In this Issue
What's new at ACC
|
June 2009It's amazing the places ideas for Safety Awareness can come from. Whilst supervising children at a school road patrol, one of the instructions given to the children when they have the signs out, is for the person on the opposite side of the road from the pedestrians to call "check" loudly. What has been interesting has been trying to get the children to understand that there is in fact an action that goes with the word check...how often does similar occurrence happen in your workplace? |
What's new at ACC
 |
Stay at Work service starts on 1 July 2009 From 1 July 2009, ACC will begin using a new early intervention vocational rehabilitation service, Stay at Work, which is designed to help people get back to work safely and as soon as possible following injury. This will replace the current Graduated Return to Work service. For more....... |
 |
For this months copy of
CONNECTED, ACC's update to Discomfort, Pain and Injury.......
What's new at the Department of Labour (OSH)
Health and Safety Workshop
 |
DO YOU NEED A HEALTH AND SAFETY SOLUTION THAT ENSURES SAFETY ON SITE AND MEETS THE NEEDS OF YOUR CLIENTS?
|
|
2009 Safety Awards
 |
KiwiRail took out the Supreme award at the NZ Workplace Health and Safety Awards this year. One of their initiatives was using an outside facilitator to conduct focus groups with employees that identified potential barriers and then worked on ways to overcome these. Winners of other categories included: Paper Reclaim, Metrowaste, PJ and MJ Olsen and Skyline Harvesting, and Northern Gateway Alliance. To see the whole list including finalists........ |
Safety Show
|
22nd and 23rd July - ASB Showgrounds, Auckland The National Safety Show is New Zealand's largest dedicated work safety exhibition, providing industry suppliers with the opportunity to showcase their most up to date safety materials, services and equipment and for buyers to keep their finger on the pulse of the constantly evolving safety industry.
For more information....... |
Health and Safety Related Events this month
|
|
Last year, New Zealand's rescue helicopters rescued over 3,000 people. The next person they save could be you or someone you know. Your donations are an essential part of keeping the Rescue Choppers operational. So even if you can only spare a few dollars, it could make a big difference. For more information or to make a donation..... |
|
|
Brain Injury Appeal 2009 - 12-21 June The 2009 Brain Injury Appeal (previously known as Awareness Week) is their annual campaign aimed at raising awareness and understanding of brain injury and its effects. This year it will focus on ordinary kiwis and the fact that 90 every day New Zealanders sustain a brain injury - every day! |
|
|
Men's health - why is it important? New Zealand men can make a difference to their health, for themselves and for their families. Facts about men's health.
Why have an International Men's Health Week:
"Don't worry about my health... never felt better." "Sure, I'll fix that Drs appointment for tomorrow."
|
 |
22-28 June St John Appeal Week St John is a charitable organisation with a volunteer ethos. It operates independently of Government and business, and serves New Zealand communities. For more information or to make donation..... |
In the news
Fingerless men end up in same ward
NINEMSN 22 May
Two New Zealand men who each lost four fingers in separate workplace accidents on the same day have ended up in the same hospital ward. A 20-year-old man working in the Wharerata Forest on the North Island's east coast near Gisborne, had four fingers on his right hand severed on Thursday when a steel cable pulled his hand into a pulley. For more.....
Employers won't have to pay reparations for lost wages
National Business Review May 26 2009
The no-fault ACC scheme will remain intact and employers can breathe a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court quashed earlier decisions allowing reparations in sentencing.The ACC scheme was under-threat all because an untethered mattress fell from a trailer in Christchurch. This mattress caused a cyclist to crash and injure herself - she was off work for five months. For more......
Bus boy dies on highway
NZ Herald May 17, 2009
The death of a 12-year-old boy near Matamata on Friday has renewed calls for extra safety measures on school buses dropping off children. For more....
Bakers furious at 'mass medication' of NZ's bread
NZ Herald May 17, 2009
Supermarket suppliers and bakers want the Government to protect them from lawsuits as questions grow about the health impact of a food additive about to be introduced to all bread. For more....
Change in lifejacket policy welcomed
Otago Daily Times 4 May 2009
Queenstown's harbourmaster and the Wakatipu Yacht Club have welcomed the decision by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to make the wearing of lifejackets mandatory on all recreational craft less than 6m in length. For more....
NZ Herald Apr 23, 2009
A Nelson man who miraculously survived being trapped up to his eyes by rocks in a hopper has spoken out about the dangers of working with such machinery.For more....
At the Tail End (or what we get on email!)
Inner Peace
If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can get going without pep pills,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you anytime,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without alcohol,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
...Then you are probably The Family Dog!
Change of email address or to unsubscribe
To update an email address or name or if you would like to receive this newsletter at another address or you have a friend or colleague you think would enjoy them then contact us.
If you no longer wish to receive these e-newsletters then click on the unsubscribe option in the grey line at the bottom of the newsletter.
We welcome any and all feedback!
Regards
Michelle Macdonald
Director
Phone Toll Free 0800 023 789
Mobile 021 736 752
