by administrator | May 1, 2017 | Blog
As a middle-aged (in denial) Kiwi bloke who is new to the legislative side of Health and Safety in New Zealand, I had some very basic questions around ‘what’s the big deal?’ and needed to understand why New Zealand’s Health and Safety system was overhauled in 2015. I... 
by Nikki Davidson | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog
Health and Wellbeing is terminology that has been around for a few years now and if we think about it properly, we realise it’s not just for the ‘holistic’ practitioners amongst us. Additionally, it is not separate to a good Health and Safety culture but rather, an... 
by Craig Macdonald | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog
Principle 2: Due Diligence Like any other Director or Officer of a ‘PCBU’, myself and my fellow Director need to know where we are at with Health and Safety in our business and manage our Due Diligence well. This includes ensuring we understand and manage our key... 
by administrator | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog
Planning for Reasonably Foreseeable Emergencies Prior to starting work with All About People in 2016, I had spent three years working in Australia. Most of that time was at Hayman Island, one of the Whitsunday Islands recently devastated by Cyclone Debbie, as the... 
by administrator | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog
DOES THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT APPLY TO COMPANY VEHICLES? I’ve spent a bit of time on the road this year. A few weeks ago, I was driving home from Coromandel when I noticed several company vehicles including an SUV signwritten quite prominently with the logos... 
by administrator | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog
If it’s flooded, forget it New Zealand has a varied climate and weather conditions throughout the year and even within a day. Although landscape is stunning New Zealand is prone to many natural events including lots of rain. How else does this country stay so...