Our Blog
Welcome to Our Blog.
Our blog posts are published regularly and guide you through relevant Health and Safety and Fire and Emergency issues, developments and observations by our team of specialists. We share real experiences and help you improve the culture and attitudes within your own organisation.
Small Business and the new Health and Safety at Work Act
Small business owners need to jump onboard the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
To Abdicate or Not to Abdicate?
Weta Workshop’s Peter Jackson has abdicated his directorship. Is this a knee jerk reaction or a wise decision? What should Directors do under the new Health and Safety at Work 2015 Act?
Big Change Starts Small
Our health and wellbeing should not be restricted to us alone. Our younger generation need our help to not only have a healthy childhood but to be able to take those good habits into their adult years. Small changes now will help reduce our high obesity rates and in turn, give our future generations a better lifestyle.
WorkSafe Consultation on Good Practice Guidelines
WorkSafe New Zealand is consulting on draft Good Practice Guidelines on Worker Engagement, Participation and Representation.
Date set for new Health & Safety Reform Bill
We have a date! The new Health and Safety at Work Act is due to come into force on 4 April 2016.
How safe with the Rio Olympics be?
With just under one year to go until the opening of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, news reports are full of concerns over health and safety.
ShakeOut Day – 15 October 2015
Everyone, everywhere should know the right action to take before, during and after an earthquake.
Construction workers: Your health and safety rights
If you are working in construction in New Zealand, you have health and safety rights. It’s important you understand these rights so you can stay safe at work.
Toddler almost drowns in effluent on Waikato farm
A toddler has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after almost drowning in an effluent trap on a farm in rural Waikato.