Health & Safety Chat
Our workplace safety blog highlights the importance of health and safety at work, with up to date safety advice, facts, tips and opinions.
The Role of Leadership in Building a Safe Workplace
“lies are like huge, gaudy vessels, the rafters of which are rotten and worm-eaten, and those who embark in them are fated to be shipwrecked.” - Siddhartha Gautama A recent case brought before a District Court sentencing Judge highlighted the significant role that...
Think Outside The Box: Creative Solutions For Common Safety Challenges
Creating a safe workplace for your valued team is something that requires a multi-faceted approach, and it’s not a case of ‘Tick and Flick’. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for safety in the workplace, and we are seeing more and more businesses utilising...
Tailoring Safety Systems for Your Business
Every business has unique needs when it comes to integrating helpful safety systems into its culture, and before making decisions and investing time in your safety systems, it pays to figure out exactly where you are currently. This will allow you to plan systems...
5 Ways to Improve Office Ergonomics
Every job has benefits and risks attached to the tasks that make up the day and to the work environment. When it comes to office work, a particular set of circumstances produce a particular set of potential physical and psychological outcomes for your employees. Most...
Beyond Compliance: Creating a Comprehensive Health and Safety Program
Workplace values are often reduced to lip service. However, a smart management approach will review, replace and reiterate these core tenets as a matter of course in order to ensure the evolution of the company moves with the times. It protects its most important...
Preventing Workplace Injuries: The Financial Benefits
According to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), accidents in the New Zealand workplace cost them upwards of $968,565,574 in claims in 2022. This figure indicates the enormous cost of workplace injuries - both financially and socially in New Zealand...
Creating a Safety Mindset: How to Shift Your Company’s Thinking
Did you know that creating a safe and healthy work environment in any workplace is of paramount importance? With the help of health and safety consulting services, you can ensure that your workplace is equipped with the right systems and processes to prevent accidents...
How to Develop an Effective Safety Culture: The Key to Preventing Workplace Incidents
As a business owner, you want to ensure the safety of your workers and prevent incidents from happening in the workplace. Creating the right culture of safety in your organisation is the key to achieving this goal. In this blog post, we will discuss the importance of...
The Importance of Regular Health and Safety Training for Employees
Keeping your employees safe and healthy at work is a priority for any good employer. After all, a healthy and happy workforce is the backbone of any successful business! One of the best ways to look after your workers is by providing regular health and safety...
Playing it safe with Health and Safety
Spring has arrived, and with it a number of changes that may affect your workers. In a recent case by WorkSafe NZ, the Thames District Council was sentenced to a fine of $10,000 for its part in an inflatable slide collapse in December 2020. This clearly signals...