In this IssueHealth and Safety kidnapped by Political Correctness
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We have a new section in this months newsletter, called "Health and Safety kidnapped by PC." This came about after a conversation with a Senior Health and Safety Manager who mentioned that she is tired of Health and Safety being kidnapped by political correctness and we agree (thanks Chris!). Too often we hear statements that equate Health and Safety with punitive small mindedness when in fact if you look to the sports arena for example, we have more extreme sports now than ever, the difference is we are doing it safely by analysing and managing the risk. Lets face it , you can even throw yourself off the Sky Tower - safely! |
Health and Safety kidnapped by Political Correctness
This is the sort of stuff we hate! Political Correctness gone batty! This months examples come mainly from the UK. Contrary to popular belief, Health and Safety in New Zealand is considered to be the most workable legislation in the world...perhaps these examples show why!
Drippy health and safety police ban swimmers from doing lengths
Swimmers at a council pool have been banned from doing lengths for health and safety reasons. Read more......
Guide dog is banned on bus: council's health and safety rules cause stir
A visually impaired bowls team has been denied a council minibus after they asked to take a guide dog on board. For more.....
Devon tea shop forced to remove sign due to health and safety
A village tea rooms owner in Devon has said she will be forced to close her business after a council ordered the removal of an advertising sign for health and safety reasons. For more...
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What's new at ACC
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Injury cost calculatorEvery time a worker suffers an injury, there is an impact on your business: finding someone to fill in, training the replacement, and less efficient use of time. But do you know the real impact on your financial bottom line? Do you know the real cost of an injury? For more...... |
What's new at the Department of Labour
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Hoani Waititi Marae - Manaakitanga i o tĀtou marae projectHoani Waititi Marae is located in Waitakere and as well as beinga marae is also a place of work. Māori immersion Te Kōhanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa Māori and Te Wharekura Kaupapa Māori schools are located at the marae. The marae also provides administration support for the hundreds of whanau and manuhiri (visitors) that come from near and far to take part in community programmes and events. The aim of the Manaakitanga i o Tātou Marae Project was to improve health and safety practices on the marae by ensuring that while operating within the context of traditional tīkanga(Māori protocol), everyday practice also meets regulatory standards. For more.... |
Event Calendar
65 Roses 2009 Awareness Week - August 3 - 9Cystic Fibrosis is NZ's most common life-threatening inherited disease and the CF Association is the only national organisation dedicated to all aspects of the condition. | |
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Daffodil Day 28 August 2009Cancer affects 1 in 3 New Zealanders. With your help, we have the hope of reducing its incidence and impact. |
In the news
Adventure company faces court over fatal quad bike accident
NZ HERALD
Aug 01, 2009
Charges have been laid over a fatal accident that saw a British backpacker fall to her death after losing control of a quad bike during a tour group visit to Waitomo. For more..
Company fined for workplace accident
Manawatu Standard 24 July 2009
A teenager left tetraplegic after about 250kg of equipment fell on him in a workplace accident is grateful for the support of his former employer. Palmerston North's Jacob Spooner, 19, was loading a Fliway Computer Transport Services truck in February last year, when he was crushed under falling boxes.For more...
Police blame cellphones as road toll rises
NZ Herald 21 July 2009
The number of fatal crashes on Auckland roads has risen sharply after a two-year lull, and police say cellphone use is partly to blame. For more...
Construction companies charged over men's deaths at sea
The Press, 17 July 2009
Two construction companies have been charged by Maritime New Zealand over the deaths of two workers whose boat capsized off Christchurch's Lyttelton Heads in October last year. For more...
Fatal Disney World Monorail Crash Sparks Federal Investigation
switched.com, 6 July 2009
The 38-year-old Walt Disney Monorail System suffered its first fatal accident on Sunday when a driver failed to stop and slammed into the back of a stationary train, killing him instantly. For more...
ACC to sting old-car owners
( thank goodness for the hyphen!)
Stuff.co.nz 3 July 2009
Motorists who drive old bangers could fork out more to stay on the road while those in the safest cars would pay less under proposals to go before an ACC review. For more....
New Zealand has world-class regime for safety of non-prescription analgesics
NZ Doctor 03 JULY 2009
The New Zealand Self-Medication Industry (NZSMI), the industry body representing non-prescription consumer healthcare products, said today that moves in the U.S. to impose further regulatory measures on acetaminophen (paracetamol) are not warranted in New Zealand as consumers here had already benefited from a range of safeguards to ensure the safe and quality use of these products. For More....
Smith admits cuts coming to ACC entitlements
Scoop 2 July 2009
ACC Minister Nick Smith today confirmed to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee that a bill he intends to introduce by the end of this year will cut ACC entitlements to workers, says Labour MP Darien Fenton. For more...
Safety Tips...or not
One of our readers sent us this little gem.....
"I was looking for some info on safety signs for one of our large guillotines, when I came across this link that reads:"
Behaving strangely??? What...like the machine will just walk around the office, or start cutting paper by itself?
(Thanks Janie)
At the Tail End (or what we get on email!)
This range of witty answers allegedly appeared on an Australian Tourism Website......For more......
Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK).
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
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Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking
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