act Pacific Park, Wanganui CONSULTANTS (NZ) LTD Auckland, 0753 tional 06 348 9522Environmental 753 Beach Road, Browns Bay (09) 476 0454 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz PO Box 35 366 Standards for Assessing Info@geosciences.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753 www.geosciences.co.nz and Managing Contam-Tel: 09 475 5240 Contact Guy Collins General Myburgh Lab inants manager, in Soil Jason to Protect HumanFax: 09 475 5229 Chemical Safety manager Health (NES) are the key piecesinfo@techcomp.co.nz RESPONSIBLE CARE NZ www.techcomp.co.nz 04 499 4311 of legislation applicable to Air, Electrical Safety Info@responsiblecarenz.com Land and Water manageLECSAFE NEW ZEALAND LTD HSNO Compliance www.responsiblecarenz.com 0800 LECSAFE (0800 Zealand.

532 7233) RESPONSIBLE CARE NZ Barry Dyer, Chief Executive ment in New 09 834 2276 P.O. Box 45 055, Te Atatu Containment Auckland 0654 GSL works within the rules of BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR enquiries@lecsafe.co.nz Contact 0800 660 660 the above pieces of legislawww.lecsafe.co.nz

Tel: 09 475 5240 Fax: 09 475 5229

04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

Sampling & Analysis GEOSCIENCES LTD 47 Clyde Road, Browns Bay, Auckland, 0630 PO Box 35366, Browns Bay, Auckland, 0753 (09) 476 0454 Info@geosciences.co.nz www.geosciences.co.nz

Workplace Safety PEOPLE CENTRIC ASSOCIATES (NZ) Ponsonby, Auckland 09 963 5020 libby@peoplecentric.co.nz mora@ peoplecentric.co.nz www.peoplecentric.co.nz

Geosciences Ltd strives to deliver practical, cost effective, and sustainable solutions for our clients and the environment.

Our Specific Areas of Expertise include:  Soil and Groundwater Contamination Investigations  Hazardous Building Materials (incl. Asbestos) Surveys  Environmental and Asbestos Management Plans  HAIL sites Compliance and Consenting Resolution

info@geosciences.co.nz www.geosciences.co.nz +64 (0)9 476 0454 www.isn.co.nz

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H E A LT H & I N J U R Y Blackwoods Protector Blackwoods Protector is New Zealands largest supplier of Industrial and Safety equipment.

With 20 stores nationwide and over 25,000 product lines Blackwoods Protector is a One Stop shop for all Industrial and safety equipment.

Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector. co.nz

F W Cave Ltd | Ladder Solutions NZ Ltd F.W.Cave is a leading New Zealand owned and operated industrial and safety supplier, based in Kumeu Auckland we are the distributors of Masterlock safety lockout, Indalex ladders and scaffolding, Century springs and many more.

New Zealand Red Cross is a leader in quality first aid training and is rated as a category one training provider by NZQA being double highly confident in educational performance and in capability in self-assessment. With training venues throughout New Zealand we offer training at your place or at ours.

Selak House, 15 Old North Road Kumeu P.O Box 278 Kumeu 0841

National Education and Training Management Centre

Tel: +64 9 4157766 Fax: +64 9 4157099

Buddle Findlay Buddle Findlay is one of New Zealand’s leading commercial and public law firms, with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Our national team of health and safety specialists provide strategic advice across a wide range of industries.

Auckland: 09 358 2555 Wellington: 04 499 4242 Christchurch: 03 379 1747 www.buddlefindlay.com bfmail@buddlefindlay.com

New Zealand Red Cross

Web: www.fwcave.com, www.laddersolutions.co.nz Email: Jaxon@fwcave.co.nz Contact: Jaxon Crow Sales Manager Hardware Division

New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140

Unit 9 / 1 Highbrook Drive East Tamaki, Auckland PO Box 204029 Highbrook Manukau 2161, Auckland +64 9 271 6565 Fax: +64 9 271 6666 www.nft.co.nz anita@nft.co.nz

06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

OK Health Services 0508 654 325 www.okhealth.co.nz

One of New Zealand’s leading providers of safety and risk management solutions.

Established in 1999, Impac Services has become a trusted supplier to New Zealand’s largest businesses such as Fonterra and Air New Zealand.

Offices in Auckland, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch with additional experienced health and safety professionals throughout New Zealand.

0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

Bookings: jenny@nft.co.nz Enquiries: nft@xtra.co.nz Managing Director Dean Christie dean@nft.co.nz

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Pacific Park, Wanganui

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Impac Services Proudly 100% NZ owned and operated, offering a choice of equipment and training locations, with over 25yrs experience in the industry.

NZQA Unit Standard & F Endorsements available.

Qsi import and manufacture quality safety products including medical, first aid, survival and emergency kits, spill and absorbent products and height safety and rescue equipment.

PPE products include flame retardant clothing.

0800 RED CROSS (0800 733276) (All locations)

People Centric Associates (NZ) National Forklift Training

Qsi Safety

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We are a team of industrial and organisational who help employers deal with workplace stress to increase productivity through a healthy workplace culture. We work with organisations to maximise employee potential and promote the value of psychology in driving business performance.

Ponsonby, Auckland

The global chemical industry’s commitment to safeguarding people and the environment from harm resulting from the use of its products and services.

Free compliance advice, including briefings to management supplemented by training courses, PRINCE® site assessment, CHEMCALL® 24/7 Emergency Response Advisory Service, CHEMSAFE® HSNO compliance software and Approved Codes of Practice.

04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

09 963 5020 libby@peoplecentric.co.nz mora@ peoplecentric.co.nz www.peoplecentric.co.nz

Sitesafe New Zealand 09 634 036 www.sitesafe.org.nz

H E A LT H & I N J U R Y Safety Knives Ltd Eliminate knife related accidents in the workplace and reduce stock damage.

There has not been a single report of a blade-related accident since GR8 Safety Knives were introduced to New Zealand 15 years ago.

The perfect choice for opening boxes and cartons, cutting cardboard, banding straps, pallet wrap and bags.

7 Rawhiti St Tauranga 3112 0800 438 849 roy@gr8.co.nz www.gr8.ci.nz

Smartmove Products The safest way to move drums, Smart Mover can load easily off pallets, is safe to use on uneven ground and can handle hazardous chemicals in steel or plastic drums, which can be delivered into the Smart Tipper for easy and safe dispensing or inversion 0800 3444 333 027 3444 333 info@smartmoveproducts. co.nz www.smartmoveproducts. co.nz Contact Daryn Murray Chief executive

0800 785 646 www.st john.org.nz

IMPAC SERVICES 0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

Defibrillators

QSI SAFETY

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre

Pacific Park, Wanganui

New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations) redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

BUDDLE FINDLAY LAWYERS Auckland: 09 358 2555 Wellington: 04 499 4242 Christchurch: 03 379 1747

Worksafemobile

022 552 4747 www.worksafemobile.co.nz

RESPONSIBLE CARE NZ 04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

Knives and cutters

Drug Testing

Managing Director Roy Walmsley

St John New Zealand

Contractor Prequalification

wwwbuddlefindlay.com bfmail@buddlefindlay.com F W CAVE LTD | LADDER SOLUTIONS NZ LTD Selak House, 15 Old North Road Kumeu P.O Box 278 Kumeu 0841 Tel: +64 9 4157766 Fax: +64 9 4157099 www.fwcave.com, www.laddersolutions.co.nz Jaxon@fwcave.co.nz Contact: Jaxon Crow Sales Manager Hardware Division

First Aid Supplies BLACKWOODS PROTECTOR Contact 0800 660 660 Website www.blackwoodsprotector.co.nz QSI SAFETY Pacific Park, Wanganui 06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

06 348 9522 jason@qualitysafety.co.nz www.qsisafety.com Contact Guy Collins General manager, Jason Myburgh Lab manager

Lifting & back problems SMARTMOVE PRODUCTS 0800 3444 333 027 3444 333 info@smartmoveproducts.co.nz www.smartmoveproducts.co.nz Contact Daryn Murray Chief executive

Lone Worker F W CAVE LTD | LADDER SOLUTIONS NZ LTD Selak House, 15 Old North Road Kumeu P.O Box 278 Kumeu 0841 Tel: +64 9 4157766 Fax: +64 9 4157099 www.fwcave.com, www.laddersolutions.co.nz Jaxon@fwcave.co.nz Contact: Jaxon Crow Sales Manager Hardware Division SAFETY KNIVES LTD 7 Rawhiti St Tauranga 3112 0800 438 849 roy@gr8.co.nz www.gr8.ci.nz Managing Director Roy Walmsley

Resusitation NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140

Health & Safety Assessments

0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations)

IMPAC SERVICES 0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

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H E A LT H & I N J U R Y Safety Audits NATIONAL FORKLIFT TRAINING Unit 9 / 1 Highbrook Drive East Tamaki, Auckland PO Box 204029 Highbrook Manukau 2161, Auckland +64 9 271 6565 Fax: +64 9 271 6666 www.nft.co.nz anita@nft.co.nz Bookings: jenny@nft.co.nz Enquiries: nft@xtra.co.nz Managing Director Dean Christie dean@nft.co.nz IMPAC SERVICES 0800 246 722 [0800 2 IMPAC] contactus@impac.co.nz www.impac.co.nz

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre

Contact: Jaxon Crow Sales Manager Hardware Division

New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre

0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations)

New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140

redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations)

Smart apps

redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz

F W CAVE LTD | LADDER SOLUTIONS NZ LTD Selak House, 15 Old North Road Kumeu P.O Box 278 Kumeu 0841 Tel: +64 9 4157766 Fax: +64 9 4157099 www.fwcave.com, www.laddersolutions.co.nz Jaxon@fwcave.co.nz

Workplace Chemical Management RESPONSIBLE CARE NZ 04 499 4311 Info@responsiblecarenz.com www.responsiblecarenz.com Barry Dyer, Chief Executive

For the latest on health and safety in the workplace, visit

www.isn.co.nz

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Workplace Safety SMARTMOVE PRODUCTS 0800 3444 333 027 3444 333 info@smartmoveproducts.co.nz www.smartmoveproducts.co.nz Contact Daryn Murray Chief executive

Workplace screening NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS National Education and Training Management Centre New Zealand Red Cross, PO Box 217, Christchurch 8140 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733-276) (All locations) redcross.org.nz firstaid@redcross.org.nz