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Make sure products are the genuine article

The issue of counterfeit product certificates continues to surface around the country, leading to another strong warning from International Accreditation New Zealand. “Non-compliant building products are an ongoing problem,” says IANZ Chief Executive Dr Llew Richards, who has recently returned from the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation General Assembly meetings in Japan, where counterfeit certificates were discussed. “Some countries have already moved to traceable certificates that link directly back to the laboratory that carried out the test. This is good practice and comes as a result of counterfeit test certificates being common from

certain countries. “Building products are also coded so regulators and inspectors can easily check if a product is the genuine article and has been properly checked to ensure it meets the relevant standards.”

Price vs quality

Dr Richards says, in New Zealand, the quality and acceptability of imported materials such as steel and building products has caused issues, and one of the main drivers is price. “If construction companies are seeking low prices by sourcing from offshore, their procurement teams need to make sure they understand the pitfalls and how to guard against them. Bargain-priced materials that cannot

prove their quality may end up on the scrapheap.” Price should not be the sole consideration; quality is equally as important, if not more so. “Price is easy to compare but quality is more complicated. Quality is commonly defined as ‘fitness for purpose’. And this is where problems can start as the person arranging the purchase contract may not know the detail of what a particular product is to be used for,” says Dr Richards.

Trust the documentation?

Then there’s the issue of the trustworthiness of the documentation presented with any product. “We have a robust worldwide system of accreditation that ensures test and inspection results are technically reliable. IANZ is part of an international network of more than 100 economies in which accredited laboratories and inspection bodies have demonstrated their technical reliability and equivalence. However, even with these systems in place there is increasing evidence of unacceptable paperwork arriving with products.” In the past couple of years, for example, the level of non-compliance in the paperwork for imported steel has been high, says Dr Richards. “If you are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on imported steel, it’s a good idea to do some due diligence to make sure the test certificates actually mean something, rather than assuming everything is perfectly okay.”

IANZ Chief Executive Dr Llew Richards

“We have a robust worldwide system of accreditation that ensures test and inspection results are technically reliable.” Understand the requirements

Clear and detailed specifications are very important, given there are so many uses for steel, many shapes of steel products and a wide range of steels with different properties. “Design engineers understand the requirements of their designs and specify characteristics of materials accordingly, including the relevant Standards for materials they need. “But do not assume overseas suppliers will know anything about New Zealand Standards. If the supplier cannot meet your requirements discuss alternatives with the designer before placing the order or look elsewhere. “If there is doubt about the authenticity of test reports or certificates received, IANZ can help to verify their reliability and where appropriate liaise with the relevant overseas accreditation body,” says Dr Richards. IANZ is always happy to provide guidance on the accreditation process, advice on which economies operate equivalent accreditation programmes and make available contact details for the overseas accreditation authorities. www.ianz.govt.nz 09 525 6655

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Enforceable undertakings versus court sentences Worksafe’s holistic approach to workplace safety is reflected in an increasing use of enforceable undertakings against offenders rather than resorting to the courts

he philosophy behind New Zealand’s primary workplace health and safety regulator appears to be summed up in its annual report which says that “being credible, fair and proportionate are fundamental principles that inform our enforcement approach. “We take an open and transparent approach to how we use our enforcement tools, so duty holders clearly understand what is required of them.” Enforceable undertakings are a legally binding agreement between WorkSafe and the duty holder. Its purpose is to focus on how employers can fix an alleged breach and/or prevent a re-occurrence and it can be an alternative to prosecution. WorkSafe decides whether to accept requests for an undertaking after considering issues such as the seriousness of the risk and the harm caused. Other factors include reparation payments for any injuries, with WorkSafe aiming to balance the fairness to all parties, and for costs. The undertaking will also require improvements in conditions and/or practices to a level above the minimal level. Agreeing to an undertaking does not constitute an admission of guilt by employers but all undertakings accepted must be published on the internet -- together with reasons for acceptance.

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Diverse decisions

In May WorkSafe accepted an enforceable undertaking from Fletcher Construction, following an incident where a worker was injured by a temporary wall which collapsed following a high-rain event. The victim sustained multiple fractures to his right lower leg which required him to take eight months off work. WorkSafe found that Fletchers had failed under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 to ensure, so far as was reasonably practicable, the health and safety of a worker. Under the enforceable undertaking, Fletcher Construction committed to initiatives including payment and professional development opportunities to the victim and an ACC top-up. The company undertook to develop a new temporary works procedure for workers, including visual aids and training. “As there is currently no New Zealand standard for temporary works the company will develop and implement its new temporary works procedure guided by the British Standard or Code of Practice (BS5975:2008),” said Fletcher Construction’s Chief Executive Michele Kernahan. Fletchers agreed numerous other support and assistance programmes with SiteSafe, CCNZ, NZISM and Mahurangi College as part of the arrangement. This was the 10th enforceable undertaking under the Health and

Safety at Work Act 2015 and was quickly followed in June by three others. WorkSafe accepted an enforceable undertaking from fibreboard manufacturing company Dongwha New Zealand Ltd after a worker’s arm was drawn into a piece of machinery. Worksafe found that the existing machine guarding was inadequate, that Dongwha failed to monitor the effectiveness of the controls that were in place and had not developed and implemented a safe operating procedure for use of the machine. WorkSafe Chief Operating Officer Phil Parkes said the enforceable undertaking has very clear benefits within the business, the wider industry and Dongwha’s local community. “Their willingness to engage effectively with the victim of the accident and their workers will also help this enforceable undertaking achieve its forecasted benefits.” Dongwha committed to initiatives including amends in the form of payment to the victim, support to the victim and ACC topup. The company also agreed to undertake a health and safety benchmark survey for the industry and stakeholders, provide additional staff training in machinery safety and undertake independent auditing to assure their safety systems meet international standards. Dongwha will establish and run an industry machinery safety

forum for five years and will undertake various commitments of support for the local high school, St John and Riding for the Disabled. Worksafe also accepted enforceable undertakings from air conditioning and refrigeration company Airtech Ltd, and vegetable packaging and marketing company NZ Hot House, following an incident where workers were unnecessarily exposed to carbon monoxide. Two Airtech workers were working to clean an evaporator unit in a chiller, using an LPG forklift operated by an NZ Hot House worker. After two hours working on the unit, an Airtech worker began to feel unwell and stopped working. The other Airtech worker and the forklift operator continued working, before they both fainted as a result of carbon monoxide exposure. Parkes said that WorkSafe found that Airtech had not identified or mitigated the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning in the chiller from the use of an LPG-powered forklift. NZ Hot House had not developed and implemented a safe system of work for use of LPG forklifts, or developed and authorised an adequate contractor management system. Under Airtech’s enforceable undertaking, the company committed to initiatives including payment to the victims and developing a risk management tool for workers in the industry including a mobile device risk assessment

safety measures – after a fatal quad-bike accident at Tauranga. Zespri also pledged to fund measures to improve safety and establish a tertiary scholarship for accredited health and safety studies. Elsewhere, two students at Auckland’s exclusive Saint Kentigern College were injured during a simulated throat-cutting scene in a production of Sweeney Todd when their necks were sliced with a prop razor blade. Agreeing to the undertaking meant that Saint Kentigern College avoided prosecution but still faced costs of at least $85,000. WorkSafe's report said the school would make compensation payments to the boys, while St Kentigern’s board of trustees deputy chairman said “that it should have done more to acknowledge the seriousness of what happened immediately after the accident.”

Signals from the court

When HSWA came into force in April 2016, there was much discussion about the new enforcement measures introduced to ensure duty holders complied with their obligations, solicitors Graeme Tanner and Joseph Williams said in a report in Industrial Safety News in April. The HSWA signalled a clear legislative intent to ensure duty holders under the HSWA were held accountable where acts or omissions in a workplace caused, or created an undue risk of, harm. It significantly increased the maximum fines for breaches of health obligations over those previously available under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSEA). For example, under section 47 of the HSWA, which deals with

Fletcher Construction Company, Dongwha NZ, Air Tech and NZ Hot House were the latest to accept an enforceable undertaking which is a legally binding agreement between WorkSafe and the duty holder while Oceana Gold and Toll Networks were among those convicted in the District Court

reckless conduct in respect of duty, an individual who is not a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) can now face a fine of up to $300,000 or five years imprisonment, or both. A PCBU or one of its officers could face a fine up to $600,000 or 5 years imprisonment, or both. Any other person (i.e. a company) could face the maximum penalty of $3 million; a sum six times higher than the maximum fines available for equivalent offences under the HSEA. Culpability Band Fine Low

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Toll Networks (NZ) was sentenced after a worker was crushed to death by falling pallets that were being moved from a train wagon by forklift. The victim was standing beside the forklift and as the driver reversed the pallets it was carrying fell and struck the worker who died at the scene. WorkSafe Deputy General Manager, Investigations and Specialist Services Simon Humphries said that pedestrians and moving plant need to be segregated to avoid tragic fatalities like this. “Fixed barriers to separate people from moving plant don’t work in every workplace, but a temporary barrier and warning signage would have kept the victim outside of the dangerous area and alive.” A fine of $506,300 was imposed and reparations of reparations of $118,020.10 were ordered for emotional harm and consequential loss in addition to payments totalling $105,000 which had already been made to the family of the victim. Toll Networks was charged that being a PCBU, failed to ensure so far as was reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers who worked for the PCBU, while the workers were at work in the business. Mining company Oceana Gold has been sentenced, after the death of a worker who had been driving an earthmoving machine underground when it fell 15 me-

tres off a vertical edge. The WorkSafe investigation found that Oceana Gold had failed to develop and implement a safe system of work for the creation of 1.5-metre-high bunds above vertical slopes. Oceana Gold had identified the risk and the solution of bunds to reduce the risk of a vehicle falling into a void. However, they had not effectively mitigated the risks involved in implementing that solution. “Health and safety law requires every business to manage risks to workers. It’s a non-negotiable requirement and this case has highlighted that the requirement extends to the risks inherent in the actions taken to mitigate known risks,” WorkSafe’s Acting General Manager High Hazards and Energy Safety Craig Marriott said. A final fine of $378,000 was imposed and reparations of $350,000 were ordered to supplement the voluntary reparations totalling $660,000 already paid. A worker for Micheal Vining Contracting had been assisting with harvesting operations. He logged a 16.75-hour day before departing the farm, taking a tractor home in preparation for the next day’s work. At 2.45am he crashed the tractor and died as a result of injuries sustained during the accident. “Getting the job done is important, but not if the hours required to do it put workers at risk of injury or death,” said Humphries. "Our investigation found that the worker had worked 197.25 hours in the two weeks leading up to the incident. Fatigue was identified as the most likely cause of the accident." This is the first sentencing for fatigue-related failings since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The company had a health and safety document prepared for them in January 2016 which identified fatigue as a high rating hazard and outlined management steps including the monitoring of work hours and break times. “This document had not been reviewed or implemented,” Humphries said. “The warning was there and the company did nothing about it.” The court indicated that a fine of $325,000 could have been appropriate and supressed the reasons why a final fine of $10,000 was imposed. Reparation of $80,000 was ordered. SAFETYNEWS.CO.NZ

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system. The company will host seminars for industry and make the risk assessment material freely available to interested parties. It will produce an educational video and article and make a charitable donation. “Through the enforceable undertaking, we have developed a mobile app that provides an active hazard identification system that forces staff to stop and identify hazards before they start work. It’s a staff-driven process and we have shown that good health and safety does not need to cost a lot of money,” said Airtech’s Managing Director Brian Stokes. “The app we have developed will be able to be used by any company working in uncontrolled sites with changing hazards. The health and safety solution will help keep more than just my workers safe.” Under NZ Hot House’s enforceable undertaking, the company committed to a range of initiatives including amends in the form of payment and support to the victims and ACC top-up. WorkSafe accepted an undertaking from Directionz, a company that installs and maintains road signs following an incident with an angle grinder in which an employee lost an eye. WorkSafe then-Manager Technical Programmes and Support Simon Humphries, said: “The incident has prompted major reform and rectifications in the standard operating procedures and safety protocols of Directionz which committed to initiatives amounting to at least $229,674. Another case involved Zespri, which voluntarily paid $250,000 – including $25,000 to the victim’s family and the bulk going towards

A Strategy Too Far? Responses to the selected consultation on improving the two-year-old Health and Safety at Work Strategy 2018-2028 (MBIE) produced largely predictable responses and some disquiet amongst attendees

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nthusiastic participants reiterated familiar, well-founded claims about over-regulation and confusing compliance requirements, the lack of useful compliance advice from workplace inspectors and the poor quality of specialist training on offer. A refreshed workplace health and safety strategy seeks to upgrade the present strategy to encapsulate a common vision and set of revised priorities, putting working people at its heart, namely: • Redefined targets reflecting work related health and safety performance replacing the present focus on ACC injury cost reduction • Ensuring every worker is represented and hopefully engaged in achieving safer workplaces. • Encouraging sector leadership • A ‘proportionate’ regulatory framework to be ‘tested’ in 2020

ing the workforce. A notable feature of the proposed strategy is for government to prioritize meaningful relationships with proactive industry associations, the most effective route to engage with the SMEs most in need of pragmatic and affordable assistance.

E-learning. As we continue our transformation into an increasingly risk-averse society, are we still happy to be declaring outcomes before we have the appropriate strategy – striving to win battles without a clear commitment to a strategic objective? Restructuring the Department

an appropriate response and minimal adverse effects. Sound strategies emerge from comprehensive intelligence and sound decision making. We are too quick to regulate without due consideration of the outcomes. The ‘Great Methamphetamine Decontamination Fiasco of 2018’ underlines the importance of sound risk assessment reflecting expert advice and resulting in a national strategy which requires competent workers – particularly in inadequately prepared SMEs where many incidents occur. For example, the government contests employers’ claims too many job seekers are dodging interviews where drug testing is involved – fact or urban myth? We now learn more offending drivers are under the influence of drugs than alcohol. Does this fact justify relaxing the law relating to ‘soft’ drugs such as cannabis and no doubt eventually ‘hard’ drugs like methamphetamine? Is anyone considering the implications for safer workplaces? Competent staff carrying out their assigned tasks is surely the fundamental requirement for regulators and the regulated. A comprehensive yet pragmatic, incremental workplace health and safety strategy, appropriately resourced with proactive industry associations, will help ensure productive workers flourishing in safe and healthy workplaces.

"When mistakes occur and instinct takes over, well-trained and confident workers ensure an appropriate response and minimal adverse effects."

Confusion arises from differing priorities A commendable desire for early results degenerates into jargon such as ‘psycho-social risk’ (stress?) which is beyond the capacity of most employers, particularly small and medium-size operators (SMEs) to manage. Where are the professionals to support this highly specialized addition? Singling out ethnicity and ageism distracts employers from the primary requirement to have a competent worker for every task. Creating exceptions to a robust and effective training regime should not be an initial focus. Suggested improvements to safeguard workers include long-standing requests for teaching fundamental health and safety principles, together with risk assessment techniques to Year 12 and 13 students, trade training apprentices and specialized, entry-level education such as chemical safety in healthcare training, in preparation for enter8

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The way forward Expensive commercial conferences featuring imported consultants will never attract time-poor SME operators with specific compliance issues requiring clear compliance advice. Increasingly complex regulations require user-friendly, cost-effective and enforceable performance standards, building on the success of HSNO-era local roadshows and Codes, which raised awareness and underpinned training, compliance and enforcement. The longevity of most criticisms and suggested improvements is disappointing, particularly the notion there are better solutions than thorough training. Interpreting chemical safety data sheets (SDS) and good practice guides under inconsistent supervision is not comparable to a well-trained worker deemed competent to safely carry out his or her role - one who enjoys a superior risk profile to less competent co-workers and who will prevail in a fluid workplace environment. Clever and entertaining IT applications help raise awareness, however these apps will struggle to reflect constantly changing operational circumstances faced by workers. Despite the appeal of IT to younger workers, those undertaking menial tasks are less likely to have access to

of Labour preceded a new management team tasked with implementing a strategy they did not develop. More recently, diluting the far-sighted, but sometimes poorly executed, mandatory HSNO Approved Handler requirement, in favour of expecting PCBUs to implement an equally robust qualification and proving it on demand, is clearly beyond SMEs.

540,000 SMEs contribute $65 billion or 35% of New Zealand’s GDP If workplace health and safety performance is to improve, the priority must surely be providing SMEs with comprehensive, user-friendly ‘compliance tools’, primarily training. Competent workers make fewer mistakes. Safe practice becomes instinctive for some of our experience. When mistakes occur, and instinct takes over, well-trained and confident workers ensure

Barry Dyer is the chief executive of Responsible Care NZ which provides practical products and services to enable compliance with New Zealand’s world class chemical management regime.

Talk to them today about your compliance requirements. Phone: +64 4 499 4311 Email: info@responsiblecarenz.com Website: www.responsiblecarenz.com

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The National Safety Show The largest national trade show for the workplace health & safety industry has arrived – along with more than 70 national and international exhibitors bursting at the seams to showcase, educate and sell their leading products and services

his year sees the return of the National Safety Show co-located with buildnz | designex New Zealand’s largest build, design and construction trade exhibition. We are excited to welcome the 1,000’s of industry professionals who will visit the combined exhibitions over the next two days. No other event has the size and scale to connect 5000+ trade visitors with over 150 exhibiting companies showcasing the leading products, services and technology to help them innovate and grow. Visitors this year will see an expanded Health Hub with Dr Tom and his free health tests and a number of other partners including Triton Hearing and Fit for Duty each of which will be offering health and wellbeing services for the benefit of you and your staff. Also new to this year is the Innovation Quarter. Come and experience some of the latest innovations that the industry has to offer, engage with industry experts and learn how they are

pushing the boundaries with their product and services. During the two days, National Safety Show will host a fantastic line up of free seminars delivered by leading industry professionals. From managing drug and alcohol screening to how drones and robotics are revolutionising the work place, and how changes in safety performance translates to increased productivity, performance and culture. There will be something for everyone to learn and grow from. Our keynote speaker Wayne (Buck) Shelford is a must see on Thursday at 11am. Wayne will be talking about his own personal journey, how you can apply what he has learnt in your workplace, and why it is so important to look after yourself. Go to page 22 for full details of seminar topics and speakers. What’s required of businesses today is often a lot more than what’s actually in place and the National Safety Show is committed to helping bridge the knowledge gap in health & safety

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for workplaces. If you have questions about health & safety in your own workplace and need confidential advice, the Advisory Lounge is the perfect place to have a one-to-one chat with our friendly advisors. There will be representatives from ACC, Worksafe, EMA, Sitesafe and NZISM all offering impartial advice in a relaxed environment. A great opportunity to get your business up-to-speed, safe for everyone, and some peace-ofmind. So grab a coffee and head over to the Advisory Lounge in Hall 1! The National Safety Show is proudly supported by numerous leading industry organisations and educational institutions. We would like to extend our gratitude to Media Solutions, the publishers of Industrial Safety News, ACC, Worksafe, EMA, NZISM and Sitesafe. If you think there’s any facet of this show that we can improve upon, then please send us an email at info@safetyshow.co.nz or join in our growing industry conversation

on facebook @nationalsafetyshow. Finally, we would like to thank all of the companies that have invested significant time, energy and resources into making this a “must attend” event for the workplace health and safety communities. The exhibitor products and services you experience in the coming two days are well suited to help making your workplace a safer and healthier environment for all. Good luck to everyone who has entered the draw to win a SurviveIt emergency pack and most of all - Have a great show!

Tony Waite *Compiled from audited visitor registrations **Prize draw terms and conditions are disclosed on competition advertisements in the first few pages of this magazine, or visit the website www.safetyshow.co.nz

Safe answers to safety questions you have always wanted to ask The National Safety Show introduces an advisory lounge where visitors can ask questions and get confidential advice about compliance and remedies from WorkSafe and other government agencies

he award-winning National Safety Show is the leading safety show in New Zealand for good reason. It offers the perfect opportunity for all businesses across New Zealand to discover the latest products and innovative solutions, engage with leading industry suppliers and to grow their business through valuable insights and know how. For years it has provided a powerful face-to-face platform for national and international exhibiting suppliers to showcase their products and services and meet industry decision-makers among the thousands of visitors. Its role today goes far beyond this. The provision of seminars covering the gamut of workplace safety was the beginning of reinforcing, in a practical way, a culture of safety in the workplace. They proved so popular XPO Exhibitions, the company behind the National Safety Show, began casting about for new ways to enhance the visitor experience at the show. “We see our role as providing the platform and the information you need to help you understand your workplace health and safety responsibilities, and ways to reduce health and safety risks in your business” says XPO Exhibitions Event Director Tony Waite. “Following the highly successful

and award-winning 2017 event, we conducted extensive visitor and exhibitor research in which we identified the need for greater engagement with local and central government agencies.” This will be achieved at this year’s show with the introduction of The National Safety Show Advisory Lounge, a place where visitors can grab a coffee and speak to representatives of WorkSafe, Sitesafe, EMA, ACC and NZISM in an informal and confidential manner.

“WorkSafe Zealand is pleased to be a part of the new initiative,” says the agency’s Construction Sector lead Craig Sengelow. “We think it’s a great opportunity for these agencies to come together to support New Zealand workplaces to be healthy and safe.” To generate further audience integration and relevant conversation, partners will provide regular informal presentations allowing visitors to get involved and ask questions or discuss the topic

Who will benefit most from the National Safety Show confidential advisory lounge? • Businesses of any size whose owners and managers who are not quite sure of the impact of the Act on their business or who may need comfort from knowing that if they took health and safety seriously before the Act the tweaks needed may be minimal. • Small business owners and managers who understand the significance of a Health & Safety plan and might have begun one or have one that is not detailed enough but are unsure of what to do next to comply. • Larger business health and safety representatives who may have specific questions about how to improve what they already have in place.

Who will benefit most from the National Safety Show confidential advisory lounge?

Typical questions that may be asked in confidence may relate understanding the Health & Safety at Work Act and how to equip themselves and employees to create a compliant and safer workplace. Or identifying existing risk and checking H&S policies with an expert to make sure they have all the bases covered. The idea is to take the Health & Safety culture among New Zealand business, both large and small, to the next level. “It’s about being better prepared for any eventuality that may arise and handle it in the appropriate way - not the ambulance at the foot of the cliff,” says Tony Waite. The advisory lounge idea evolved from discussions with XPO’s Exhibition Management team and WorkSafe on how best to overcome visitor reluctance to approach government agencies with issues relating to health and safety in their workplaces. “We all share the same vision that everyone who goes to work comes home healthy and safe. The Advisory Lounge will be a great place for businesses to talk through any concerns and ask questions,” says WorkSafe’s Chris Green. safetyshow.co.nz

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EXHIBITORS 3M

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94 Apollo Drive Rosedale Auckland Phone: 09 47 47 87 Website: www.3mnz.co.nz As a leading supplier of safety and protective equipment, 3M has been providing New Zealand workers with guidance, training, support, and personal protective equipment (PPE) for many years.

3S Safety Ltd

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PO Box 561 Palmerston North Phone: 0800 102 996 Email: sales@3ssafety.co.nz Website: www.3Ssafety.co.nz 3S Safety are suppliers of Innovative, Market leading Safety Solutions developed for the harshest NZ environments.

ACC

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PO Box 242 Wellington Phone: 027 218 0529 Website: www.acc.co.nz Learn about Workplace Safety Incentives, products that will more strongly link the levy you pay with your actual health and safety performance.

Advance Diagnostics

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108 The Terrace Berl House Wellington Phone: 04 479 6790 Email: sales@advancediagnostics.co.nz Website: www.advancediagnostics.co.nz Advance Diagnostics is a leading solution provider for managing risks associated with drugs and alcohol at workplaces.

Advanced Security Group Ltd

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363 East Tamaki Rd East Tamaki Auckland Phone: 09 253 9141 Email: alanm@asgl.co.nz Website: www.asgl.co.nz Advanced Security is NZ largest security company that works with many of New Zealand’s most security-sensitive organizations and corporations, nation-wide. We provide all electronic security systems and services.

APC Techsafe

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660 Rosebank Road Avondale Auckland Phone: 021 897 354 Email: craig@apc.co.nz Website: www.apc.co.nz APC Techsafe is the market leader in gas detection equipment in New Zealand. With over 30 years of experience bringing the latest technologies from the world’s leading suppliers to market, offering supply, service, calibration, training and support nationwide.

ARENZ Ltd

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2/34 Hannigan Drive St Johns Auckland Phone: 09 570 9604 Email: info@arenz.co.nz Website: www.arenz.co.nz ARENZ is New Zealand’s largest supplier of asbestos removal equipment and personal protection equipment.

Artizan Diamond

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726b Great South Road Penrose Auckland Phone: 027 420 9683 Email: roger@artizandiamond.co.nz Website: www.artizandiamond.co.nz Artizan Diamond is a Supplier of PPE Gear, Systems for Dust Collection, Vacuums, Diamond consumables including Blades, Drills, Grinding cups and Grinding shoes. Equipment

beforeUdig

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PO BOX 99748 Newmarket Auckland Phone: 09 846 0390 Email: marketing@beforeudig.co.nz Website: www.beforeudig.co.nz beforeUdig is a FREE referral service for information on underground infrastructure for an identified excavation site given.

BroLube

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PO Box 53229 Auckland Airport 10 Hobill Ave Wiri Phone: 0800 276 582 Email: info@brolube.co.nz Website: www.brolube.com BroLube manufactures and distributes Brofil Cabin Air Overpressure and Filtration Systems. Brofil will keep operators safe from harmful dust and airborne contaminants, including respirable crystalline silica, asbestos and toxic gases.

C.A.C Electrical Tag Testing Limited

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189A Stokes Valley Rd Stokes Valley Lower Hutt Phone: 027 555 6677 Email: office@tagtestingelectrical.co.nz Website: www.tagtestingelectrical.co.nz Electrical Tag Testing for all your compliance needs, keeping yourself, your staff and clients safe.

CardQuip

PO Box 630 Whangaparaoa Auckland Phone: 09 424 1212 Email: walter@cardquip.com Website: www.cardquip.com CardQuip are leading providers of ID Software and Card Printers for the manufacture of Photo ID cards, Licenses, Safety and Qualification Card. Our Card Accessories, Lanyards, Keypulls, Safety Armbands allow you to display the ID card in the appropriate manner. CardQuip the solutions provider.

Cartrack

6/21 Poland Road Wairau Valley Auckland Phone: 09 444 1244 Email: solutions@cartrack.nz Website: www.cartrack.co.nz GPS Tracking Asset Tracking Staff Tracking.

ChemAlert

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5 Ventnor Avenue West Perth Perth Australia Phone: +61 8 9322 1711 Email: andreas@rmt.com.au Website: www.rmtglobal.com Over 30 years helping organisations create a tradition of safety, RMT has become a recognised risk management technology provider with a reputation for relentless innovation.

Direct Safety NZ

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98 Carlton Gore Road Newmarket Auckland Phone: 09 930 6600 Email: support@directsafety.co.nz Website: www.directsafetygroup.com DirectSafety supplies lone worker solutions, a one-stop consultative process; identifying lone worker issues, helping develop H&S protocols.

EAPWorks

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8 King Edward Avenue Epsom Auckland Phone: 09 623 2950 Email: jonathan@eapworks.co.nz Website: www.eapworks.com Professional EAP provider. We work in active partnership, providing Counselling, Psychological Services,Critical Incident Response 24/7, AOD - Brief Intervention, Whistle Blower Service, Training + more.

EMA - Online Learning

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145 Khyber Pass Road Auckland 1023 Phone: 09 367 0962 Email: learnit@ema.co.nz Website: www.ema.co.nz The EMA offers ready-to-learn and bespoke online health and safety training. Engaging and interactive, our wide range of online health and safety courses and modules are perfect for most businesses.

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EMA - Health and Safety Services

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145 Khyber Pass Road Grafton Auckland Phone: 09 367 0996 Email: ohs@ema.co.nz Website: https://www.ema.co.nz/Pages/ Home.aspx EMA Health & Safety Services provide a comprehensive range of Health and Safety training programmes along with a full consultancy service. Good Health & Safety management is fundamental to operating a sustainable business. Let us help you!

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Enviropro NZ

PO Box 334090 Sunnynook Auckland Phone: 0800 767 236 Email: mike@enviropronz.co.nz Website: www.enviropronz.co.nz We specialise in supplying your spill response products and training to assist you in reducing your company’s environmental impact and ensuring you’re compliant with NZ’s HSNO Legislation.

Equiptec

178

144 Taradale Road Onekawa Napier Phone: 06 842 0222 Email: sales@equiptec.co Website: www.equiptec.co Equiptec - Global Reach, Global Quality. We are suppliers of innovative & meticulously manufactured working at height platforms & Aluminium Mobile Scaffold products.

Fibresafe Training

139

2/34 Hannigan Drive St Johns Auckland Phone: 0508 358 500 Email: beth@fibresafetraining.co.nz Website: www.fibresafetraining.co.nz Fibresafe Training is your one source for all Asbestos Education and Training nationally. High quality training for asbestos removal, supervision, surveying and assessment.

Fit for Duty

Health Hub

PO Box 302 004 North Harbour Auckland Phone: 027 669 8737 Email: rachel@fitforduty.co.nz Website: www.fitforduty.co.nz Fit for Duty offers an Occupational Health service that educates, diagnoses and treats employees with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Untreated OSA is known to contribute to fatigue-related severe accidents and severe health consequences.

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Fit Fleet Ltd

181

44 Baxter Michael Cres Leamington Cambridge Phone: 0800 20 50 84 Email: james@fitfleet.co.nz Website: www.fitfleet.co.nz Fit Fleet is an Android phone application which helps manage your driver and vehicle fleet. It asks the questions of your workers actively involving them in the daily checking process.

Gaprie Ltd

126

277 Joyce Road Pyes Pa Tauranga Phone: 027 510 8005 Email: jenny@gaprie.com Website: www.gaprie.com Mobile Fall Protection Systems NEW TO N.Z. Lifeline Fall Arrest Trailer-complete overhead fall protection system mounted on a towable trailer. Mini restricted Space Cube with self-retracting lifeline provides sites with an overhead anchorage point that can be moved around.

GHL Temp Fence & Hire Sales

134

PO 59 Orewa Auckland Phone: 0800 836 733 Email: sales@ghlgroup.co.nz Website: www.GHLgroup.co.nz With over 10 years’ experience in Temporary Fencing GHL Group stocks a wide range of temporary fencing panels, feet, clamps, gates, support stays, shade cloth & scaff net – GHL Temp Fence have everything you need to secure your site.

Grisport & No.8 Footwear

243

27 Nelson St Pukekohe 2340 Phone: 0800 289 675 Email: sales@safetyatwork.co.nz Website: grisport.co.nz, http://www.no8footwear.co.nz Grisport and No.8 Safety Footwear. Grisport is premium Italian made safety footwear for the ultimate in comfort and style. Come and see the latest designs and styles. No 8 Footwear - designed for Kiwis by Kiwis. Stronger, wider, safer and amazingly comfortable.

Hard Hat Recruits

Suite 3, 44 Silverdale Street Silverdale Auckland Phone: 09 282 3156 Email: jobs@hardhatrecruits.co.nz Website: www.hardhatrecruits.co.nz Hard Hat Recruits - your specialists in infrastructure, construction, engineering, civil roading, energy, water and utilities recruitment. Contact the Team on 09 282 3156 or email jobs@hardhatrecruits.co.nz

Haztec

143

PO Box 199 Silverdale Auckland Phone: 09 426 5902 Email: info@haztec.co.nz Website: www.haztec.co.nz Hazardous Substance compliance consultancy certification and training under the Health and Safety Act.

HealthSafe NZ Limited

167

10a Morningside Drive Morningside Auckland Phone: 0800 357 242 Email: support@healthsafe.co.nz Website: www.healthsafe.co.nz HealthSafe supports businesses to deliver Health and Safety requirements that protect people and save lives. HealthSafe’s innovative SaaS solutions include ‘SecurePass’.

ihub

423 East Coast Rd Mairangi Bay Auckland Phone: 027 536 5505 Email: adrian@ihublogin.com ihub is a software system for organisations to manage all of their assets, certifications, vehicles and health and safety requirements.

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999 Whangaparaoa Road Matakatia Auckland Phone: 027 564 7779 Email: mike@infrastructurebuild.com Website: www.safetynews.co.nz / www.infrastructurenews.co.nz Media Solutions is the official magazine of the National Safety Show and the publisher of AsiaPacific Infrastructure Property & Build. Free weekly EDM. Go to website to sign up.

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PO Box 22671 Otahuhu Auckland Phone: 09 526 0096 Email: sales@instrumatics.co.nz Website: www.instrumatics.co.nz/products Instrumatics in conjunction with Crowcon gas detection will be presenting a full range of solutions to ensure the safety of staff from poisonous and flammable gases.

KYND Wellness

Health Hub

39A Gordon Ave, Milford North Shore 0620 Phone: 027 496 7637 Email: mike@drtomonamission.com Website: www.kyndwellness.com We provide a KYND Wellness platform for organisations of all sizes and their employees to engage in wellness.

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PO Box 278 Kumeu Auckland Phone: 09 415 7766 Email: sales@laddersolutions.co.nz Website: laddersolutions.co.nz / teamsystems.net.au Indalex Ladders has an extensive range of Heavy duty and Industrial ladders. Step, Platform, Dual Purpose, Extension and Linesman Ladders are designed and manufactured to meet or exceed the Australian and New Zealand Standards.

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273A Church Street Onehunga Auckland Phone: 0800 529 437 Email: info@layher.co.nz Website: www.layher.co.nz Layher is the world’s largest manufacturer of modular scaffolding and New Zealand’s leading supplier of scaffolding, shoring, stairway, mobile tower, weather protection and builders hoist products for residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure sectors.

Major Oak Safety Training Ltd

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1 Te Puru Creek Road Te Puru Thames Phone: 07 868 2565 Email: info@most.kiwi.nz Website: www.most.kiwi.nz The Most relevant training! On your site, on your equipment for your industry. H&S Rep, Cranes, Telehandler, Forklift & Cage, Height safety, Mewp’s, Risk management, Loto, Jsa, Endorsements. Osh Qualifications, Manufacturing Qualifications, Laundry Qualifications Crane Qualifications & More!!

Martor

Unit 6, 17 Bate Close Pakenham Victoria Phone: +61 3 5940 4476 Email: info@martoraustralia.com.au Website: www.martor.com Sharpen your focus on Safety Knives. MARTOR is a world leading innovator of Safety Knives and Cutters of the highest quality. With a comprehensive range, all designed and manufactured in Solingen, Germany, we are here to help you make cutting safer.

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84 Stanleys Road Harewood Christchurch Phone: 021 864 693 Email: miniliftschch@gmail.com Website: www.minilifts.co.nz Mini lifts is a new company that have designed and manufactured a new electric scissor lift that can be dismantled and carried by two people. The mini lift is a very light machine that can be driven or transported by hand to areas that you can not access with other scissor lifts.

myosh HSEQ Management Software

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8/7 Hector Street West Osborne Park Phone: +61 4 3491 7358 Email: support@myosh.com Website: www.myosh.com myosh enables organisations to improve workplace health and safety with software that is powerful, yet easy to use. Features include interactive dashboards, cutting edge mobile apps and over 100 modules that integrate and adapt to your unique requirements.

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32 Birmingham Drive Christchurch 8140 Phone: 0800 233 243 Email: firstaid@redcross.org.nz Website: redcross.org.nz Look after your family and staff with New Zealand’s premium first aid training provider. We help companies become compliant with Health & Safety regulations. Unsure of what you require? Let our customer care team run you through a first aid needs analysis.

10 Holt Place Harewood Christchurch Phone: 0800 357 003 Email: sales.nz@zeroheightsafety.com Website: zeroheightsafety.com PBI Height Safety are the manufacturer of market leading ZERO & APEX height safety PPE and the distributor of CAMP and Skylotec brands.

NZ Loneworker Solutions Ltd

15 Williams Street Cambridge 3434 Phone: 027 936 6531 Email: info@plugfones.co.nz Website: www.plugfones.com Plugfones Safety Rated Earplugs + Audio The ultimate hearing protection + listening experience Class 3 Safety earplug; NZ/ AUS National Standards compliant ASA/NZ s1270 Over 500,000 sold - Wired & Bluetooth models Comfort twist plugs Dynamic sound Seamless call integration & noise cancelling mic.

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4 Somerset Street Hamilton 3240 Phone: 0800 834 755 Email: james@nzloneworker.co.nz Website: soloprotect.com/nz SoloProtect supplies lone worker solutions, we use a consultative process; identifying lone worker issues, helping develop loneworker protocols. Providing customised GPS, cellular or satellite-based products, training users, management with ongoing support and an in-house 24/7 monitoring centre.

NZISM

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PO Box 128 532 Remuera Auckland Phone: 027 524 3911 Email: admin@nzism.org Website: www.nzism.org NZISM is the largest professional body of H&S practitioners in New Zealand. We have an internationally aligned professional membership pathway & accreditation scheme & continual professional development programme.

Optica Life Accessories

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5 Moncur Place, Addington Christchurch Phone: 0508 96 33 33 Email: brent@optica.co.nz Website: www.opticaaccessories.com Optica delivers quality, innovative life accessories via multiple channels on a global scale. In Health & Safety, we specialise in lens cleaning products designed to clean and protect PPE safety glasses.

Paccon Safety

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62 Wakefield St Onekawa Napier Phone: 06 842 1468 Email: sales@pacconnz.co.nz Website: www.pacconsafety.co.nz Paccon Safety is a national distributor of PPE gear. Just released in the market our new range of Electrical Hazard boots certified to exceed ASTM2413/11 standard of 18KV, & our Arc rated clothing.

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42 Tawa Drive, Suite B, Building C Albany Albany Phone: 027 289 3035 Email: carol@prostate.org.nz Website: prostate.org.nz The Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand promotes awareness; provides peer support to men who are dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, as well as their partners and families; educates about prostate problems and prostate cancer and funds research into early diagnosis.

QSi

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6/20 Pacific Place Whanganui Phone: 06 348 9522 Email: info@qsisafety.com Website: qsisafety.com QSi is a New Zealand owned manufacturer/ importer of first aid, medical, spill control, height safety, signage, workwear, arc/fire retardant clothing, and general safety products. We offer custom branding and bespoke manufacturing services including photoluminescent (glow-in-dark) safety products.

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11/11 Karp Court Bundall Gold Coast Phone: +61 07 3235 6250 Email: aimees@safetymate.com.au Website: www.safetymate.com.au We believe that when it comes to Hand Protection, only the best is good enough. As the exclusive suppliers of market leading glove brands such as ATG, Ringers, MecDex and SW disposable gloves, Safety Mate offers the highest quality products from the world’s best glove manufacturers.

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PO Box 305206 Triton Plaza Auckland Phone: 09 478 9047 Email: craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz Website: www.safetynetsnz.co.nz Market leading national provider of safety net fall protection systems for construction sites. We also provide debris/fall protection systems for re-roof work, & perimeter fan netting protection on multi storey buildings. Winner Excellence in Innovation (Auckland North),Westpac Business Awards.

Safety Step NZ

PO Box 343 Drury Auckland Phone: 09 271 4355 Email: dean.c@safetystep.co.nz Website: www.safetystep.co.nz SAFETYSTEP New Zealand is recognized across the globe as the leading experts in the provision of integrated pedestrian safety systems that combine the very latest innovations in Anti-Slip technology.

Safety ’n Action

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7B Ride Way Albany Auckland Phone: 0800 222 388 Email: sheryl.jones@safetynaction.co.nz Website: safetynaction.co.nz Safety ‘n Action is New Zealand’s leading provider of health and safety training, delivering over 65 courses nationwide. Our 35+ expert trainers, can either train on your site, or at one of our ten purpose-built training centres.

SafetyBase

PO Box 39327 Howick Auckland Phone: 021 903 314 Email: info@safetypro.co.nz Website: www.safetybase.co.nz SafetyBase - a New Zealand designed “cloud” Health & Safety Management System. It’s up to date with current legislation and usable on mobile device and desktop. A fully comprehensive safety system with a creative, customisable option for your business.

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630 Kaikorai Valley Rd Dunedin Phone: 03 478 8110 Email: t.hopkins@scott.co.nz Website: www.scottautomation.com SCOTT specialises in the design and manufacture of automated production, robotics and process machinery. A leading expert in automation & robotic solutions globally that improve productivity, reliability, yield, and safety for manufacturers and processors.

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Shaw’s Standen’s

C/- PO Box 4360 Shortland Street Auckland Phone: 0800 782633 Email: sales@wireropes.co.nz Website: www.wireropes.co.nz STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. 148-years combined experience. We are 100% focused on heavy industry, making us New Zealand’s largest privately-owned, independent experts in Lifting, Rigging and Industrial Safety supply and service.

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SHE Software

4 / 24 Porter Drive Havelock North Phone: 09 889 1444 Email: apac.sales@shesoftware.com Website: www.shesoftware.com SHE Software’s health and safety management solution, Assure, is used by more than 850 organisations globally. Cleverly designed to keep the user experience simple.

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23-25 Jarden Mile Ngauranga Wellington Phone: 04 815 9180 Email: comments@sitesafe.org.nz Website: www.sitesafe.org.nz Site Safe is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes, inspires and supports a culture of health and safety in the New Zealand construction industry.

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Level 11, 19-21 Como Street Takapuna Auckland Phone: 09 489 5296 Email: sales@sitesoft.com Website: www.sitesoft.com The SiteSoft Solution helps ensure a thorough supervision of health and safety related aspects for your workplace, controlling and monitoring access, allowing identification of risks and hazards, providing induction controls and allows easy communications to those on or in a workplace.

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SkillSelect

#02-104, 7 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, Singapore Phone: 07 808 0609 Email: hire@skillselect.sg Website: www.skillselect.sg SkillSelect offers employers a free (zero-fee) placement service for permanent roles in the civil, technical and construction sector for candidates from Singapore, with arrival around 6 weeks from hiring.

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Smart Asset

702 Remuera Road, Remuera Phone: 021 032 8301 Email: hello@smartasset.io Website: www.smartasset.io Smart Asset platform enables organisations to monitor and manage their electronic systems/assets in real-time from our Android, iOS & Web application. Smart Asset hardware easily integrates with most common industry systems.

International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) is New Zealand's national authority for the accreditation of laboratories, inspection bodies and radiology practices. It accredits laboratories in all sectors, including medical testing, dairy testing, meat testing, drinking water testing, as well as mechanical and physical testing. It also accredits inspection bodies for engineering safety, food safety, and fire protection activities, and Building Consent Authorities.

Making life easier Talk to IANZ about integrated accreditation solutions for your industry. Building Consent Safety assurance Certified products For confidence through accreditation, choose IANZ. ianz.govt.nz 09 525 6655

For a nominal fee of $199, IANZ offers a service whereby it can use its network of accreditation bodies around the world to check that test reports from the originating countries have actually been done by an accredited laboratory. “It is always better to understand the issues in advance and prevent problems arising rather than having to sort out expensive problems after the event,” says Chief Executive Dr Richards. An independent investigation by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research recently demonstrated the crucial role accreditation plays in supporting the New Zealand economy, with IANZ now supporting industries accounting for $35.8 billion of the country’s GDP. It also supports production in sectors that employ over 357,700 workers, 17% of all employment in New Zealand.

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T3Teams

2 Harrison Road Mt Wellington Auckland Phone: 09 526 0528 Email: info@stjohn.org.nz Website: www.stjohn.org.nz St John provides a full range of NZQA certified first aid training with flexible delivery options available throughout New Zealand. We also provide AEDs and first aid kits and supplies.

Staffy Scaffold

41 Gresham Street Tainui Dunedin Phone: 021 108 1696 Email: hannes@t3teams.com Website: www.t3teams.com Compliance through sustainability. Creating tomorrow’s teams today.

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Unit 35 Waters Meeting Britannia Way Bolton, Lancashire. BL2 2HH (UK) Phone: 0044 1204 363515 Email: Sales@standsafe.co.uk Website: www.standsafe.co.uk StandSafe is a supplier of contemporary HI VIS clothing and WORKWEAR. From the UK, we supply our unique StandSafe branded clothing to stockists and category buyers in a wide array of sectors.

Structured Build and Lift Systems Ltd

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102 Muhunoa West Road Levin Levin Phone: 021 472 799 Email: neil@buildandlift.co.nz Website: www.buildandlift.co.nz Build and Lift is an innovative roof lifting company. Our system is designed to improve efficiency and safety within the building industry. Reducing overall project time, minimising working at height, as well as reducing costs.

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Building E, Unit 5 - 63 Apollo Drive Albany Auckland Phone: 09 479 4332 Email: lauren.hobson@tdda.com Website: www.tdda.com The Drug Detection Agency Creating DrugFree Environments - Policy Design - Training & Education - Mobile On-Site Drug & Alcohol Testing - Laboratory Services.

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PO BOX 12099 Ahuriri Napier Phone: 021 764 650 Email: info@staffy.co.nz Website: www.staffy.co.nz A NZ born company established by Tradies out of their own need. Specialising in design, manufacture and distribution of aluminium scaffold systems to the NZ trade through trade merchants nationwide.

StandSafe Ltd

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Unit 42 16 Jamaica Drive Grenada North Wellington Phone: 04 232 5111 Email: steven@survive-it.co.nz Website: www.survive-it.co.nz Supply products and ongoing maintenance Civil Defence kits, grab bags, vehicle kits, first aid, defibrillators, spill response and containment, hazardous storage, fire suppression, flood products & seismic monitoring.

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Suite 5695 PO Box 106910 Auckland City Phone: 09 280 3332 Email: sales@theglovecompany.co.nz Website: theglovecompany.co.nz If you’re as passionate about gloves as we are then come and see us! Come and try on our most popular gloves or just ask lots of questions. See you there!

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PO Box 1087 Baulkham Hills NSW Australia Phone: +61 2 8678 1573 Email: sales@tradingdownunder.com.au Website: www.tradingdownunder.com.au Trading Downunder is the exclusive importer of high quality brands, Puma Safety, Gator Safety and Jonsson Workwear for the Australian and New Zealand markets.

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4/59 Victoria Street Onehunga Auckland Phone: 027 300 1188 Email: sales@trafficrus.co.nz Website: www.trafficrus.co.nz Traffic R Us started in 2008 with a small tightknit team, since then we have grown substantially and now supply products all over New Zealand. At Traffic R Us all of our are here to support your company for the mutual benefit of both our organisations.

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Triton Hearing

Health Hub

139 Remuera Road 1050 Auckland Phone: 0800 45 45 42 Email: info@tritonhearing.co.nz Website: www.tritonhearing.co.nz We are passionate about what we do for our clients and also the wider community. We believe access to good hearing health and solutions improves quality of life for our clients and their families.

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7 Peterkin Street Lower Hutt Wellington Phone: 0800 500 147 Email: info@vanguardgroup.co.nz Website: www.vanguardgroup.co.nz At Vanguard, we stand between you and harm. We help improve vehicle and pedestrian safety on your site. Key areas we work with are: speed calming, vehicle and pedestrian segregation, barrier protection systems, exclusion zones and asset protection.

VisTab

Level 1/72 Moorhouse Ave, Addington, Christchurch 8011 Phone: 03 929 0639 Email: daveb@vistab.co.nz Website: www.vistab.co.nz VisTab is an online visitor/contractor management system - which could be just a simple sign in/sign out tablet on the front desk, to a comprehensive procedure that replaces a pile of manuals and a series of clip boards.

Worksafe

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PO Box 165 Customhouse quay Wellington Phone: 0800 030 040 Email: info@worksafe.govt.nz Website: www.worksafe.govt.nz New Zealand has unacceptably high rates of workplace fatalities, serious harm injuries and work-related disease and illness. WorkSafe is New Zealand’s workplace health and safety regulator and we’re here to work with businesses and workers to make Kiwi workplaces healthier and safer.

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he National Health and Safety Leaders’ Summit at the Safety 360 event this March brings Safety II and other key topics to the forefront of discussion. The 2018 Hazardous Substances Management Summit at the same event seeks to acquaint participants with practical solutions to workplace chemical dilemmas. There are two other summits Health and Wellbeing and Occupational Health. Many believe it is time for a change in our approach to workplace safety. Businesses have adopted an approach to health and safety which leaves workers inundated in paperwork and protocols warning them of the risks in their job and mandating how to deal with breaches in health and safety codes. The goal of this approach is to work towards a society of Zero Harm – which focuses on having no incidents Unfortunately, this approach has had the unintended effect of stifling proactive thought about health and safety risk and disengages the workforce. This attitude toward health and safety is referred to as Safety I and tries to deliver on the unrealistic goal of no accidents – avoiding the fact that things

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actually do go wrong. There’s nothing fundamentally bad about this approach, but in reality it leads to a focus on stopping small events from happening, diverting attention from critical risk events. Increasingly, organisations are adopting a Safety II approach to their health and safety practice. Health and safety managers realise that the best people to mitigate risk are those who are at the coalface. “Organisations have traditionally desired as much central control over their people and activities as possible. But this compliance-based approach may not be the best way to manage work and safety in modern, complex and dynamic environments,” says Dave Provan, PhD candidate in Griffiths’ Safety Science Innovation Lab. “Safety I isn’t applied well to modern environments where safety incidents fall outside the prescribed manual. Safety II applies a mindset of ‘what could go right?’, rather than detailed scenarios of wrongdoing. “Safety II describes a different approach, one that is centred around openness, collaboration and flexibility, such that the people performing the work are enabled and supported to adapt their work as needed to overcome

the gaps, challenges, surprises, multiple conflicting goals, limited resources, and pressures to always achieve more." Jono Brent, Chief Executive of Connetics is a pioneer of the Safety II paradigm in his business – a high risk contracting, engineering and logistics company. Brent stresses the importance of being a visible leader, driving proactive health and safety through communication. A key factor of applying Safety II is supporting health and safety with two-way communication that allows for health and safety protocols to be continually improved, revised and supported by both management and workers. “While we have achieved great things under the Safety I paradigm, unfortunately the top down, hierarchal approach to safety has left our staff, who are at the heart of our efforts to keep safe, disengaged with current safety practices. “At Connetics, we have been using the philosophies of Safety II to put our staff at the centre of the solution and giving them the chance to design their own solutions that drive improved culture and safety performance.

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The future of electricity management Recent storms in Auckland and the power outages that ensued put Auckland and New Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electricity infrastructure under scrutiny once again, Murray Dyer observes

here was much media commentary around whether we are spending enough on our infrastructure investment, and whether it is adequate. Some factions questioned why network companies still have not converted electricity network lines to underground systems. While new build areas such as Aucklandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hobsonville are being successfully developed to include underground electricity infrastructure, and a number of network companies around the country are actively converting poles and wires to underground network structures as per maintenance and replacement programs, many parts of the country will continue to run on existing infrastructure. Making an assessment of optimal electrical infrastructure system to service an area is complex as whilst under-grounding may be an option, it is costly and exposed to seismic activity (such as the infrastructure affected by the Christchurch earthquake). A broader replacement program would seriously challenge the labour market to deliver projects from skilled electrical workers, not to mention the huge cost to the consumer of a large-scale infrastructure upgrade. This would also occur in an environment where the new government is already conducting a review of the electricity market to ensure it is delivering an efficient and cost-effective service. Therefore, a balanced approach is key and it might look something like this: data capture and analysis for targeted maintenance, replacement programmes and vegetation management, together with better understanding of the individual consumer and their capability to be self-sufficient, and whether the network

can use localized on-site solar and battery power to support it during outages. This means natural hazards will have to be identified and assessed for specific areas, including the modelling of the effects of climate change. Questions will be whether the area is more exposed to tropical type storms and if a once-in-adecade event is now an annual risk, if it is acceptable, and whether consumers understand that to have greater security of supply they need to pay more for system redundancy or be an active part of the solution. It also begs the question whether this becomes a broader government infrastructure issue. If we want to move to a higher wage economy we require greater productivity. Therefore, should industrial areas have greater infrastructure investment? In more practical terms a balanced approach would be using real time meter data to better manage the network, from a pre-emptive and real time perspective. If we had more information available for scrutiny on individual connection points (the consumer level) as opposed to substation level (an entire suburb) which is what network companies have traditionally focused on, would it make it easier to detect and address outage issues? This type of data analysis would bridge the gap between network companies and their customers (as opposed to being separated by the retailer owning the relationship) via the better use of data and controls for more dynamic grid management. This still does not replace people with chainsaws trimming back trees from power lines and core

infrastructure to reduce the key risk as per the recent outages, but it will support the broader management and optimisation of the networks. It will better to pinpoint shortfalls and faults that can lead to a more targeted response and an improved understanding of who is at the end of the connection and whether to prioritise the response: is it an old peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home with medically dependent residents or is it just an empty warehouse? The first stage would be utilising modern wide-area network communications to manage real time data by linking the individual connection point GPS mapping with vegetation maps, mapping energy use and consumer profiles (solar/ battery and electric vehicles), that within a data protected environment, provides the tool set to pre-empt and optimise the networks. Does the network have access and controls to the consumer to utilize their solar power, battery or electric vehicle (mobile battery) that can manage short term interruptions? This is the start of a journey where network companies will evolve from being asset managers to solution providers, actively using broader data sets, data

analytics and real time communications to keep the lights on and support the move from individual energy consumers to prosumers. The solution is not necessarily to build more physical infrastructure, but to better plan a maintenance and replacement program through better use of data, data analytics, that in time leads to utilising two-way communications and controls with individual consumer sites for real time management of assets.

Murray Dyer is Managing Director, Simply Group, whose subsidiary technology businesses Axos Systems and Ampli provide smart meter enabled technology solutions and data analytic services to network company clients

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Embracing high density development Harrison Grierson's Technical Leader for Urban Development, Hayley Ellison, believes that we need to be bolder and embrace the positives associated with higher density living, instead of finding reasons not to do it

his new focus creates an opportunity for the market to lead brownfield development and building in more sustainable locations, planning for future living that is better for the environment and our wellbeing. There is so much talk about the need to increase density in our urban areas, about creating more compact cities and ending urban sprawl. There is even extensive spending proposed and, in some cases, budgeted for significant improvements to public transport and infrastructure which would, along with reducing congestion and carbon emissions, enable higher density residential development in sustainable locations. However, the delivery of higher density development has been limited to date and mention of high-density development is met with trepidation. Since my return to New Zealand I’ve heard much about medium-density developments comprising terraced housing. I believe there is a need for all types of housing in New Zealand and accept that apartment living is not suitable for everyone. However, to face up to the housing crisis in Auckland and

the emerging crisis in other main centres, and to address the environmental and wellbeing issues of urban sprawl, it is essential that we build more housing in existing centres on previously developed land to a higher density.

What do we mean by high density?

Density can be defined as the spatial compactness of urban development in a given area (Department of Internal Affairs). Housing can be measured in dwellings per hectare. Typical urban densities being achieved in New Zealand at present are: for single family

dwellings per net hectare are not unusual. It is too easy to be fixated on the numbers and judge development by a density calculation because it is tangible. However, the dwellings per hectare resulting from urban development should be a product of high quality design rather than a simple mathematical formula used to determine whether the development is suitable. Historically in the UK, local planning authorities included minimum density guidelines in their equivalent of the District Plan. In recent years these prescrip-

and stakeholders were primarily focused on the quality of the development and community that would be created. Compare that to the New Zealand planning system, in which density controls have typically been a tool to limit density – there was a considerable outcry from resident groups when the mediation process for the Auckland Unitary Plan first postulated removing density as a control on development capacity. Density really is just a number, if high quality development can be delivered creating a sense of place and community. We talk about developing higher density housing in New Zealand because currently housing is delivered at densities that result in urban sprawl and the associated implications of that. We’ll be doing urban development really well in New Zealand when we’ve stopped referring to density – either as a target or as a cap and are just building high quality schemes in sustainable locations and creating communities where we enjoy living.

"to address the environmental and wellbeing issues of urban sprawl, it is essential that we build more housing in existing centres on previously developed land to a higher density" homes on individual sections, 15-30 dwellings per net hectare; for duplex and terraced houses 30 to 60 dwellings per net hectare; and for low rise (often ‘walk-up’’ apartments) 60-100 dwellings per net hectare. Apartment blocks can and do achieve much greater densities. As a function of their height for an apartment block, 150-250

tive measures have made way for design guidance and insistence from the local planning authorities that high quality design be delivered enabling suitable higher density development. In London, I have worked on development schemes with densities that equate to 350 – 500 dwellings per hectare. However, the planning authority

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housing issues in New Zealand, and Auckland in particular, is that it will take decades. We’ve heard for years that the targeted numbers of new dwellings in Auckland are not being achieved. There are no quick fixes. For long-term development planning to work, there needs to be a long-term plan which is adhered to by successive governments. This includes continuity and commitment to the essential infrastructure projects to support urban growth and development. And while we’re planning for the future, are we also planning for the changes to the way we live and to how our communities will function? The quarter-acre dream cannot be a reality for most. Affordability of housing (or lack of), changing technology, and an aging demographic are already influencing our lifestyle choices. Such changes are only going to be more extreme in the future. But change does not have to be bad and, in fact, if planned for it can be great.

For example, what are the opportunities for New Zealand’s aging population? Could we plan our urban areas to increase the opportunities for older people living in higher density developments within cities, with access to public services, shops and their communities? Addressing loneliness and isolation issues for the elderly and in fact all the community has recently been acknowledged as important to good mental and physical health and needs to be

We need to actively manage our urban areas to address spatial and social issues now and in the future, recognising that this takes time.

What’s happened so far?

The focus of urban development in New Zealand has always been and continues to be greenfield, with the lion’s share of new housing occurring on newly subdivided greenfield land. In established areas, redevelopment of traditional quarter-acre

developments – some good and some not so good– followed. Many were tainted with ‘leaky building’ problems due to construction techniques, and rightly or wrongly some correlation between density and construction quality began to be perceived by the buying public. Also in the late 1990s to mid2000s, a surge of apartment development occurred in Auckland’s CBD. They were mainly small and the design quality was often poor. Many of these buildings also became ‘leaky’, which has meant that historic construction techniques have held back medium-high density development, also leaving a stigma about apartments. For ‘Mum and Dad’ investors, a much safer investment is detached brick and tile houses, which are reliable and known to stand the test of time, without the complications of body corporate arrangements. A positive, however, of these early experiments in apartment living was that they set in train – by establishing a resident population in the Auckland and

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planned for accordingly. Planning for growth in urban areas has obvious benefits in terms of reducing sprawl, travelling times and congestion, but it can also have positive benefits for our wellbeing if communities are created where people can live, shop, socialise and possibly even work in their local neighbourhoods.

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sections by infill development (additional houses) has also been reasonably common. ‘Medium density housing’ in locations focused around centres and transit nodes was first recognised in many of our statutory planning documents in the mid to late 1990s. A flurry of terraced house-based

Stonefields Reserve offers a mix of housing types

Wellington CBDs – a long term revitalisation of both centres, which today are far more vibrant than they were 20 years ago. However, to date, there has been very limited high-density development in New Zealand. Another encouraging change which occurred in the early 2000s was the emergence of the first larger scale (typically 100 hectares plus) master planned residential communities. By design and by economic necessity these developments began to embrace terraced style housing and began to successfully achieve greater density with strong market acceptance. Possibly the most representative market-led example of a master-planned community has been Stonefields, a Harrison Grierson project with Stonefields Communities Limited and Fletcher Residential Limited. The 2,500-home redevelopment makes good use of the 105ha former Mt Wellington quarry. Since its commencement in 2005 it has progressively intro-

duced family housing typologies (detached, duplex, terrace), small home terraced living, and now 4-6 storey apartments, supported by a school and local centre, multiple neighbourhood parks and a major wetland area. Stonefields is still a relatively low-density development by empirical standards. However, it demonstrates that a variety of housing types are attractive to the market and so is higher density when delivered as part of a scheme that creates a

ing Area legislation has had the positive effect of increasing the number of consents granted for housing in urban areas. The legislation has also brought about increased expectations of land values where residential rezoning and consents have been obtained. While additional housing was delivered, the numbers did not represent the number of consents granted in areas that been identified for more housing. Land banking resulted because

greenfield developments adding minimum house size to covenants, which impacts the price point and restricts many buyers from the market.

What should be done?

As we move forward with addressing the housing issues in New Zealand, there are four key steps to success: • Be bold and accept that not everything is going to be exactly right It seems that in some places we are so desperate to get the outcomes absolutely right that as a consequence we do nothing. There are valuable lessons to be learned from overseas that are of immense help. While no one wants new development to be unsuccessful, we’re missing opportunities to enhance our urban environment by delaying decisions to implement residential-led, mixed use development in city centres. • Plan positively for growth Much of New Zealand’s plan-

"While local investors have a shorter view and are more likely to build and move on, foreign investors can often take a longer view and are less inclined to progress development quickly" positive community with a mixture of uses and amenities. By the early 2010s, it became evident that Auckland was falling well behind its required production of dwellings to meet demand. First introduced in 2013 as a fast track way of implementing aspects of the emerging Unitary Plan, the recent Special Hous-

of different markets getting involved in the development industry. While local investors have a shorter view and are more likely to build and move on, foreign investors can often take a longer view and are less inclined to progress development quickly. Also, there are unfortunately still

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Harrison Grierson worked with the developer to deliver quality housing on the former quarry site at Stonefields, Auckland

ning framework is prescriptive and restrictive. While the Resource Management Act impacts the processes we work with, the Act (s75) sets out that a District Plan must state the objectives for the district and policies to implement the objectives. And rules, if any, to implement the policies. There’s no reference in the RMA to the arbitrary height, side and front yard rules, for example, that have made their way into many District Plans. The extensive and complex sets of District Plan rules introduce obstacles that would make nearly all higher density urban development projects at least a discretionary activity, and often one which will involve either public notification or at least the involvement of neighbours as affected parties (both of which introduce high risk for the developer). The proximity and height of development yielding higher density would almost inevitably

be contrary to the ‘rules’. This is despite what appears to be general consensus on the need to deliver much needed new homes in more sustainable locations and in a form that increases density in our cities. The Mayor of London designated 33 Opportunity Areas and worked with the local planning authorities and stakeholders to publish Planning Frameworks for those designated areas. These did not supersede or circumnavigate the planning policies for the area, but they did set out expectations for the

islation provided an opportunity for positive planning for housing. However, this approach needs to be considered more widely for higher density mixed-use development within our urban areas to deliver much needed housing and associated amenities in sustainable locations. • Work together collaboratively for good outcomes There seems to be an ‘us and them’ culture between the public and private sector in the development industry, which is holding back the opportunity to deliver the housing and communities we

together to overcome these, recognising that both parties are going to have to give a little. Working together for the benefit of all sectors will help deliver the pipeline of housing we need and the public benefits that can be achieved through high quality urban development. • Embrace higher density mixed use development and the benefits it can bring to the community Smaller footprints from taller buildings create opportunities for open spaces and public uses at the ground floor, bringing activity and vibrancy and making places safer and more liveable. Less than 10 years ago, the majority of urban development in London was ground-scraping built form, which restricted daylight and sunlight into the development site and gave little to the public realm. In suitable locations the development of taller buildings has enabled the developers to

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number of new homes and jobs that would be delivered and positively planned for the anticipated growth – giving developers and stakeholders more certainty about the future. The Special Housing Areas leg-

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need. Greater collaboration between the public and private sector, and the community organisations and trusts that also deliver housing, is needed to understand the difficulties for each and to work better

achieve their profit margins while providing access and amenities to the wider community within the new development. Clearly not all sites are suitable for tall buildings, but embracing the opportunities, where appropriate, to build higher density development will enable the industry and practitioners to work with stakeholders to achieve the type of development that is so often discussed. In London, Hayley’s work on previously developed land and constrained sites helped to create thousands of new homes, including affordable housing, new jobs and public and private amenities.

Stonefields features terraced housing

Where to from here?

New Zealand is a unique country with unique urban areas. One solution will not fit all cities or even parts of cities, but taking a more positive approach to the planning of our urban environment and the benefits that higher density living can afford would be giant step in the right direction. We have the opportunity to leap-frog the years spent by many overseas cities which made mistakes or poor decisions about their urban growth and jump straight to the way their thinking

has evolved. This includes providing inclusive environments that respond and connect to the existing neighbourhoods while creating new homes, jobs and amenities that make up new communities. It’s an exciting time in New Zealand’s urban growth.

Urban development, including the associated infrastructure, is high on the political agenda. We need to capitalise on the ambition to develop great places for people to live, work and play by planning positively for growth and working collaboratively to make it happen.

Hayley Ellison is Technical Leader for Urban Development at professional engineering and design consultancy, Harrison Grierson, and worked on highprofile major redevelopment projects in London for 20 years before returning home to join Harrison Grierson

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Making the most of a redevelopment opportunity A regeneration project in West London, delivered important benefits for the entire community says Hayley Ellison, who provided project management and strategic planning advice to the project High quality landscape and a significant contribution to the public realm supported the high-density development proposed

The project saw a former warehouse developed to provide a mixed-use redevelopment including 10,000sqm of commercial floor space and up to 1,465 homes, together with a new two-hectare public park. The land use was re-designated in the White City Opportunity Area Planning Framework to enable mixed use development. The planning framework included a masterplan for the wider area and identified the provision of public open space on the site. The masterplan provided transparent guidelines for what the planning authorities expected from this and the surrounding sites. This meant the public benefit could be factored into the early scheme designs and accounted for in the acquisition of the land. At White City, nearly half of the 4.2ha site was given over to public open space, including a public park and new permeable routes to the nearby town centre. Through community consultation it became apparent that the nature and design of the public park was important to the locals. There was a desire for a variety of spaces which could be used for different activity – ranging from children kicking footballs to quiet contemplative areas for yoga and meditation. Public participation resulted in the detailed design of the public spaces incorporating a natural landscape that created a playful environment for young children. An amphitheatre was designed into the scheme at the key congregation area on the site. Access to power and water was incorporated into the design so the space could be used for performance, markets, and public events. All of this could be delivered due to the space made available by increasing the scale of the built development. High density development was allowed by the planning authority, but significant benefits will be delivered for the wider community.

Budget offers a mixed property portfolio Housing and infrastructure were the big winners in the government’s first Budget, Property Council NZ's Matt Paterson notes Some $2b to help build 100,000 KiwiBuild affordable homes was announced in the government’s Dec 2017 ‘mini-budget’. An additional $369m for building state homes was announced in the formal Budget. Also important is the ability for Housing NZ to borrow to fund development rather than just rely on capital injections. The headline figure $42b for infrastructure and other capital expenditure over five years was another pre-Budget announcement. It is unclear exactly what expenditure is added up to reach that figure, but it includes transport infrastructure, housing as well as education, health and other buildings. Key transport projects (most announced well prior to Budget Day) include the City Rail Link and light rail for Auckland, motorway upgrades around Auckland, $35m for regional state highways, metro rail in Wellington and road and rail restoration between Picton and Christchurch. A further $300m has been allocated to Canterbury regeneration.

Construction labour constraints remain

However, there were no significant announcements on how the construction skills deficit will be overcome. This is despite Treasury outlining in its budget documentation that constraints on KiwiBuild were significantly delaying the expected positive economic impact.

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Treasury have effectively halved the expected impact from $5b to $2.5b over the next 5 years. Reading the minute budget details revealed a mixed picture when it came to overcoming labour issues. Funding for apprenticeships more than doubled to $2.2m but it seems in part to be funded from cuts to funding for tertiary sector collaboration with industries. That risks the apprentices and trainees delivered will not have the skills the industry actually needs. Regardless, it takes time to grow skills in New Zealand. Nothing stood out in the immigration budget to suggest construction skills will be fast-tracked from overseas.

Little to no action on consenting & planning

Planning and building consenting delays add time, cost and complexity to development. The budget offered very little (if anything) on that front. We had hoped some funding or signalling about the direction of the government’s proposed Urban Development Authorities but haven’t seen any. The Ministry of the Environment is to set up a Resource Management Act oversight unit to help ensure the RMA is implemented better, but we are not convinced it will address any of the real planning issues. Hopefully it is a stop-gap before a more fulsome review of the resource planning system later in the government’s term. There is no new money for building consenting and the building regulatory system.

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Kiwi contractor gains major safety and productivity benefits with first Komatsu “intelligent” excavator The contractor using New Zealand’s first Komatsu iMC excavator is finding its fully integrated system is delivering significant productivity, safety and cost-saving benefits – even when compared with existing “bolt-on” GPS- based excavator indicate systems

omatsu’s newly released PC210LCi-10 iMC (intelligent Machine Control) excavator was purchased by Dunedin- based Clarke Machine Hire – one of the country’s largest Komatsu owners with around 300 Komatsu machines in its fleet – in April 2017 and sent out to work on long-term hire with client BG Contracting. BG Contracting is a civil contractor based in Canterbury and has been in operation for about 30 years. It offers a full range of civil construction services, including greenfield subdivision projects, as well as pump station installation and drainage works. The company is a significant

owner of Komatsu equipment in its own right - owning half of its fleet and hiring in the other half – pretty much all Komatsu – from Clarke Machine Hire. Its total machine fleet based on its current work levels is around 34 machines. According to Mike McNeil,

tional ‘bolt-on’ machine control systems for a few years now, and we have two dozers, two graders, and five excavators – all using Topcon machine control,” said McNeil. “Paul Clarke gave us the heads up that this new excavator technology was in the country and

McNeil. “Since we’ve had the iMC PC210LCi-10 on site, we’ve found it’s a really big step forward compared with conventional GPS-based excavator indicate systems.” McNeil said the Komatsu iMC excavator was more productive, improved site safety, and meant substantial potential savings in materials costs. “Because you can set up the machine so it won’t over-dig; as soon as it gets to the required level, it won’t dig any further. “That means you are not wasting time and effort digging out material you don’t have to – and you don’t need to fill over-dug sections with valuable aggregates

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BG Contracting’s Operations Manager, the new PC210LCi-10 – which he described as “absolutely great” – has been at work every day since it was delivered to the company. “We’ve been running conven-

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or other fill material. “We do a lot of undercuts as part of our road construction activities, and for every 50 mm extra you take out, you have to replace it with metal – and that gets expensive. “Sure, with a conventional machine control operation, you can set a subgrade, but in undercut work, it comes down to operator skills to avoid over-digging. It’s easy to over-dig if you do it wrong – and if you don’t get it right, it can cost the business a lot of money. “Because we can set the depths we want to cut, you can never over-dig, which is great from a QA and business point of view,” said McNeil. Improved site safety is another advantage BG Contracting has found with the iMC machine. “We have to do a fair bit of work under overhead powerlines, and that’s a risk for the operator and those around the machine. “With the iMC excavator, we can set a safe work height within the design so that the machine alarms the operator a certain distance from the powerlines; that’s safer for the operator, and it’s peace of mind for us because we know that machine will never come in contact with live wires,” said McNeil. One big difference the BG Contracting team has noticed compared with other 20-tonne machines is the increased stability due to its longer undercarriage and heavier counterweight. “When you’re working at full reach with machine control, the bucket can tend to wobble a bit, so Komatsu have put on a longer undercarriage and bigger counterweight, which gives great stability. That’s something you really need with this machine, because it absolutely can’t move or you lose accuracy.” Shortly after arriving on site, BG Contracting took the opportunity to compare the iMC excavator with a similar-sized excavator fitted with a standard “bolt-on” GPS- based excavator indicate system. The test involved two service trenches, both 2 m wide by 1.2 m deep, one on each side of a new section of road. “On one side of the road, we had a 20-tonne machine fitted with a Topcon indicate system, and the iMC excavator on the other side,” said McNeil. “They both started at the same time, and we told them to go for it. “The standard machine

achieved 238 lineal metres in an eight-hour day, and the Komatsu iMC got to 352 m – so 124 m or 48% further. “I think the difference was the iMC operator not having to constantly stop digging and use his bucket to check his depths to ensure he wasn’t over-digging. “As well, the iMC trench was absolutely dead straight and level, while the other one had little ridges all the way along.” McNeil and the BG Contracting team actually carried out a similar test when they first introduced a machine guidance excavator some years ago. “Before we got our first GPS system on a 20 tonner, we were averaging 120 lineal metres a day using conventional manual techniques, and we doubled that with the GPS machine. Now with the iMC excavator, we are tripling that. “We have our own survey team who are responsible for getting all our survey designs into the machine, but all technical issues are handled by Komatsu,” he said. “And getting a system off the actual factory production line which is fully compatible with the machine is a no-brainer. “The cost of the iMC machine is similar to that of a standard machine plus a bolt-on aftermarket GPS system – and in fact there are savings in setting it up and calibrating it. “IMC is definitely the way of the future, we can see that,” said McNeil. For his part, having seen the success of the iMC excavator with client BG Contracting, Clarke Machinery Hire owner Paul Clarke will be looking to add more to his fleet. “BG Contracting is very happy

because everything is factory fitted; this iMC option beats aftermarket for similar cost, and it comes with an 8000 hour warranty,” he said. “We supply machine control on quite a few of our machines, responding to customer demand. “IMC is a good option for us, as the machines are all set up ready to go, and we are just dealing with the one supplier,” said Clarke.

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Infrastructure New Zealand commends the government on publication of its draft Policy Statement for Transport, but significant investment will be needed to achieve its myriad aims, Policy Director Hamish Glenn believes

e support the focus on safety, noting New Zealand death and accident rates appear to be comparatively high. Care should be taken, however, with respect to comparing New Zealand with some other countries. Snow conditions in northern Europe, for example, could make death and severe accidents less likely, as drivers travel less, with greater caution and at slower speeds. We do not support road pricing as a demand management tool alone. If deployed as a demand management tool, road pricing will disincentivise travel, increase costs to users and reduce access. Road pricing is a tool to enhance access and this should be highlighted in the Government Policy Statement for Transport (GPS). Also, the higher wealth of Scandinavian countries, resulting in higher incomes and newer, more expensive and safer cars, could play a role independent of land transport policy. Small changes in policy and acknowledgement of local economic and driving conditions may account for the majority of the difference, though we agree that reducing transport injury and death costs is important.

Access

We support the prioritisation of access to opportunities via improved mobility and well aligned land use-transport policy. It is critical that investment in basic transport services which unlock land for housing is prioritised through the GPS and reflected in New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) priorities. A key aspect of this policy should be a shift in fast growing centres to transit-oriented development, whereby access to rapid

transit is used as a catalyst for urban development. Retrofitting public transport services to development areas after roads have been built and homes occupied is inefficient. It challenges residents to change behaviour, rather than enabling decisions aligned with policy in the first instance, can be met with local opposition and often requires the purchase of high value land which pushes up project costs. We support additional revenue for tourism infrastructure. It is not economically sustainable for local authorities with small rates bases to invest in roads and rail to support large numbers of tourists when the benefits of tourism almost all flow to central government (in the form of GST, income and corporate tax). We emphasise that an objective of transport policy should not be to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicles. Though it should be expected that in dense urban areas good transport policy leads to higher vehicle occupancy rates, single-occupancy vehicles are not the problem. The problem, rather, is if pricing for transport does not reflect the true economic, social and environmental costs of private decisions. Identifying and charging the â&#x20AC;&#x153;rightâ&#x20AC;? price to use transport networks must be the ultimate priority of the government and to achieve this road pricing is required. However, we observe road pricing is not referenced in relation to access despite it being a key tool to improving access over the medium-long term. When deployed as a mechanism to balance demand with revenue, road pricing is the fairest and most affordable option to improve

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national transport outcomes, principally access.

Environment

An advantage of the shift to road pricing in the nearer term is the freedom this grants from a network funding perspective to shift to electric vehicles. By far the most effective way for New Zealand to lower its emissions profile (and improve local air quality) is to move to electric vehicles. Public transport can reduce by some degree carbon emissions per traveler, but in total this impact is marginal. Bus fleets remain largely diesel fueled and operate on bitumen roads. Rail services, which also largely run on diesel, require large amounts of steel and “last mile” connectivity. Even under the most ambitious public transport scenarios, some 90% of travel in cities will always take place in private vehicles. To reduce New Zealand’s carbon emissions, the private vehicle fleet must migrate to electric (or other carbon neutral) vehicles. Overseas evidence suggests that around 2021 the price to buy a new electric vehicle will fall below the price to buy a similar combustion engine vehicle for common models. In our view, the government could have a much greater

Transport Minister Phil Twyford, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Assistant Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter present the draft Government Policy Statement for Transport. Picture by Lynn Grieveson, Newsroom Pro

impact on carbon emissions by facilitating and encouraging the shift to electric vehicles than from investing in public transport for this purpose (the shift to public transport should always be guided by a desire to move large volumes of travellers and effect land use change). The government should give some serious consideration in the GPS update to establishing a conventional engine termination horizon. For example, the government

could announce that, as of 2030 or 2040, depending on ambition and public feedback, “no” conventional engine vehicles will be available to purchase in New Zealand and/or be permitted to use public roads. We would expect a number of exceptions to this “bright line” rule, to the point where in practice the policy would ideally have limited enforcement. The objective, rather, would be to send a clear public signal to consumers at the earliest opportunity about the future direction of vehicle technology, helping to generate momentum and scale at the same time as electric vehicles become a financially sensible decision for most consumers. Momentum and scale are critical to enabling public and private infrastructure providers (including refuelling station operators) to invest in new assets. The urgency of government direction is important given that new cars today can be expected to be on New Zealand roads well into the 2030s. The coordination of this policy with the shift to road pricing would be mutually supportive and would help explain to consumers why both initiatives are essential.

Value for money

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We support the government’s intentions for value for money. We are pleased that there is flexibility in the language around value for money which reflects the fact that not all benefits are measurable and that lowest cost is not always best value. Implementing these policies in

a consistent manner will require transparency of decision making and genuine public engagement. We welcome the GPS commitment to transparency.

Themes

We strongly support the three identified themes in the draft GPS:

Mode neutrality

We support mode neutrality in the consideration of investment decisions. However, investment mode neutrality is meaningless unless funding is also mode neutral. At present, the National Land Transport Fund is overwhelmingly resourced by private vehicle users. Pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users are net consumers of the NLTF, while (conventionally powered) private vehicle owners are net contributors. Two major issues result. First, private vehicle users can be exposed to additional costs which overstate the true cost of their decisions and disincentivise travel. Where road users are asked to fund investments which benefit other users or activities, for example, cycleways where the principal benefit is improved physical health for cyclists, an inaccurate price signal is generated regarding the true cost of private travel decisions. As well as overcharging road users, there is a risk that, if the planned outcomes are not achieved, additional costs will be levied on road users to promote

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The government could have a much greater impact on carbon emissions by facilitating and encouraging the shift to electric vehicles than from investing in public transport for this purpose

If this tension is not created either through the democratic process or through carefully designed funding processes, projects will be “gold plated” and users will demand services which cost more than the same users value them.

Technology

a flawed policy which underestimates the value road users place on mobility and access. Second, non-private vehicle users do not receive signals about the costs of their priorities, potentially leading to higher project costs The tension between taxation and expenditure is critical to keeping costs in check, projects affordable and the speed of investment consistent with willingness to pay. Where users do not pay for a service there is a high risk that their expectations will become inconsistent with the value they receive from the

service. In order for investment decisions to be made which reflect the actual and changing needs of individuals and businesses, the relationship between the funders of the NLTF and the beneficiaries of the NLTF needs to be as robust as possible. Funding sourced from road users must be invested to the benefit of road users and other revenue sources need to be exploited to fund parts of the network which do not benefit private vehicles. This will ensure true “mode neutrality”. One option, given the local im-

pact of public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure, is a targeted regional or local rate dedicated to these activities. Another option for large, transformational rapid transit projects with strong agglomeration tendencies or active investments targeting improved physical health and well being is for the government to allocate capital (as it does currently for heavy rail) from the consolidated account. Regardless of where non-private vehicle funds are sourced, it is critical that “tension” is created which recognises the scarcity of capital.

We are pleased to see additional focus on transport technology in the draft GPS. We consider there is significant scope to improve traffic flows via emerging (and even established) transport technologies.

Integrating land use and transport

We strongly support the added emphasis on land use and transport integration. This is the first time in many years a major government transport document has been so explicit about the relationship between transport and land use. However, further detail is required. The current level of discussion in the GPS remains light and needs to be strengthened given the criticality of the land use-transport relationship.

The government has identified an extremely ambitious programme for housing and urban growth. Transport investment must support, and be supported by, this programme if key political objectives are to be achieved.

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Most notably, there is bare recognition in the GPS of the government’s urban policy centrepiece, the Urban Growth Agenda, nor of its signature housing policy, Kiwibuild. It is of the highest national priority that the GPS is aligned with government priorities in urban development. The government has identified an extremely ambitious programme for housing and urban growth. Transport investment must support, and be supported by, this programme if key political objectives are to be achieved. As an organisation, we have been continually disappointed that the Auckland Transport Alignment Project has not experimented with different land use assumptions in its various rounds of analysis, in spite of weak outcomes under all transport investment scenarios. In our view, the land use provisions of the Unitary Plan are fundamentally misaligned with transport investment. The Unitary Plan permits density in

areas without adequate amenity or rapid transit, spreads greenfield growth around the region simultaneously and concentrates employment in existing, capacity constrained employment areas. A satellite city, for example,

order to achieve better transport outcomes. We seek stronger and more defined direction in the final GPS regarding land use-transport integration.

state highway improvements for New Zealand’s growing population is required. We recognise the government’s desire to shift the investment focus to public transport, but in reducing the amount invested in state highways by some 70% the government risks a repeat of the same political dynamic which has given rise to the new government’s transport agenda. Specifically, too much emphasis on one mode risks a proportionate swing to an alternative mode via the political process. A reduction of state highway investment of this scale, especially in provincial New Zealand, increases the risk of another major policy swing in 2, 5 or 8 years. Major changes in policy are bad for long term construction productivity. The contracting industry which will be called upon to build both road and rail assets has been materially impacted by the sudden change of transport priorities following the 2017 election. The reversal of a number of

"More investment will be required if New Zealand is to get “ahead of the curve” and reverse several decades of playing catch up with transport investment" where a higher number of jobs and homes are targeted in Auckland’s south, could redistribute traffic flows around the region, support transit-oriented development and improve regional transport performance. A true “mode-neutral” GPS should support and encourage different land use options as a means to improve transport outcomes. The GPS should be more specific about the benefits of realigning land use to support transport investments, and vice-versa, and list opportunities to do so in

Total funding

We acknowledge and support the increase in transport funding over the planning horizon of the GPS, including the lift in expenditure from $4 billion per annum to over $4.5 billion per annum. However, we are concerned at the retrenchment in state highway investment. We do not perceive a scenario which sees state highway investment in the late 2020s dropping to $500 million per annum as sustainable as charges to road users increase. A more realistic programme for

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large roading projects and lack of certainty about the timing of new road and rail projects has undermined long term sector productivity. People have lost their jobs, skilled labour has migrated overseas and businesses have recapitalised to meet shorter term financial targets. It is possible that this level of disruption is repeated in two years. To be clear, the industry will sustain this uncertainty. But it will do so with less participants in the market, fewer skills, under-investment in productive capital and higher costs and longer time frames for taxpayers. These are mutually bad outcomes which must not be repeated. The infrastructure sector requires long term certainty to invest in productive skills and capital. The GPS must recognise the importance of investment certainty 20

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to delivering the government’s transport programme. NZTA should be instructed to develop a long-term national investment programme, highlighting key corridors and projects and giving all political perspectives a suite of projects from which they can identify their preferred sequencing.

Funding land transport

We do not support the continued use of pay-as-you-go hypothecated funding as the primary approach to funding transport investment. The model has not achieved good outcomes, with New Zealand cities continually performing at very poor levels on international comparisons of congestion for similar-sized cities. This is not just an Auckland problem, it is evident in Wellington’s rapidly deteriorating congestion and in Christchurch and Tauranga. NZTA has a reliable, independ-

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ent revenue stream. It can raise significant debt off the Crown’s core balance sheet and should be empowered to invest in projects which unlock new housing and employment. The hypothecated fund must be supplemented with transfers from the consolidated account to reflect benefits to all transport users. Value capture tools are urgently required to reflect the benefits land owners experience from major transport improvements. If not supported by some form of value capture, a project like light rail to the airport in Auckland will represent a direct transfer of wealth from transport users to local property owners along the route. We strongly support additional approaches to funding transport which better align the funding of transport with the beneficiaries of transport investment. More investment will be required if New Zealand is to get

“ahead of the curve” and reverse several decades of playing catch up with transport investment.

Hamish Glenn is Policy Director at Infrastructure New Zealand, the peak industry body for the infrastructure sector that promotes best practice in national infrastructure development through research, advocacy and public and private sector collaboration

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Climate change report a step in the right direction Local Government New Zealand has welcomed the release of the Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group’s final report on how New Zealand can adapt to the impacts of climate change

he Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group’s (CCATWG) report recommends that New Zealand needs a national adaptation action plan, a regularly updated national climate change risk assessment, a review of existing legislation and policy to integrate and align climate change adaptation considerations and an investigation into who should bear the costs of climate change adaptation and how it can be funded. LGNZ President Dave Cull says the report shows that a number of the CCATWG’s recommendations on adaptation meet the needs of our communities and align with what LGNZ has already outlined in its Climate Change project. “We are pleased to see that the CCATWG’s report has picked up on the need for what local government has been calling for, particularly a national adaptation plan, engagement with communities on impacts of climate change and discussions around adaptation funding,” Cull says. “We now need to take these recommendations further and with the Government work

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through the options and how to implement them in order to make real progress that will build the resilience of our communities.” However, there are still a number of sensitive questions that central and local government must collectively discuss with businesses and communities. “We need to have conversations about sensitive issues that we must address if our communities are to be resilient, such as how to manage the relocation of communities shown to be at risk in a national risk assessment, and whether existing insurance models are sufficient.” In the report, the CCATWG also

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recommends the establishment of a centralised service that provides risk-based decision-making expertise to local government. LGNZ’s proposal for a Local Government Risk Agency would deliver on that recommendation. “Our proposed Local Government Risk Agency would provide comprehensive and consistent risk management expertise, knowledge and tools to local authorities across the country,” Cull explains. “It would help to manage the risks presented and exacerbated by climate change, but also risks associated with other natural

disasters such as earthquakes. “We are looking forward to working with the Government on addressing the adaptation challenge. “Local government’s view is that it is critical we work together to develop a national adaptation plan so that councils, industry and community can start taking a consistent approach to adaptation, and that we start conversations about who bears the cost of climate change adaptation. “These things need to happen as a matter of urgency.” “Real and urgent action now is critical – we can’t rest on our laurels any longer.”

Key to infrastructure development Local Government New Zealand represents New Zealand's 78 local, regional and unitary authorities, advocating for local democracy, developing local government policy, and promoting best practice and excellence in leadership, governance and service delivery. The local government sector plays an important role, owning a broad range of community assets worth more than $120 billion in addition to giving citizens a say in how their communities are run. These include 90% of New Zealand's road network, the bulk of the country's water and waste water networks, and libraries, recreation and community facilities. Council expenditure is approximately $8.5 billion dollars, representing approximately 4% of Gross Domestic Product and 11% of all public expenditure.

Water quality T framework needs improvement Local Government New Zealand’s Water 2050: Quality – Review of the framework for water quality discussion paper has identified three key issues for New Zealand’s framework for water quality

he local government representative organisation’s report points to opportunities for change that could be a focus under the government’s Three Waters Review. Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) review of the regulatory framework considers how we can better meet the quality of freshwater through environmental standards and protect the quality of our drinking water through specific health-related standards. “The key finding from our review is that the regulatory framework for fresh water and drinking water does not take into account adequately the costs for communities to meet these standards,” says LGNZ President Dave Cull. “There also needs to be better understanding of the costs and associated funding to meet these. Councils have competing priorities on water quality standards and we need to work with central government to agree what the priorities are that need to be addressed.” LGNZ’s Quality discussion paper identifies five key opportunities for change that could result in better drinking and freshwater quality.

“If new standards for water quality are set we need to understand the costs, how we fund these and whether communities can afford them on their own. “We need to partner to meet these quality and funding challenges so we are all part of a single system, while also recognising our respective roles and responsibilities.” The Quality discussion paper was launched at the recent LGNZ Water Summit, where national and international speakers will explore issues around drinking water regulation, funding for three waters infrastructure, alternative options for the delivery of water services and challenges in freshwater management. The Quality discussion paper is the second from LGNZ’s Water 2050 project which seeks to develop an integrated water policy framework. It will be followed by a discussion paper on Cost and Funding, which considers funding options for water infrastructure and an issues paper on water infrastructure that will focus on the costs and investment challenges of rising standards, impacts of climate change and new regulation.

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