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Is our culture healthy and safe yet? Automated health and safety software is in hot demand following the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 says Hamish Howard, managing director of leading health and safety software provider Assura
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peaking recently to the National Business Review, lawyer Sarah Shortall, best known for representing Pike River directors following the 2010 disaster, put the need New Zealand had to change behaviour succinctly: “Some of the ‘great’ aspects of New Zealand workplace culture – including working hard and getting things done and being innovative – have had the unintended, negative consequence of workers taking some shortcuts – not with an intent, in my view, to make people unhealthy or unsafe but rather to just get on and get work completed.” While I understand her sentiment, it’s important to remember that EVERYONE, workers and employers, has a duty to make sure the workplace is safe and healthy. However, there still remains unnecessary fear and concern about punitive powers of the legislation. A colleague of mine used to work in communications for the Department of Labour – the government department responsible for health and safety information and enforcement before the Pike River tragedy and the advent of Worksafe New Zealand. Sadly, the construction industry continues to have the highest workplace fatality rates and that year had been particularly deadly. Sustained media interest led to the current affairs television programme, 60 Minutes, gaining permission for a film crew to accompany a workplace safety inspector as he visited construction sites. Several times when they pulled up outside a building site, she described scenes of utter panic where upon seeing the vehicle tools were thrown into the back of utes, tradesmen scattered, and scaffolding was left abandoned as they sped off the site leaving trails of dust. “If it wasn’t so unnecessarily sad, I would have thought I was in the Benny Hill Show,” my colleague said. But times have changed – partly through tragic events that saw a shake-up of the governance and regulations – but increasingly as New Zealand management replaces fear and loathing of such compliance with viewing
health and safety as an essential part of good business practice. There is also a growing recognition of the positive outcomes that a good health and safety system in the workplace can deliver – including regular communications between employees and management, greater trust, and more positive ‘no blame’ work cultures. This is even before counting the human, productivity and financial benefits from less workplace accidents and health issues. The best business leaders are investing in automated platforms that are tailored to their specific business’s health and safety needs.
“The best business leaders are investing in automated platforms that are tailored to their specific business’s health and safety needs” These platforms are also accessible on other mobile devices from anywhere and across worksites. The same colleague remarked on this recently when visiting a commercial company helping in a number of key rebuild projects and which recently implemented Assura’s automated health and safety platform. “It was incredible,” she said. “Not a speeding ute in site – in fact young construction workers coming up to me with their iPhones to show their health and safety system, tailored just for their hazards and how they worked.” Trade Assist partners with leading construction and project management companies providing experienced labour teams on a wide range of commercial projects. Following the devastation of the Canterbury earthquakes the company has played a key role
in the rebuilding and regeneration of Christchurch, with its workforce employed on various anchor projects throughout the city – including the Christchurch Town Hall and the new Justice Precinct. Integral to this ambitious workload is health and safety, which is at the forefront of management for Trade Assist and its clients. So much so, the company wanted to take an industry-leading role in this regard. Assura’s Health and Safety platform was adopted in September 2015, replacing what staff considered to be a drawn-out and disjointed paperwork process. They now enjoy an automated, simple interface that provides management with a centralised overview. Assura has provided an automated solution that means incidents, near misses and safety observations are now reported and escalated in real-time. “Information is loaded into one place easily and we don’t end up with a blurred picture at the end of the day.” The site or field-based system means Trade Assist staff can easily access it from any mobile device, which has led to an increase in the number of events that are being reported and more onsite awareness and learning. Productivity is also improved as staff no longer have to put down their tools and walk to the other side of a large construction site to lodge a report with management. Prior to implementing Assura Health and Safety, each site was operating a different reporting system. The company can now find out what is happening across all of its sites throughout the wider region, providing a consistent and global overview that it didn’t have before. Snapshots of the overall health and safety performance can be emailed to board directors and are also a powerful reporting tool for clients. For Trade Assist staff it means complexity is removed and they are free to get on with the job at hand – helping build a renewed Christchurch. www.isn.co.nz
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The regulator is working on a raft of new programmes to improve health and safety 5
How did a busy quarry cut workplace injuries?
INJURY AND HEALTH & SAFETY A new caller location system that will help save lives 7 Does New Zealand need a Personal Injury Commissioner? 7
SAFETY 360 CONFERENCE Three key factors are impeding good health and safety outcomes 12 8
TRAINING Working together to make the forestry industry safe, sustainable and more professional 10
Supply chain systems demand their own unique health and safety systems 14 Putting the health back into health and safety
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New Zealand is a hazardous operating environment for chemical distribution
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The WHO Healthy Workplace model offers valuable lessons for local businesses 20 What should you do if WorkSafe initiates an investigation?
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Full steam ahead for health and safety regulator WorkSafe NZ is steadily developing and implementing various programmes that successfully reflect its core roles of harm prevention, regulatory confidence and system leadership, Chief Executive Nicole Rosie says
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he organisation tasked with leading improvements to New Zealand’s appalling health and safety record has crafted a series of harm reduction programmes across its key focus areas of agriculture, forestry, manufacturing and construction, she explains. “We have built programmes for work-related health and are nearing the end of the development of what has been described to date as the Safety Star Rating scheme,” she reveals. Jointly with ACC, WorkSafe has developed the Harm Reduction Action Plan, which focuses on • agriculture, construction, forestry manufacturing and health care, which together they represent over half the severe injuries in New Zealand • slips trips and falls, working around vehicles, body stressing and clean air • education and awareness, incentives and enabling • work-related health • working alongside businesses with high injury and harm rates. However, The organisation has a mandated role from the government to lead, influence and leverage system change, but Rosie is very clear that it can’t be done by WorkSafe alone. “We are working closely with our co-regulators Maritime and CAA as well as ACC to improve health and safety outcomes,” she says. “We are also working with a range of government agencies in intra-governmental strategies to improve health and safety outcomes for the country, and trying to lead by example through our own good practices.” The success of this multifaceted approach is reflected in the latest health and safety fatality statistics, which show a steady downward trend since the 2009-2011 peak, giving Rosie confidence that the country is on track to meet the government’s 2020 target to
“We are also working with a range of government agencies in intra-governmental strategies to improve health and safety outcomes for the country” reduce serious injuries by 25 per cent from 2012 levels. However, changing the view to numbers rather than rates provides a different picture – one that should be the primary focus the WorkSafe chief maintains. “So far this calendar year we have confirmed 16 workplace fatalities notified to us, and there are still four more which we have yet to determine are or are not confirmed workplace fatalities,” Rosie admits. “However, they’ve all got a workplace element to them.” The bottom line is that nearly one fatality is reported to WorkSafe every week. “And that does not take into account notifications to other regulators such as CAA and Maritime NZ, which, when the figures are aggregated by Statistic
NZ, will make this figure higher, and therefore worse.” Agriculture continues to head the total, and construction and ports are also sizeable contributors, as they have been for the past five years. A review of the three-year rolling average fatality rate by sector paints a relatively steady picture overall, but Rosie notes two standout points. “Firstly, the forestry rates have been affected by very good years in 2014 and 2015 when fatalities notified were one and three respectively, compared with the terrible toll in 2013, but there is no doubt forestry has made significant improvements to its health and safety record,” she explains. “Secondly, and more importantly, agriculture continues to be problematic.”
The rise in rates is affected, obviously, by the numbers in employment, but the figures are indicative that the agriculture sector has further to go in comparison to other sectors. “And that is a key issue for me – based on this static OVERALL rate, it is clear that the whole health and safety system does have to do more to ensure rates and numbers drop. “After all, let’s not forget each of these statistics relates to a person, a father, husband, brother – and they are pretty much all men – and a community member who has not come home after a day’s work.” On a slightly brighter note, the rate of work-related, serious non-fatal injuries suggests a downward trend for 2016, although official Statistics NZ figures won’t be available until around November this year. “Measuring by week-off-work claims to ACC paints a generally positive downward trend, although there is a slight upward move in the forestry sector which needs to be addressed by the sector,” Rosie adds. www.isn.co.nz
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The scale of harm to health from work
Work-related health shares WorkSafe’s focus alongside work-related safety, Rosie assures, because some 700 to 1,000 people die from work-related disease in New Zealand every year. “That number has not changed much since 1999,” she notes. More than 80 per cent are men, and about 50 per cent of deaths are from cancer (mainly from exposure to asbestos). The number of people who die of a work-related disease is, at a minimum, about 10 times the number who die from work-related incidents. In addition to work-related deaths, each year over 20,000 people suffer from work-related health conditions, of which about 6,000 are hospitalised. Often a work-related injury is immediately visible, yet the effects of being exposed to a work-related health hazard may not be visible for days, weeks, months or even decades. “We have developed a 10-year strategy to address work-related health – it is deliberately forward-looking as it is not possible to address what has occurred in the past,” Rosie explains. The programme targets: • a reduction in the number of workers harmed by work-related health and health-related safety risks • businesses managing work-related health risks effectively and reducing exposures to work-related health hazards • a significant improvement in awareness, attitudes and
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health and safety regulatory regime. “Enforcement is a key part of our role with execution on this through our frontline teams being really important,” Rosie adds. However, there are two really important elements of health and safety that require much more effort from both employers, employees and related stakeholders – critical risk and employee participation. Rosie has toured the country meeting staff and stakeholders and asking key questions at each and every stakeholder meeting: • what are your critical risks – the potential killers? • what controls have you in place
“Businesses are using the extensive portfolio of advice and support available from WorkSafe…and that has translated into significantly better understanding of what businesses should be doing”
behaviours associated with work-related health and health-related safety risks. Beyond the fatality and serious injury statistics, however, the WorkSafe teams see change happening and know they’re making a difference to their stakeholders’ awareness, understanding and appreciation of the importance of better health and safety systems. Some 62 per cent of employers 6
used WorkSafe’s health and safety guidance in the past 12 months, while fully 72 per cent of people reported a better understanding of their H&S responsibilities. “Businesses are using the extensive portfolio of advice and support available from WorkSafe – mostly through our website – and that has translated into significantly better understanding of what businesses should be doing,” Rosie believes. Buoyed by these outcomes, WorkSafe is also pushing hard in its work with businesses across the economy. “This financial year we’ve undertaken over over 12,500 as-
sessments – 3,000 of them with a work-related health focus – to build a stronger, more effective health and safety system.” The organisation is equally focused on setting regulatory expectations, holding those responsible to account when New Zealand workplaces aren’t being managed appropriately to maximise health and safety and building overall confidence in the effectiveness of the
to manage critical risks?
• how are you monitoring control failures?
• what visibility has the executive and board of any failures?
“The results were not overwhelmingly encouraging I have to say – only half could name their risks and even fewer the control hierarchy,” Rosie concedes. In fact, she was often shown an
approach that focused on injuries – the lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) or the total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR). Yet data drawn from around the world shows that focusing on injury rates does NOT affect the fatality rate. “Yes, the reduction in injuries is important, but the fact is that there is no, or not enough, focus on the critical risks that can kill,” Rosie maintains. Hand in hand with an ongoing assessment of critical risks, businesses must also develop stronger worker engagement and participation practices to allow staff to easily share ideas and information, raise issues or concerns, and contribute to decision-making about health and safety. “Workers must also take reasonable care of their own health and safety, ensuring their actions don’t cause harm to others,” Rosie adds. “But good worker engagement gives workers the mandate to speak up when something isn’t healthy or safe in the knowledge that they’ll be listened to and their views valued, and, critically, that action will be taken.” Rosie says WorkSafe wants to see a change from “I must” to “I want” when it comes to health and safety standards. “Businesses must be wanting to ensure health and safety because it is the right thing to do – not because it avoids enforcement from the regulator,” she insists. “We are crystal clear on this point – boards and company executives must have a clear understanding of their company’s critical risks and how they are being managed, and they must involve their people in health and safety conversations and decisions. “Do that and there will be better outcomes – something we are all working towards and I am sure we will achieve if all sectors and stakeholders work together to build the world-class health and safety system that New Zealand needs and deserves.”
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Keeping track of mobile emergency calls A new caller location system for 111 mobile phone calls will improve public safety and help save lives, ministers claim
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The new system will automatically provide emergency services with a probable location of a caller when they dial 111,” Police Minister Paula Bennett says. “It will still be important for 111 callers to tell emergency services operators where they are. “However, if the caller doesn’t know their address or exact whereabouts, the new system will automatically provide emergency services with a more precise location of a 111 caller than is currently the case.” Each year, there are more than two million calls to emergency services. Last year, more than 80 per cent of calls to 111 were made from a mobile phone, and police recorded over 1,800 incidents where they had to make a special information request to a network provider for a caller’s location.
“Where people can’t give an accurate address emergency services can experience real difficulty pinpointing the caller’s location,” Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne adds. “This new system will enable police, fire and ambulance services to respond more quickly to emergency events from mobile phones, as they will have more accurate information about the caller’s location.” The level of location accuracy will still vary depending on a number of factors such as the type of mobile phone and the location source available. “This solution sees New Zealand leading the way in emergency response systems, alongside the United Kingdom and other European countries,” Communications Minister Simon Bridges claims. “New Zealand is the first country outside of Europe to go live with
“This solution sees New Zealand leading the way in emergency response systems” Google’s Android Emergency Location service nationally. “Technology is changing the way people and communities interact. As we continue to use technology to improve New Zealand, it’s
important that we strike a balance between innovation, security and privacy protection.” Bridges says the project team worked closely with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to address any privacy concerns in developing the new system. “I appreciate that some people may have concerns around privacy, which is why the phone’s location services are switched on only when the 111 call is made and then returned to the caller’s original settings within 25 seconds of the 111 call being initiated. “All location data will only be held for 60 minutes and will then be deleted,” Bridges assures. Further information about the Emergency Caller Location Information system is available at: www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/ sectors-industries/technology-communications
New research calls for Personal Injury Commissioner Changes including establishing a Personal Injury Commissioner are needed to help the hundreds of thousands of injured New Zealanders whose claims are declined each year by ACC, important new research has found
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he Law Foundation-backed research also calls for change to the way ACC determines injury causation. The authors say that ACC’s narrow, legalistic application of the causation tests, which determines whether ACC will help someone, is shutting out many legitimate claimants and shifting costs to injured people and other institutions. Lead author Warren Forster says his research team estimates that between 200,000 and 300,000 New Zealanders are denied ACC cover, treatment or support each year, more than tri-
ple ACC’s own estimate of 70,000. “We are at a tipping point in how our society deals with injured people,” Forster claims. “We have lots of personal injury services, but they are not working as they should because injured people don’t know how to navigate them. “Our report discusses changes needed to redress the balance – the question is whether the political leadership is there for the change, or whether this report will end up in the too-hard basket,” he says. ACC’s injury causation tests are inherently arguable and
“This will better help injured people and, in the long run, it will reduce the economic, social, and personal costs of injury to society”
difficult to apply, the authors say, but unsuccessful claimants who challenge ACC’s decisions find themselves pitted against a huge, billion-dollar specialist Crown agency. This undermines the original intent of the scheme and the problems it sought to solve. “ACC is currently trying to change what New Zealanders expect from it,” Forster adds. “But our report concludes that it should be other way around – we should change ACC to make sure it does what New Zealanders expect it to do. “This will better help injured people and, in the long run, it will reduce the economic, social, and personal costs of injury to society.” The report says ACC is out of step with the wider network of institutions managing injury in New Zealand.
Further, its systems and policies are incredibly complex and difficult to navigate, making a Personal Injury Commissioner necessary to help claimants: “We need an institution that’s an expert on ACC, but isn’t controlled by ACC,” Forster maintains. The authors have drafted legislative amendments to the Accident Compensation Act and a Personal Injury Commissioner Bill to start the conversation for change. The research was conducted with the generous support of the New Zealand Law Foundation and the University of Otago Legal Issues Centre. The research paper titled SOLVING THE PROBLEM: Causation, transparency and access to justice in New Zealand’s personal injury system is now available at www.lawfoundation.org.nz
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Nipping crushing injuries in the bud A quarry that produces about 80,000 tonnes of sealing chip and concrete and roading aggregate each year found an award-winning way to ensure buy-in on new safety initiatives
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rushing machinery has many dangerous “nip” points where two rotating surfaces come into contact – highrisk points where workers can easily be seriously injured. One way to reduce the risk is to use a guard, a fixed surface which is put in the way so there is only one moving surface, removing the chance of being dragged in. But the guarding must be very carefully adjusted, otherwise the nip point will remain. There are written standards outlining the correct distances and sizes, but workers found these difficult to use and carry on-site – especially as paper documents don’t travel well on dusty, windy quarry sites. Fulton Hogan Marlborough’s Industries Divisional Manager Neill Kydd and Safety Manager Jo Prigmore became convinced of the benefits of nip guarding after attending a WorkSafe information day. So convinced they began to introduce it at the company’s Renwick site as well as promoting it throughout Fulton Hogan and other businesses in the region. The pair became recognised as authorities on the subject and started to share their knowledge by auditing other Fulton Hogan sites. Their “can do” attitude helped to show other operators that nip guarding could be safe and practical at the same time. The combination of Kydd’s strong operational background and Prigmore’s passion for safety encouraged workers to ask ques-
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Staff at Fulton Hogan Marlborough’s Renwick quarry worked with Divisional Manager Neill Kydd and Safety Manager Jo Prigmore to improve the quarry management plan and develop a staff safety handbook/site induction document and an audit tool
“If you can make safety practical, people will join in with you – it’s not impossible to get people to change their ways” tions and think about solutions to safety issues. During these audits, it became clear a better solution was needed to make the guarding standards user-friendly. The pair used the MBIE guidelines to develop a simple wheel device, which shows the required distance and size of guard. In addition to the guarding wheel, the pair worked together with staff to improve the quarry management plan and develop a staff safety handbook/site induction document and an audit tool.
Collaboration key
Throughout this work, the pair’s approach was to collaborate with workers, making sure they kept things practical, and in keeping with what actually happened on-site. “Because the guys were involved and we had tested things out, they were happy to be upfront and say ‘hey, this isn’t going to work’,” Prigmore explains. “They were involved in the whole process. That input meant that in most cases they didn’t have to change how they worked. “We found people were offering solutions when things weren’t working, rather than just complaining.” It gave the staff ownership of their safety processes, she adds. “If you can make safety practical, people will join in with you – it’s not impossible to get people to change their ways.” Thinking of workers as clients was key to the approach, Prigmore believes. “They are the customer. Safety
historically has been a policeman’s role, but it’s actually a customer service role. “For example, if you tell someone to wear earmuffs and they don’t understand why, then you are going to have to police that, rather than being there to check the quality of the earmuffs and test how well they are working.” Kydd says keeping things simple was vital. “Our approach was to simplify the whole process and take something complicated and turn it into something that that the average guy can use. “For the guys like me on the ground, we need to know the outcome and see the reasoning behind it – you don’t want the people up top giving you a lot of rubbish that you can’t deal with at the bottom. “It has to be practical, because you’ve got to be able to implement it.”
Big benefit
A big benefit of the pair’s work
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was changing attitudes to health and safety, he adds. “People don’t walk around scoffing at health and safety anymore. “They understand that it’s necessary and we’ve got to get on with it and that we are actually trying to make life better. “Once they understand that, you are more than halfway there. “And if you can stop someone sticking their hand, or leg or foot into the crusher because they understand what the guarding is meant to be, then we’ve accomplished something, haven’t we?” Fulton Hogan Regional Manager Tim Glanville says the pair’s approach meant they now had great staff “buy in” on new safety ideas. “Staff now have the appropriate language to challenge things they don’t think will work and are much more involved in safety and understand why things are being done. “They are far more confident in raising safety ideas.” By working together, Kydd and Prigmore had successfully led a step change in quarry management practices, Glanville says. “Neill and Jo show what can be achieved when a safety professional and an experienced operator work together to tackle a range of problems. “Neill’s operational knowledge, coupled with Jo’s practical approach to safety, has shown that no-one in the industry has an excuse to say that safety is too hard, or that it gets in the way of production.” Their approach not only worked wonders at Renwick, it also helped them crush the opposition and take out the Safety Contribution Award at the 2016 Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards.
Site Safe launches online learning Site Safe has launched its first-ever blended online course
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he not-for-profit membership health and safety organisation has designed a new course combining the advantages of online and in-class learning, so trainees will now have even more flexibility when they renew Site Safety Cards (Passports). Chief Executive Alison Molloy says the new course will extend workers’ health and safety knowledge, while also providing companies with another costeffective training option. “Our latest course, which gives trainees access to a range of online modules as well as in-class time with a health and safety expert, is a direct result of feedback from the industry,” she explains. “Our new online modules are worker-focused, and allow trainees to choose the topics that are directly relevant to the real-life risks they face on site.” The Passport Plus – Flexi (Online + Classroom) is now open for online bookings and will be available at a special introductory price for the first six months.
Trainees select any two modules from a regularly updated online library, which currently includes: asbestos, noise, worker basics, manual handling, mobile plant and electrical safety. Successful completion of any
Site Safe course, including one and two-day courses, or entrylevel Foundation Passports, will renew Site Safety Cards/ Passports. To learn more, visit www.sitesafe.org.nz
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The Forestry Industry Safety Council is looking to existing good practice in New Zealand and elsewhere to develop a range of health and safety initiatives
Forestry industry sharpening its aim A safe, sustainable and professional forestry sector achieved in partnership with workers, industry and government
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hat’s the aim of the Forestry Industry Safety Council (FISC), the organisation’s National Safety Director Fiona Ewing told the Forestry Industry Safety Summit. “This is the ultimate aim – with zero serious harm injuries and zero fatalities,” she explains. The FISC is playing a major role in achieving that aim, Ewing believes, by acting as the “key facilitator” to help all stakeholders work together to make the industry safe, sustainable and more professional. “Our work programme has been developed by representatives of forest owners and managers, contractors, workers and government,” she explains. “We work like that because the only way we can succeed is by actually listening to the people that are doing the work, understanding the improvements that can be made and then carrying that through and assisting the industry with implementation.” The industry is taking ownership of its own issues, she insists,
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developing its own solutions and doing it in partnership with key industry stakeholders and government. “It is possible for our industry to work safely and professionally, and many in the industry already do that.” There has been some “really good” practice, good leadership from managers, foremen and crew in a range of businesses from big to small operators. “I’ve seen tailgate meetings being used in a really effective way to plan work: people actually talking to each other about safety issues, good engagement, good sharing of information and that is really the planning and communication we need to see throughout the industry.” Unfortunately, however, the industry as a whole hasn’t achieved its zero harm aim yet, with severe injuries per worker dropping from more than 80 per 1,000 workers in 2013 to below 60 in 2015 before climbing again. This, Ewing explains, is the
“hockey stick effect” that is classic in terms of health and safety statistics. “We really need to keep our foot on the gas in terms of what we are doing and how we actually want to change our industry as a whole,” she urges. One of the things that really concerns her most is the mindset she still sees within the industry, and amongst H&S professionals and lawyers; it’s a real compliance focus. “The thinking is around what paperwork do we need as evidence for when we hurt someone,” she explains. “We need to change that around to what’s the job that we are going to do, what’s the best way we can do it, speak to the people who are doing the job and have the paperwork that supports them and enables them to do their job well.” Ewing sees the new health and safety legislation as a “real opportunity” to think differently about how the industry achieves its outcomes and embraces what companies with good performance
have been doing for some time: • getting buy-in from their boards • understanding and managing their real risks • engaging across the supply • engaging with their workers. That’s not done with paperwork, she adds. “We have to keep our focus on the improvements and keep the dialogue going.”
Competence focus
FISC is playing its part, looking to existing good practice in New Zealand and elsewhere to develop a range of health and safety initiatives. It has, for example, sharpened its focus on competence for both individuals and companies with such initiatives as the Safetree Professional Forest Worker Certification scheme for high-risk tasks. This confirms workers such as tree fellers, head breaker outs and breaker outs have been independently assessed on the job as able to work professionally and safely.
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Progress such as the Safetree Professional Forest Worker Certification scheme for highrisk tasks stress the importance of competence for both individuals and companies
“We’re also launching the Contractor Company Certification scheme, which gives contractors clarity about what’s expected of them in health and safety and supports them to operate a professional business.” The scheme was successfully piloted by contracting companies at the end of 2016 and will be officially launched this year. “We’ve also been working with the industry, Competenz and training providers to develop new training models,” Ewing adds. “In addition, we’re talking to the Tertiary Education Commission and others in government to raise awareness of the issues in our sector.”
Engagement efforts
Understanding health and safety performance and worker engagement are the cornerstone of good health and safety, so FISC is updating the Safety Culture Tree tool originally developed by the industry and ACC in 2008/9 and will pilot the revised tool this year.
“This tool – developed specifically for forestry – reveals what crews, forest owners and managers really think about health and safety on-site,” Ewing says. “The tool’s focus on practices is important given that’s what drives day-to-day performance on the job; it’s a diagnostic tool that engages people when it’s used in businesses. “With this in mind, we will also develop a Safety Charter from this tool, based on key practices that will improve health and safety in forestry.” Forest owner/manager Blakely Pacific’s is one company that has already used the Safety Culture Tree tool to achieve excellent results. “We’ve seen a significant and sustainable downward trend in our lost-time injuries over the last two years,” says Blakely Pacific CEO Phil Taylor. The payback from this investment also included lower staff turnover, better incident reporting and increased productivity. “We’re doing more loads a day because the safety improvements the crews have come up with have also boosted planning and efficiency.”
Risk reduction
The need for good information on how to manage risks is equally important when it comes to achiev-
“We really need to keep our foot on the gas in terms of what we are doing and how we actually want to change our industry as a whole” ing zero serious harm injuries and zero fatalities. Ewing says FISC has been working to deliver this by supporting and encouraging the industry to focus on controlling critical risks – those most likely to kill or maim people – rather than trying to document all hazards, regardless of how much risk they pose. “FISC has reviewed the injury data to identify these critical risks.” This helps simplify health and safety and ensures harm prevention efforts are targeted to the most important areas – identify the risks, identify the controls and make sure the controls are in place. Work is now being done to identify key controls to manage these risks with a view to producing and
promoting ‘life-saving ways of working’ for forestry in 2017. “In addition, we’ve published a number of resources to help forestry businesses manage risks, including the Risk Management booklet.”
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Elsewhere, FISC enlisted the assistance of WorkSafe and commissioned research by Scion into ways of extracting more useful information from incident investigations. Scion is testing an approach to investigations originally developed by the US Forest Service and known as ‘Learning Reviews’. “This approach helps companies understand how an incident happened and the real context, not just why and who!” However, despite these various initiatives, Ewing admits there is still “a lot of work” that needs to be done in 2017. “This is an opportunity for us to demonstrate our ability to determine the destiny of our industry and create a safe, sustainable and professional forest industry,” she insists. “But we need all the various industry players to continue to pull together to ensure that all our workers return home healthy and safe – working together I am sure we will achieve our aim in a very short time.” www.isn.co.nz
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Theory vs Practice What holds businesses and individuals back from achieving good health and safety practices and outcomes, asks leading health and safety lawyer Grant Nicholson?
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he Kensington Swan partner cites three key factors, first and foremost a lack of understanding about what “good” actually looks like. “Good practice is complying with legal requirements and understanding industry practice, in terms of both New Zealand and overseas,” he explains. Secondly, there is worker behaviour which often manifests itself in a compliance versus engagement mindset. “This can be overcome with motivations for individual performance,” Nicholson adds. Finally, there is management behaviour. “This can include production pressure, real or imagined, personal financial incentives and personal values.” Whatever the problem, it is a challenge to be overcome to ensure the business complies with its key legal responsibilities. These include: • a primary duty of care – as defined in section 36 of the Health and Safety at Work Act • consultation, co-operation and co-ordination of activities – section 34 • reporting notifiable events – section 56 • officer due diligence – section 44.
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“It’s important to understand the legal obligations as the Health and Safety at Work Act is nearly one year old,” Nicholson insists. “Some supporting regulations are already in place and there are more to come.” He advises that there is a range of resources available to help any PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking) understand their obligations and implement them in a practical way, including: • WorkSafe guidance: ‐‐ Approved Codes of Practice ‐‐ Good practice guides ‐‐ Fact sheets • New Zealand and Australian standards for specific work activities or equipment ‐‐ Health and safety consultants ‐‐ Legal support • Industry-specific bodies such as associations. One important factor that is often overlooked is the need to engage with other PCBUs when working together, Nicholson notes. “The law is quite explicit on this point – PCBUs must engage with all other PCBUs who have a health and safety duty in relation to the same matter,” he explains. “This means they must con-
“It’s important to understand the legal obligations as the Health and Safety at Work Act is nearly one year old” sult, co-operate, and co-ordinate activities ‘so far as reasonably practicable’.” Practically, PCBUs should be thinking about how consultation, co-operation, and co-ordination will be achieved BEFORE the relevant work begins AND during the work. “They should be regularly exchanging relevant health and safety information, with each bringing something to the table when issues arise.” Officer due diligence is another potential stumbling block that demands buy-in from the top, Nicholson says. An ‘officer’ is: • A company director or any other person occupying a
position comparable to a director of a company • Any other person whose role allows them to exercise significant influence over the management of the business or undertaking. “However, this does not include those advising/making recommendations to an officer such as consultants,” he adds. An officer is obliged to do due diligence, including: • acquiring knowledge of work health and safety matters • understanding the operations of the business and the associated hazards and risks • ensuring the PCBU has and uses appropriate resources and processes to eliminate/minimise risks • ensuring the PCBU has appropriate processes to receive and evaluate information on incidents, hazards and risks • ensuring the PCBU has and implements processes to comply with its duties • verifying the provision and use of resources and processes by PCBUs. “This wide-ranging definition obviously offers some practical
issues for officers,” Nicholson concedes. “How do officers comply?” Again, there is a wealth of extremely useful information readily available such as the Health and Safety Guide: Good Governance for Directors. “It was issued by the New Zealand Institute of Directors in conjunction with WorkSafe New Zealand and released in March 2016,” Nicholson recalls. “It provides guidance for directors and management on compliance with health and safety obligations, including policy and planning, delivery, monitoring and review.” Nicholson believes officers not only have to focus on health and safety they should also want to concentrate on keeping their staff, customers and other PCBUs safe. One effective method of encouraging and maintaining this essential focus is simply developing, providing and regularly updating relevant health and safety documentation. “An officer must ensure written health and safety documentation
exists,” Nicholson says. “This documentation should cover workplace and task-specific policies and procedures.” Merely creating documents is insufficient, however. “Officers must make them relevant to staff and keep the documentation up to date with workplace changes.” The consequences can be costly,
“The court confirmed that practicable steps weren’t taken as the company’s actions didn’t comply with its health and safety documents.” Overall, Nicholson says, PCBUs should focus on encouraging and implementing culture change rather than mere compliance with their legal requirements.
“In essence, PCBUs and officers should lead the workplace towards a culture of healthy and safe work” as shown recently when WorkSafe New Zealand took a business to court for failing to comply with its health and safety obligations. “The company had a contract with a council to complete roading works but the work plans changed,” Nicholson explains. As a result, the approach to health and safety changed but wasn’t reflected in the documentation.
“They need to understand the real-world context the Health and Safety at Work Act addresses,” he insists. This includes incident types and frequencies – what are the critical risks – as well as workers and their motivations and actions. In essence, PCBUs and officers should lead the workplace towards a culture of healthy and safe work, Nicholson maintains.
“They should explain clearly and consistently what standards are tolerated because who knows what happens when “the boss” is not around,” he says. “Above all, PCBUs and officers should see culture change as an investment that ultimately provides productivity benefits rather than a hindrance.” They need to: • actively engage with workers and representatives • share information with workers about health and safety • encourage workers to raise any health and safety concerns • consider workers’ views and encourage involvement in the decision-making process. “Creating proactive health and safety policies and engagement ultimately means sharing responsibility for health and safety,” Nicholson concludes. “Funding for these changes is important and is a necessary investment that is reflected in both a safe and legally compliant workplace and improved productivity.”
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Creating and executing a successful safety culture Leading supply chain solution company, CHEP has crafted an extremely successful system to maximise safety while handling complicated and diverse shipments
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HEP New Zealand manages over 65 million equipment movements annually in New Zealand, CHEP New Zealand Country Manager Mike O’Brien notes. “Which means we have to pay close and constant attention to maintaining stringent safety standards each and every day.” CHEP is part of the Brambles Group, the world’s largest provider of reusable pallets and reusable plastic containers (RPCs), among other supply chain solutions. The company provides reusable packaging such as pallets, produce crates, containers and associated solutions that are used to transport goods through the supply chain more efficiently, safely and sustainably. “Brambles’ 14,500-plus employees handle more than 275 million pallets and 285 million RPCs and 15 million IBCs in more than 60 countries, serving in excess of 500,000 customer touchpoints,” O’Brien observes. Locally, CHEP New Zealand has an extensive service centre network that inspects, reconditions and reissues CHEP equipment throughout the country. “Our service centres support the supply chain from Whangarei to Invercargill, providing efficient,
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safe and sustainable solutions to supply chain problems.” CHEP’s holistic approach to safety sits within the company’s sustainability pillars, namely better planet, better communities and better business, O’Brien advises. “We are committed to operating a sustainable business model, demonstrated through our Sustainability 2020 Goals, and based on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.” Zero Harm is a major element in CHEP New Zealand’s safety journey, as demonstrated by its pos-
itive approach to identifying and managing hazards that is reflected in its recent safety statistics. “Developing a successful safety culture involves leadership, culture and engagement, Risk Assessment (RA), Safety Management Systems and engineering risks,” O’Brien explains. The first step in any such programme is understanding risk, and CHEP has completed more than 1,000 risk assessments to date. The firm’s safety management systems utilise processes that mirror international best practice:
• B-Safe • iCare (core Safety System – Accountable)
• ChemWatch • GAP audits • ICAM (root cause analysis of incidents)
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machines and standard work benches. “We’re also improving outcomes for our people and our customers through a variety of other commonsense measures such as pedestrian segregation and yard redesign,” O’Brien adds. However, it’s leadership by executive, management and frontline leaders that is ultimately integral to the success of CHEP’s safety programme. The leadership element consists of: • Visible Leadership – safety observations, high risk audits, GAP audits and site sponsorship • Active Involvement and Training – site sponsorship, the Take 25 initiative, which entails a safety walkaround conducted in conjunction with the senior leadership team and service centre staff and the Supervisor 2020 health and safety programme for supervisors in service centres • Leadership Sharing – giving and receiving of ideas for improvements. “Culture and engagement, meanwhile, revolves around CHEP’s ‘Safety starts with me’ theme,” O’Brien says. This revolves around three core steps: • Make Safety Visual & Active – the 5S lean manufacturing tool that improves workplace efficiency and eliminates waste, Visual Performance Management and warm ups • Make Safety Engaging – Health & Safety reps, Manual Handling champions, Environmental coordinators, Health & Well-being champions, hazard ID, near miss and safe behaviour observers equipped with iPads • Find and Support Advocates – train, recognise and reward those who demonstrate CHEP engagement above the company’s global high-performing norm.
• nail gun holder • isolation air valve • upgrading car park layouts • improved lighting • fixing bench pedals. “These are all relatively simple and inexpensive steps that require little more than careful observation of individual work stations, their potential dangers and analysis and implementation of safety improvements.” However, he admits that CHEP New Zealand is still on a health and safety journey. “We’re extending cultural survey tools to obtain a deeper understanding of behaviour,” O’Brien reveals. The company also recognises that supervisors and front-line managers are a key component of addressing behavioural safety and is working on implementing the Supervisor 2020 programme to train supervisors in health and safety requirements. “We’re also implementing mobile applications, getting supervisors onto the floor and improving leadership and
CHEP’s holistic approach to safety sits within the company’s sustainability pillars, namely better planet, better communities and better business
“Safety, engagement, productivity and innovation are intertwined and involve several relatively obvious elements,” O’Brien explains. Recent innovations include: • a stocktake beacon • workstation chute
director due diligence capability,” O’Brien adds. Hand in hand with these developments, CHEP New Zealand will continue to advance its monitoring to further improve its safety record. “For example, we dived deep into first aids and found trends in facial incidents, so we’re now implementing face shields,” O’Brien says. “Ultimately, we have really only just started this journey and see huge potential in important thought leadership material such as Monitoring What Matters by the Business Leaders Health and Safety Forum, as a tool to challenge our thinking as well as industry and partner sharing to increase ideation.”
Raising the profile of occupational health Putting the “health “ back into “health and safety” has long been in the occupational health and safety vocabulary but has anything really changed in the past couple of decades, asks Massey University Associate Professor Ian Laird?
Taha hinengaro Mental and emotional well-being
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e notes that the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organisation’s definition of “occupational health” adopted in 1955 and revised in 1995, still remains relevant. The definition states that occupational health should aim to: • promote and maintain the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations • prevent amongst workers the departure from health caused by their working conditions • protect workers in their employment from risk resulting from factors adverse to health • place and maintain workers in an occupational environment adapted to their physiological and psychological capabilities • adapt work to the workers and each worker to his or her job.
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In addition, in the New Zealand context, Maori concepts of health and well-being take a somewhat broader perspective, where “health and well-being have multiple interconnected dimensions, including but not limited to, physical, emotional, cognitive, social, cultural and spiritual”, Laird notes. “This is consistent with Emeritus Professor Sir Mason Durie’s Te Whare Tapa Wha model of Maori health, which affirms health as an holistic concept that is seen like four walls of a house – each interrelated but independent.” Traditional concepts of occupational health focused on the relationship of an individual, with pre-existing health status, enters the workplace where they are exposed to a range of health hazards/risks, which result in a spectrum of health outcomes/consequences.
“The ILO and WHO estimate there are 2.2 million deaths due to occupational disease annually” More recent concepts identify the importance of the complex interactions of the physical work environment with workplace culture and support environment and the health and lifestyle practices of the individual. Also, models and frameworks for creating “healthy workplaces” are becoming more increasingly utilized in a variety of industry sectors. The World Health Organisation
(WHO) Healthy Workplaces Model for Action provides a framework for the development of healthy workplace initiatives adaptable to diverse countries, workplaces and cultures. It is for employers, workers, policy-makers and practitioners and is based on a systematic review of healthy workplace programmes. The model recommends that organisations identify and address needs relating to four ‘avenues of influence’. Working together, employees and workers can use these avenues of influence to affect the health status of workers and the organisation as a whole, and thereby potentially improve efficiency, productivity and competitiveness. Regardless of the definition, there is clearly a significant burden associated with occupational ill-health and disease, says
the Massey University School of Public Health, College of Health Director of Research. “The ILO and WHO estimate there are 2.2 million deaths due to occupational disease annually,” Laird observes. Globally, cardiovascular and circulatory diseases (35 per cent) and cancers (29 per cent) were the top illnesses responsible for twothirds of deaths from work-related diseases, followed by occupational injuries (15 per cent) and infectious diseases (10 per cent). The economic costs of work-related injury and illness are equally striking, varying between 1.8 – 6 per cent of GDP and averaging four per cent. “New Zealand economic costs have been estimated to be equivalent to 3.4 per cent of GDP,” Laird adds. Industrialised countries had a higher burden from cancers (53 per cent) and a much smaller attribution from accidents and infectious conditions, each three per cent. Occupational diseases are work-related diseases where the cause-and-effect relationship has been clearly established, Laird explains, and may be thought of as a spectrum in terms of work-relatedness. “At one end are diseases clearly related to workplace exposures, such as lead poisoning, and at the other conditions less clearly linked to occupational activity, like back strain.” Wherever they fall on the spectrum, occupational diseases take a severe toll on workers, both in New Zealand and internationally. In New Zealand estimates of mortality (deaths) due to occupational diseases range from 700 – 1000 deaths per year. This is nearly 10 times the number from work-related fatal injuries (70 per year). The diseases causing these deaths are occupational cancer, circulatory and respiratory diseases. This is comparable with international studies that show similar trends. All these diseases take their toll on all sections of society, be they employers, workers or the community at large. “As the Workplace Safety and Health Institute notes, occupational diseases are common and common diseases are occupational”. Disease such as asthma, lung cancer, cardiovascular disorders,
musculoskeletal disorders and mental health disorders all have an attribution rate between 5 – 30 per cent, Laird says. They, in turn, are extremely prevalent in death tolls among men and women in both Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Clearly, therefore, there are significant current challenges in occupational health, both on the global and, more locally, New Zealand level. Globally, they revolve around existing and new uncontrolled health hazards, the changing nature of work, the changing nature of the workforce and the changing nature of the work environment. Others include chronic and long-term conditions, technology, risk communication, occupational health in developing countries and occupational workforce capacity and capability. Issues specific to New Zealand comprise visibility, awareness and understanding of occupational health in industry and New Zealand society in general, a focus on acute injury and trauma, the generalised legislative framework and the problems faced by small and medium-sized businesses. In addition, Laird says New Zealand needs a national strategy for occupational health; national and industry-based targets for occupational health, surveillance and monitoring; occupational health workforce capacity and capability; research in occupational health
and expectations on the regulator. “One often overlooked issue is the perception of risk as it relates to health and the perception of risk in occupational health in particular. There are a variety of schools of thought on this”, Laird adds. One of these schools of thought that is important in the context of why health issues at work don’t seem to gain the attention of the media is the ‘social amplification of
Signals about risk are processed by individuals and social amplification stations, including the scientist who communicates the risk assessment, the news media, cultural groups, interpersonal networks, and others. “The amplified risk leads to behavioral responses, which, in turn, result in secondary impacts.” So communications about risks of cancer, circulatory and respira-
“This offers an opportunity to engage in the larger context of social determinants of health, and recognise how the structure of employment contributes to the health of populations” risk’, he suggests. “Simply, this means that concerns about hazards and risks are amplified or reduced by a number of ways. “When some risks are communicated, the perception of the risk is high (amplified) e.g. risks of mobile phones, when the actual (calculated) risk is low. “Conversely, when risks that result in diseases such as cancer or circulatory diseases are communicated, the perceived risk is low (reduced) where the actual (calculated) risk is high”.
tory diseases are “overpowered” by amplified risks of other less hazardous conditions that may receive more media attention, for example. When it comes to the regulator, however, WorkSafe’s view of work-related health is clear and unambiguous. WorkSafe’s expectations of duty holders are also clear: • all reasonably foreseeable health risks should be identified and assessed • risks should be eliminated, or minimised so far as
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Perceptions of people are different from reality Sources: WSH Insititute. S.Hertlich, M. Hamilo, S. Kuvalehti [FI], WHO/ILO/J. Takala).
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to controls protecting multiple workers • exposure and health monitoring should be used but not viewed as controls • workers should be engaged and involved. This bodes well for the future, especially if New Zealand follows the suggests provided in the 2014 UK Council for Work and Health report Planning the future; Delivering a vision of good work and health in the UK for the next 5-20 years and the professional resources to deliver it. “This report presents a vision of how occupational health should be delivered in the UK over the next 20 years and identifies the medium and long-term workforce planning that is needed to support that vision,” Laird explains. The strategic analysis suggested five main driving forces for change over the next 20 years: • economics • demographics • the pattern of chronic and long-term conditions • technology • education and training. “So what do we need for the future to be able to put the “health” back into health and safety? Laird asks. He cites: • commitment - political, in-
dustry, employer, worker representation/union • awareness of health (occupational) issues in New Zealand society • a strategic approach • a small enterprise approach • serious focus on targets and indicators • increase occupational health capacity and capability. “This offers an opportunity to engage in the larger context of social determinants of health, and recognise how the structure of employment contributes to the health of populations,” Laird believes. “This broadened view of occupational health also provides the opportunity for linking occupational health with the wider community interested in social determinants of health.” Indeed, Aberdeen occupational physician Gordon Shepherd recently wrote in Occupational Medicine suggesting the term occupational health be ditched in favour of worker health. “There is a compelling case for repositioning of occupational health and a real opportunity for occupational health to make the business case for health and well-being interventions based around the workplace,” Laird believes. However, the definition of ‘occupational health’ would need to expand to include a wider range of work conditions that are health supportive or potentially damaging
“Because these broader constructs of worker well-being are beyond our current industrial, regulatory, and health delivery paradigm, we will need to research on all aspects of a health and wellbeing supportive workplace” to health and worker well-being. “For instance, well-being in the workplace has been proposed as a more comprehensive goal for occupational health, going well beyond physical health or lack of disease,” Laird notes. While well-being includes physically safe and healthful conditions, it also includes: • environmental factors affecting mental health and features social support • autonomy • self-determination in a more aspirational concept of holistic health.
“Because these broader constructs of worker well-being are beyond our current industrial, regulatory, and health delivery paradigm, we will need to research on all aspects of a health and well-being supportive workplace,” Laird concedes. The opportunity clearly exists to redefine occupational health with a population-based model that moves from a focus on the workplace towards a focus on working populations—thus, ‘worker health’ instead of ‘occupational health’. This broadened view of occupational health also provides the opportunity for linking occupational health with the wider community interested in social determinants of health, Laird believes. “In this more public healthoriented approach, the health of specific populations of workers, their families and communities can be addressed in a more holistic way, integrating physical and psychosocial health parameters and exposures that occur at work with non-work conditions that may arise at least partially from employment conditions.” This could involve: • exploring new models for occupational/worker health intervention • engaging employers in developing a more holistic approach to supporting worker health and well-being • supportive management strategies to ensure the sustainability of worker health • aligning with current social movements – demonstrating the link between working conditions and health and placing them in the wider social movements would enable worker health to more ably demonstrate its relevance to social progress • develop new multi-factorial metrics that assess health impacts. Any realignment may also actually assess supportive/positive factors, in addition to the detrimental aspects of employment and work on health and well-being, the professor adds. “Technology and exposure assessment in the form of sensor technologies and the potential use of “big data” to demonstrate patterns of exposure could also help introduce a more integrated approach to worker health,” Laird concludes.
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Following the rules a winning formula for safe chemical distribution New Zealand is a hazardous operating environment for chemical distribution, Mainfreight Trainer Trace Donaghey told the Safety 360 conference
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he country suffers from a variety of unique geographic challenges, he explains. “There’s a lack of dual carriageways, hills and tight road complications, soil and earth movement that complicates road infrastructure, sea movements and varying profiles of movements that increase load lock complications,” Donaghey notes. “In addition, varying supply lines – for example, from manufacture direct to end user – combine to make it a dangerous task that demands painstaking attention to strict rules and procedures. “We have three operating codes which apply when it comes to moving chemicals safely and securely – IATA, IMDG and the Land Transport Dangerous Goods Rule 2005. “The management of dangerous goods is therefore a complex matter involving regulations administered by various government departments and agencies,” Donaghey explains. While those dealing with dangerous goods can refer to these organisations for advice, there are a number of key responsibilities placed on drivers, loaders, employers and those involved with the storage and consignment of dangerous goods. The Land Transport Rule Dangerous Goods 2005 sets out the requirements for the safe transport of dangerous goods on land in New Zealand. The rule covers: • the packaging, identification and documentation of dangerous goods • segregation of incompatible goods • transport procedures • the training and responsibilities of those involved in the transport of dangerous goods. “The rule’s requirements are applied according to the nature, quantity and use of the goods,” Donaghey adds. Proper shipping names (PSN) have been identified by the UN as the one that should always be
quoted on the packages, tanks and documentations. “PSNs are shown in transport lists in upper case – that is, capital letters.” Some PSNs have several families of chemicals that cannot meet an individual listing but are considered as hazardous. “These items are always shown with the letters N.O.S at the end of the PSN,” Donaghey adds. “For example, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS N.O.S (contains Isopropanol).” Similarly, UN numbers were developed to overcome language barriers. “This consists of a four-digit numerical sequence that starts at 0001 and currently runs to over 3495.” The UN also felt it was necessary to know degrees of danger, because it could affect the way a substance is handled, stowed, packaged and transported, Donaghey says. “Three separate packing groups were developed as a result.” These are graded according to perceived danger level: • Packing Group I = High Danger • Packing Group II = Medium Danger • Packing Group III = Low Danger Closer to home, the Land Transport Rule Dangerous Goods 2005 applies to: • the transport on land of substances that have the properties and belong to classes and divisions described in Table A of the rule (Classifications of the handbook) • empty receptacles that have contained dangerous goods and have not been cleaned out. “It is the responsibility of every person or organisation involved, in any way, in the transport of dangerous goods to conduct themselves in a safe and professional manner and to comply with all the relevant requirements of the Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 Refer to Rule 10.1,” Donaghey emphasises. The consignor has several responsibilities, namely to ensure:
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properly packaged • the dangerous goods are correctly marked and labelled • dangerous goods documentation is supplied and contains the correct information • emergency response information is provided • the dangerous goods documentation is passed to the next person responsible for the transport of the dangerous goods. “Anyone who suspects that a package contains dangerous goods may refuse to accept the package or request that the package be opened to determine the presence of dangerous goods,” Donaghey assures. He has seen some extremely dangerous practices that almost defy belief. “For example, acid and cyanide shipped in glass bottles,” Donaghey recalls. “People also seem to forget UV light containers only have a fiveyear lifeline and become extremely brittle and therefore dangerous the longer they are used.” Documentation is equally vital when it comes transporting dangerous goods, which must be accompanied by a declaration that complies with the land transport rule. “The documentation must identify the goods and the hazards
that arise from them.” The declaration must state: • the Proper Shipping Name • the class and division • the United Nations (UN) number • Packing Group where applicable • additional information • the number and type of packages • the total quantity (both kgs and volume) • the consignor’s particulars • consignee name and address • the consignor’s statement and signature. “Dangerous goods must also be labelled and marked to identify the risk they present when being transported,” Donaghey advises. Packages containing dangerous goods and their residues, must be clearly labelled and marked with: • primary and where necessary subsidiary risk labels • the proper shipping name and United Nations number. “If in doubt, refer to The New Zealand Dangerous Goods Rule 2005 rather than simply trusting to luck,” Donaghey advises. “If we all follow the rules each and every time, we can transport dangerous goods safely, securely and speedily – and sharply reduce if not eliminate the number of dangerous goods-related industrial accidents.” www.isn.co.nz
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Healthy workplaces – why bother? Occupational health nurse Janice Riegen explains how the World Health Organization (WHO) Healthy Workplace action model creates healthy workplaces • Te taha tinana (physical) • Te taha whanau (social/family).
What is the WHO Healthy Workplace definition and action model?
The WHO defines a healthy workplace as “one in which workers and managers collaborate to use a continual improvement process to protect and promote the health, safety and well-being of all workers and the sustainability of the workplace by considering the following, based on identified needs: • health and safety concerns in the physical work environment • health, safety and well-being concerns in the psychosocial work environment including organization of work and workplace culture • personal health resources in the workplace (support and encouragement of healthy lifestyles by the employer) • ways of participating in the community to improve the health of workers, their families and members of the community”. It is underpinned by leadership, engagement, ethics, values and worker involvement and identifies the need to look at multiple areas of the working environment. It is a strategic, holistic, quality improvement model. It is about health, safety and well-being of individuals and organisations. Healthy workplaces is a bit like an umbrella with multiple spokes, where traditional ‘wellness programmes’ are only one element. Ultimately, healthy workplaces are the right, legal and smart thing to do.
What are the strengths of the WHO model?
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Most cultures can relate to these. It also aligns to our legislative requirements in the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2015 and WorkSafe’s ‘Healthy Work’ guidelines.
What can New Zealand learn from the model?
WHO Healthy Workplace Model: Avenues of Influence, Process and Core Principles
“There is little understanding of what is ‘good work, healthy work, meaningful work’ and how they contribute to healthy workplaces” standing of the multiple factors that influence workplaces. Whether you are a small, medium or large workplace, it gives you guidance, ideas and a strategic quality improvement framework to work with. It encourages you to be flexible and adaptable to personalise it to your area of work and priorities. It is also educative and highlights the importance of multiple areas of risk and for me especially the psychosocial risk area, often the hardest to understand or manage. It fits into any risk management approach and you can integrate what you are already doing and
then identify gaps you chose to focus on. It addresses how the multiple factors of work affect health and health affects work.
How is it relevant to New Zealand?
It aligns well with our cultural perspective that links to the Treaty of Waitangi and Sir Mason Durie’s Maori model of health, Te Whare Tapa Whā. This looks at four areas of health and well-being: • Te taha wairua (spiritual) • Te taha hinengaro (psychological)
This work needs to be strategic, holistic and within a framework, whatever your size of business. This is not a quick fix and needs a long-term approach for sustainability and a culture change. It’s making health, safety and well-being part of the business and its everyday language. It is critical to be flexible and adapt the model to suit your business, involve all the workers and unions. There is growing recognition of this mindset change and that business can do well with this approach. Additionally, corporate social responsibility is gaining in popularity, where there is an understanding that workplaces are not seen in isolation, they are part of communities and have responsibilities. Organisations could also be engaging with their business partners and small-to-medium enterprises in numerous ways.
Where are local workplaces deficient in relation to the model?
I think all over the world we are just beginning to understand the benefits of collaborative approaches that connect people and learnings. In New Zealand, we still have a very poor record with our health and safety statistics. What influences this? Is it still our ‘she’ll be right’ attitude? Has common sense been somehow lost?
I think that the focus for so long has been on physical safety and the health side given lower priority, with the well-being side only now getting recognised as a critical component. There is little understanding of what is ‘good work, healthy work, meaningful work’ and how they contribute to healthy workplaces. We need to connect the dots and start linking it all together.
How should those deficiencies be remedied?
Legislation and enforcement are essential, however a critical part is about educating and getting out the message that it is not only physical safety, but also psychological safety that needs to be managed. Workplaces need to realise the benefits and therefore genuinely want to change - not just to meet legislative requirements. Starting the conversations at all levels within workplaces will lead to a ripple effect and, if successful, a culture change. So let’s work together by making connections, collaborating and sharing what works and what doesn’t. We need leaders to ‘lead by example’ sharing their experiences and ‘walking the talk’. In New Zealand it is great to see the focus on the ‘health’ elements in health and safety but do we need to include well-being to further improve healthy workplaces? WorkSafe’s ‘Healthy Work’ identifies that there are five groups of hazards that we need to manage: physical, ergonomic, chemical, biological and psychosocial.
5 steps to a healthy workplace Step 1: Look up the WHO Healthy Workplace Model, see if it suits you and your business Step 2: Assess what you have now and see how you can incorporate the model Step 3: Identify where there are gaps Step 4: Prioritise them Step 5: Develop an action plan.
Workload & work pace
Job content Home-work interface
Career development
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Work schedule Role in organisation
The latter may be the hardest to assess and control, but the most rewarding to the business. Dr Christa Stedlaschek, the Director of the European Agency for Health and Safety, identified in The management of Psychosocial Risks Across the European Union that “Psychosocial risks represent one of the key priorities in health and safety in the modern workplace…” But what are psychosocial hazards? One interpretation by Cox and Griffiths in The European Framework for Psychosocial Risk Management is that they “… might be those aspects of the design and management of work and its social and organisational context, that have the potential for causing psychological or physical harm”. The components are made up of the factors in the diagram above.
How would the suggested changes be implemented in the workplaces?
Start talking about the model, understand it and develop a common language. Make it part of the business, be realistic, share the learning and develop champions who are keen and believe in the benefits. You need to align with what you are already doing and your business goals and values. Be realistic, engage your workers and representatives, walk the talk, lead by example and have a longterm approach. Look for quick wins as well the links that support and build your bigger picture. Share your stories and learn from others.
How long would it take to implement these changes? Any strategic, holistic, quality improvement is a long-term
Interpersonal relationships at work
Organisational culture & function
approach, so look at establishing a three-year plan, re-evaluate, assess and adjust.
Why should we bother? What is the evidence base?
There is a huge and growing evidence base into why we should be creating healthy workplaces. As part of my Masters studies, I found thousands of pieces of evidence from around the globe supporting this and it is continuing to grow rapidly.
So why aren’t we doing this already?
Currently in Australia and New Zealand there are working parties that are focusing on the ‘Health Benefits of Good Work’. The 2011 Consensus Statement on the ‘Health Benefits of Work’, has been updated this year to acknowledge that ‘Good Work’ is good for you, your family, your community, business, the society and the economy. The group will be looking at getting more groups involved and spreading the word.
What are some of the drivers? There are many but just to mention a few: • we have an ageing workforce • populations living longer • a changing world of work • new technology • changing expectations • having to do more with less • harder economic times • sedentary lifestyles • increasing long-term conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, musculoskeletal disorders and poor mental health.
The latter is predicted to become the leading cause of workplace
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absence – how well prepared are you and your business? All of these will impact on your workforce, workplace, communities, societies and the economy.
Is there a business case?
If you create healthy workplaces you will get an: Increase in trust; engagement; productivity; creativity; innovation; safety culture; attraction and retention of workers and increasing morale Decrease in sickness/absence; presenteesim (said to be three times (at least) greater than the former); recruitment and turnover costs and incidents/accidents. ‘Engage for Success’ identified that organisations with less worker engagement have 62 per cent more accidents than those that are more engaged! In my own studies, we looked at what made a healthy workplace and these themes were identified by the workers. It’s about being: valued, supported and communicated with, good leadership, teamwork and job factors. Ongoing work has reinforced these findings. Some of the above cost money, but many don’t! What it comes down to is it’s about leadership, engagement and teamwork. Together we can make a difference and move forward by recognising that health, safety, well-being and work are inextricably linked. Don’t separate them out as there are critical dependencies and we need to manage all our risks. Make it part of your business, start the conversations and involve the workers. www.isn.co.nz
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What should you do if WorkSafe initiates an investigation? Several notifiable events will trigger an investigation by the health and safety regulator, Grant Nicholson notes
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he old definition of ‘serious harm’ is no longer and has been replaced by ‘notifiable events’, the Kensington Swan partner explains. “But what exactly is a notifiable event as defined by sections 23-25 of the Health and Safety at Work Act”? he asks. Notifiable events include: • the death of a person • a notifiable injury or illness – which is described in the legislation as “immediate treatment for certain conditions such as serious head injuries, burns or amputation; being admitted to hospital or medical treatment within 48 hours; or an infection that was caused by the work being undertaken”. “There is also a ‘notifiable incident’, which is an event that exposes a person to a serious risk to their health and safety arising out of exposure to various situations such as explosion, fire, fall from height or electric shock,”
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Nicholson adds. Whatever the notifiable event, the person conducting the business or undertaking (PCBU) or worker should first get medical help and support for those who need it and then secure the scene. After a notifiable event, the PCBU must take “all reasonable steps” not to disturb the scene. “There are, however, several instances when a PCBU can disturb the scene,” he reveals. They can interfere with the scene: • to assist an injured person • to remove a deceased person • to make the site safe or to minimise the risk of a further notifiable event • by or under the direction of a constable acting in execution of his or her duties • if WorkSafe gives permission. “They should report the incident to senior management and WorkSafe and record the incident in the firm’s incident register,” he advises.
“WorkSafe may decide to take no action, request a duty holder review or undertake a full investigation, depending on the incident or event” Notifiable events must be reported to WorkSafe as soon as possible (according to section 56 of the Health and Safety at Work Act), Nicholson says. “They may be reported by telephone or in writing – use the fastest means possible in the circumstances,” he stresses. “WorkSafe may also require written notice, which must be given within 48 hours of being told to do so.” Additional reporting obligations
are required under some regulations, for example the Health and Safety at Work (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2016. “The Health and Safety at Work Act does not require internal recording of incidents but it’s good practice to do so,” Nicholson advises. Section 44 (4) of the act expressly states that officers have a duty to ensure the PCBU has processes in place to receive information about incidents. “You should keep a record of all incidents and all near-misses.” The incident register should state: • when, where, and how incidents occurred • the risks involved • details of anyone injured • details of corrective actions. The PCBU should also then complete an internal investigation as WorkSafe expects root cause analysis of the notifiable event or incident. “Don’t forget to notify
request a duty holder review or undertake a full investigation, depending on the incident or event,” Nicholson advises. If an investigation is undertaken, WorkSafe seeks to: • prevent re-occurrence • identify causes • assess legal compliance • gather evidence to support appropriate action.
your insurer and lawyer,” Nicholson adds. “Be careful what you write down as internal reports often contain incriminating admissions, and be mindful of email correspondence and texts too,” Nicholson warns. “It’s also good practice to develop a communication strategy, both internal and external, from the very first day the accident happens.” PCBUs also have a “duty of consultation, co-operation and co-ordination of activities” with other PCBUs when working together, according to section 34 of the HSWA. “This could, for example, include joint incident investigations, but it does depend on what your contracts require,” Nicholson says. “Either way, the PCBU should definitely consider common interest privilege before sharing information.” Investigation is not automatic but is “likely” if it is a ‘severe’ harm or high-profile incident. “WorkSafe may decide to take no action,
“The inspector will assess the scene, and ensure the relevant risks are controlled,” Nicholson says. “He or she will also talk to the people involved to understand the facts and establish the sequence of events.” The inspector will also review procedures and practices and analyse contributing factors. “It’s important to shadow the inspector if at all possible.” Inspectors are entitled to make visual observations on-site and take photographs. “They can ask to interview and obtain written statements from people on-site,” Nicholson explains. “They can also require detailed reports and copies of documents from PCBUs, conduct interviews under caution with the PCBU or person in charge of a workplace and obtain assistance and advice from experts.” When the inspector calls, the PCBU or person in charge should engage with the inspector and try to agree a process. “You should consider what limitations there might be around re-starting business operations as an investigation can take 6-9 months,” Nicholson warns. “You should also create an agreed communication channel with the inspector and WorkSafe.” Once the investigation begins, it’s a PCBU’s duty to give “reasonable assistance” to the inspector and an offence to hinder or obstruct them in the course of their duties. “Look at documents before giving them to the inspector – don’t speculate or guess when providing information,” Nicholson urges. It is equally important to support workers during the investigation, including considering counselling or time off if workers have witnessed distressing events. There is no legal obligation on workers to answer an inspector’s questions. “Any statements are voluntary, so it is a good idea to sit in on interviews if possible,” Nicholson suggests.
But, he adds, be advised that WorkSafe may allege conflict of interest if an employer attends worker interviews. “Consider support by the organisation’s health and safety representative or union instead.” Section 168 (1) (f) of the HSWA states that an inspector can require a PCBU to provide statements in any form and manner that the inspector specifies. “The PCBU is usually represented by a senior manager who can answer questions about the work, the workplace and the workers who work there,” Nicholson explains. A PCBU cannot refuse to answer questions on the basis of privilege against self-incrimination, but individuals can. “Either way, it’s always smart to have a lawyer present during the interview.” Engage your lawyer early to invoke legal privilege, which means you can have full and frank disclosure during the investigation as communications are protected and can’t be used against you. “Lawyers will help you to understand potential areas of risk and liability,” Nicholson adds. “They can also work with you to manage communications with others, such as business partners, as well as all dealings with WorkSafe.”
Any investigation will have one of several potential outcomes:
• no further action • a negotiated agreement • a written warning • an infringement notice and on-the-spot fine
• an improvement notice
requiring changes over time
• a prohibition notice stopping activity until changes made
• an enforceable undertaking
such as that issued to the St Kentigern Trust Board in April this year following an investigation into accidental injuries incurred during the school’s production of Sweeney Todd
• prosecution. There are several ways in which the PCBU can influence the investigation process, Nicholson notes. “Disclose all helpful relevant
material, provide a report emphasising positive aspects and explain the systems used to manage and identify hazards and risks,” he recommends. It’s always helpful to volunteer information to put bad documents in a better context. “You should also offer innovative solutions to ensure and persuade WorkSafe of future compliance and negotiate over any potential enforcement outcomes.” If an inspector decides to prosecute his recommendation must be endorsed by peer review. “WorkSafe will apply its enforcement policy, which considers whether there is sufficient evidence to support a charge and whether a prosecution is in the public interest,” Nicholson says. Only two to three per cent of investigations result in prosecution, but Nicholson recommends calling your lawyer “immediately” if WorkSafe does decide to go to court. “He or she will help you work out your options,” Nicholson explains. “More than 95 per cent of prosecutions result in conviction, but there is a 25 per cent penalty discount for an early guilty plea.” Some PCBUs ignore this advice, however and want to defend themselves. “Whatever you do, don’t blame the victim,” he advises. Focus instead on foreseeability and reasonableness – what was industry practice? “You should also factor in a 12-month delay and six-figure legal costs”, Nicholson adds. What happens afterwards is equally, if not more, important. “The most important thing is to understand what happened and why, and to prevent a re-occurrence,” Nicholson stresses. Lessons learnt should also be implemented across the whole business. “Questions that should be asked include what improvements are reasonably practicable, and are the lessons applicable at different sites?” Nicholson says. The PCBU should also take the opportunity to engage with workers and contractors and if necessary consider disciplinary action. “Ultimately, a WorkSafe investigation need not be considered a traumatic experience but rather a learning process that will make your business or organisation better, safer and more efficient,” Nicholson concludes. www.isn.co.nz
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New Zealand loggers lead steep slope logging innovations The bulk of recent technology innovations in global forestry production may have been in data collection and analysis, but that is slowly changing John Stulen advises
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Excavator-based winch-assist anchoring machines allow mechanised tree-harvesters to work safely on slopes previously only possible with men using chainsaws - there are over 60 such harvesters deployed in New Zealand
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ut on the forest floor, international logging equipment manufacturers have increasingly been using computers to assist operators in all manner of machine and maintenance functions. Then a small group of innovative loggers and local engineering companies near Nelson really got the innovation bug a few years ago. They’ve taken the steep slope logging world by storm, with the result that this small, forested country is batting well above its weight in the global logging industry. Their initiatives were largely driven by the nature of the problem. With radiata pine forestry considered an international investment and production success, New Zealand’s sunshine and rainfall produces a healthy return, largely to pension fund owners of its major planted forests. However, the big challenge was always well known; how to get big trees productively and safely to market from the increasingly steep slopes now being harvested? “Winch-assist” or “traction-assist” are the terms being used for the steep slope harvesting machines that have been developed. Beyond the original large production forest planting boom that started with Kaingaroa Forest in the 1920s, later planting booms brought more and steeper forest estates. As intensive farming claimed the easier and flatter terrain, forests were on steeper slopes or on more remote and inaccessible parts of the farms not suited to traditional sheep or dairy farming.
The innovative New Zealand loggers turned this industry around by pushing ground-based feller bunchers much higher up forested slopes. Brightwater logging company Kelly Logging developed an innovative winch-assist tree harvester in 2005. It was fast and safe and was soon being sold internationally. Owner Nigel Kelly soon teamed up with Trinder Engineering to take a pioneering computer-controlled traction assist system fitted to a custom-designed feller buncher to market. The resulting ClimbMAX harvester, now being sold in North America, spurred other Kiwi loggers on with similar approaches to developing new equipment and practices for extracting trees of steeper slopes. Having proven the concept over many years and pioneered the innovation to initially skeptical forest managers, the ClimbMAX harvester gained popularity. Then came the inevitable imitations. Other loggers in New Zealand opted to attach the winch to separate anchor machines bulldozers or excavator-mounted double-winch systems. By 2015 the forestry world was ready to be introduced to the now proven logging systems. Over 500 New Zealand forest industry leaders descended on Rotorua, to a national steep slope forestry conference run by
the Forest Industry Engineering Association. At the time, many other loggers and forest managers came from around the globe to see first-hand the paradigm-shifting claims they had been hearing about. They found the local loggers through hard graft and plenty of Kiwi ingenuity had really done their homework.
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Winch-assist mechanised forest harvesting is now widely accepted and practiced in New Zealand. Beyond the obvious safety paradigm shift, the new logging systems have pushed ground-based capability high into traditional yarder settings. Yarder systems have benefitted as new technology and much better presented felled stems are now being extracted using camera-grapple systems. This removes the need for loggers to hook wire ropes onto individual logs. These technologies have also been designed and perfected in Brightwater – this time by Dale Ewers and over a dozen of his logging crews. The result is a second steep slope logging system that is being used in New Zealand and is also being exported to both North and South America. Steep slope logging became a key part of every logging conference around the world in 2016,
especially where large trees and steep terrain are major hurdles to efficient production. Canadians and Americans flocked to a sold-out conference expressly showcasing Kiwi logging innovations in Vancouver, BC in March that year. This successful technology conference and forest tour led to demand for a second conference and tour in Kelso Washington. (www.steepslopelogging.events). Not to be outdone, the Kiwis will be showcasing more logging innovations and practices on June 20-21 at HarvestTECH 2017, in Rotorua (www.harvesttech.events). All major manufacturers and logging innovators are on board for these two 2017 events. As most loggers and experienced forest managers will tell you – there is nothing quite like getting your boots muddy and seeing how these systems work out on the forest floor and talking to real live loggers. The only question now is; what will Kiwis do next? We are confident of the answer – a South Island logger has already overcome the hurdles to use the extraction unit – the yarder – to carry and operate a remote-operated, tree-felling head – using a completely new and Kiwi innovation and design. The secret was revealed for the first time at Innovatek’s 2nd international logging innovations conference in Washington state in late April by the inventor and user. Once again, the same name crops up – Dale Ewers of Moutere Logging in Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand. John Stulen is Director of Innovatek Ltd, which operates a range of technology-led events through its FIEA and CONNEX:Event Innovators divisions
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Are people really safe at work?
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Providing practical, emotional support after a disaster 12
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ProtosNZ
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PBI
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Site Safe
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Layher
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NZ Safety 124 Prepare Group Brokers
Supply Force International
Guardian Angel Security
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Advance Diagnostics
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Safety Nets
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Vertical Horizons
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Eco Portal
OK Health Services
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buildnz | designex
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Oliver Footwear
Red Cross UVEX
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136 Staffy Scaffolding
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Instrumantics
Intaks
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Seminar Room
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Rock Rooster Footwear
Safety'n Action
Fire Exit
HealthSafe
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Fallsafe
Spelean
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Fabricell
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NZ Safety Council / ISN Paramount Safety
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TDDA
Haztec
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Traffic Signs
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Honeywell
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ASG Ltd\ Panasonic
Ladder Solutions
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Air - Mech
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St Johns
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Highway 1
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ATG Glove Solutions
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EdenFX Colourgrip Contracting
Standsafe
Surfacing Software
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Glove Company
SafetyMate
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Elide Fireball
The General Mat co
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Ladders
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Lynn River
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Trench Mate
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Vistab
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Revolution
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“Working Safer” a key focus at The National Safety Show Welcome to The National Safety Show 2017 co-located with buildnz | designex.
Advanced Security Group will be sharing how drone technology is providing exponential health & safety efficiencies across the industry.
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hen it comes to workplace health and safety, New Zealand has a problem. Every year 50-60 people are killed in workplace incidents, and hundreds more die as a result of work-related ill health. Our work-related fatality statistics are three times as high as the UK and nearly twice as high as Australia. This is just not good enough. Everyone who goes to work deserves to come home healthy and safe.’* The National Safety Show (NSS) – the nation’s largest event for workplace health & safety solutions and education runs for three days only from Sunday 25th June. The show hosts 3 full days of free health and safety seminars and exhibits leading products and solutions for a safer workplace,
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and the organisers are calling it a ‘must attend’ for all industry. XPO Exhibitions, who run 13 of NZ’s largest niche industry trade shows, say they’re excited about the growth of this event for all industry. “We’ve invited many 1000s of industry professionals who visit our wider industry trade expos – think engineers, machinists through to food manufacturers and wholesaler importers. We need to widen the industry conversation about safety in the workplace.” Says XPO Events Director, Tony Waite. And none more so than with the build and construction industries who will be in their droves visiting the award winning buildnz | designex trade expo, alongside the National Safety Show. “Last event over 6000 visitors (builders, archi-
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There’s a great deal of change happening around workplace health & safety that businesses small and large need to come to grips with. The Health & Safety at Work Act (HSWA) came into effect in April 2016 aiming to bring down New Zealand’s workplace injury and death toll by 25 per cent by 2020. Perhaps the most important part of this is the new obligations facing company owners and Directors regarding workplace health and safety. The National Safety Show is perfectly timed with leading speakers exploring the regulatory impact for industry. Attending the show will help bring some awareness, a conversation and better planning in place for a wide spectrum of organisations.
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So what can businesses expect and do at the National Safety Show?
Let’s start with a small sample of Free Seminars across the 3 days: • Understanding frequent Health & Safety compliance issues for small to medium businesses. Keith Barnett, Health, Safety and Technical Manager at Safety ‘n Action • What does the new Health & Safety at Work Act mean for your business? Chris Jobson, Northern Regional Manager at Site Safe • Implementing Successful Lone Worker Solutions Petra Håkansson, MD and Founder at Guardian Angel Security Ltd • Scaffolding Safety Best Practices James Fuller, Auckland Branch Manager at Layher Ltd • Using Software and Mobile Technology to manage and improve Health & Safety Environment & Quality. Adrian Manessis, Director of Business Development at MYOSH A complete breakdown of seminars is available at www.safetyshow.co.nz and on page XX to assist in the planning of your visit.
A glimpse at leading specialty exhibitors
Advanced Security Group (ASG) is just one of the many innovative exhibitors showcasing their latest Drone technology. ASG is the premiere Integrator of Security Technology in NZ currently providing Commercial Drone Services across the country for clients where they can provide significant health & safety advantages, cost reductions, and additional advanced services. ASG’s clients include NZ Police, Vodafone, NZ Search & Rescue and Chorus. They’ll be sharing with visitor case studies on how drone technology is providing exponential health & safety efficiencies across the industry. Another exhibitor joining The National Safety Show for the first time is Cartwright Safety Products.
The Cartwright is the latest and greatest example of our kiwi ingenuity and this wearable revolution is a must-see at this exhibition. Invented to combat issues faced by its cancer-suffering creator, it soon revealed its potential to make the home and workplace safer for everybody by enabling its wearer to lift, carry, and hold awkward or astonishingly heavy weights with ease. The Cartwright takes the weight off the arms and puts it onto a specially designed harness, while simultaneously ensuring correct posture. With many more exhibitors set to showcase the latest health & safety technology and product innovations, you can be assured that you will find everything your business needs and all under one roof. A comprehensive list of exhibiting companies can be found here in the showguide or online at www.safetyshow.co.nz In addition, a special feature added to this year’s event is through
No other event can deliver such a range of new products, technology, and innovative solutions all under one roof a partnership with Mens Health Month. It might sound surprising, however encouraging regular health checks remain important for the core health and safety of your employees. Men’s Health Month is a great time to have a think about our health and how important it is, to start talking about it with our mates, families, and doctors, and to do something for ourselves to be just a little bit healthier. The Men’s Health Month team will be onsite ready to answer all your questions. A special celebrity speaker will also be in attendance as sports Journalist and media personality Phil Gifford will be presenting a keynote session celebrating the launch of his new book Looking After Your Nuts & Bolts: Kiwi Men’s Health Guide.
You can be guaranteed that this will be a highly entertaining and informative session so be sure to arrive early to secure your space as this is predicted to be full to capacity. Regardless of your business size, location or the industry you operate in, this event will equip you with a far greater understanding of Workplace Health & Safety issues. The National Safety Show runs from Sunday 25th through to Tuesday 27th June at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland. Exhibition entry and all seminar sessions are free of charge for all industry professionals. www.safetyshow.co.nz *Worksafe NZ http://www. business.govt.nz/worksafe/about/ reform
Also for those who are builders, designers, architects, specifiers, planners and developers – make sure you get along to buildnz | designex starting Sunday across the same 3 days. www.buildnz.com www.designex.co.nz
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Are people really safe at work? The advent of the 2017 Safety Show prompts Responsible Care Chief Executive Barry Dyer to ask how we are doing with keeping our people safe at work?
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he July 2016 launch of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) seeks to reduce New Zealand’s unacceptable workplace health and safety casualties by 2020. An admirable and overdue goal, complicated by the incorporation of workplace chemical management from the much-admired Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) legislation, and reducing chemical safety standards prescribed in the Hazardous Substances Regulations 2001. The 2015/16 Annual Report by WorkSafe New Zealand (WorkSafe NZ) to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee captures the magnitude of the task facing both the regulator and the regulated. Highlights of this first progress report are illuminating.
Achieving a 20 per cent reduction in work-related deaths and serious injuries by 2020
The number of workplace fatalities increased from 48 in the previous year to 59 in 2015/16. The 2016 target of a 10 per cent reduction in workplace deaths and serious harm sought by WorkSafe NZ and ACC referred only to ‘serious harm’, as defined by more than one week off work due to an accident (which is not the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 or the ACC definition), and was not achieved. The committee expressed concern that accurate performance statistics are not available, obstructing year-by-year comparisons. Committee members noted various proposals to collect and publish robust statistics, dissatisfied the 2016 10 per cent reduction target could not be confirmed.
Agricultural sector
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“The effectiveness of the increasingly prescriptive workplace regulatory environment, which encourages an increasingly risk-averse society, falls well short of requirements” and incurred a 25 per cent prosecution rate. WorkSafe NZ attributed the difference to the agricultural sector having more owner-operators, who were often the person killed. A telling point was recognition of the difficulty in WorkSafe NZ delivering the health and safety message to large and widely dispersed sectors of largely SMEs. Curiously, WorkSafe NZ acknowledges the effectiveness of having health and safety representatives (HSRs) in manufacturing sites but believes it is not the best option for businesses with fewer than five workers.
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Workplace inspectors
WorkSafe NZ notes our increasingly diverse workforce requires inspectors with second-language ability to better communicate with workers. An additional challenge is dealing with an ageing and presumedly less resilient workforce, perhaps holding firm views on health and safety arising from their lifelong careers and often defending traditional but unsafe practices and attitudes.
Health and safety representatives
WorkSafe NZ reports 16,000 HSRs
completed the certification course; however, there is no record of the number presently employed, nor confirmation of how effective their training has been. A similar circumstance is used to justify reducing the present requirement for HSNO Approved Handlers.
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
WorkSafe NZ noted the difficulty in obtaining sound information regarding chemical-related harm because of the long-term exposure, which subsequently results in premature death and disablement. The recent media focus on evacuating houses contaminated with inappropriate levels of methamphetamine and the discovery of asbestos in businesses, homes and increasingly landfills confirms the scarcity of competent personnel, lack of appropriate safe thresholds and remediation stan-
dards; all of which unsettles an increasingly nervous, risk-averse society.
Engagement with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
The SMEs comprising 97 per cent of our economy are difficult to reach and even more difficult to educate. WorkSafe NZ notes that 780,000 access its website and there are more than six million page views. Various communication devices are employed, while MBIE and ACC also offer advice to SMEs. There is no information regarding the effectiveness of these remote interactions, intended to minimize SME visits by inspectors. The WorkSafe NZ report identifies several key workplace health and safety issues, suggesting a flawed policy and under-utilised resources. WorkSafe NZ rightly explains this cannot be achieved with 200 inspectors assessing compliance in 130,000 sites where significant types and quantities of chemicals are present, let alone the country’s 500,000 workplaces. There are however, untapped options and opportunities to substantially improve the knowledge and capability of business operators to safeguard themselves, their staff and customers, particularly where chemicals are involved.
Education
The key requirement is surely the need to upskill and then police the SMEs, where the majority of workplace deaths and injuries occur. First: require every business, large and small, to have at least one qualified person competent to advise on basic workplace health
and safety requirements, particularly safe chemical management. A sole trader, two-person farm operator or major business employing hundreds can only benefit from having informed, sector-relevant health and safety compliance advice immediately available. Exempting agriculture from the requirement for HSRs, coupled with removing mandatory HSNO Approved Handlers, undermines the goal of safer workplaces. Second: subsidised, flexible sector roadshows delivered to recipients at their locations at convenient times would quickly raise awareness and maintain the momentum towards implementing safe work practices. Where this is being undertaken in larger businesses, particularly construction and forestry, operators are clearly improving, but most SMEs remain beyond reach of receiving the information they need. Third: proactively encourage industry sectors and associations that are enabling and facilitating compliance. The chemical industry’s advocacy for ensuring capable Approved Handlers are available wherever chemicals are present demonstrates a sound approach to chemical safety not evident in the upcoming regulations. The importance of an HSR and Approved Handler on-site compliance advisors, who can also competently carry out their compliance-related duties, is self-evident when considering the likelihood of scarce workplace inspectors devoting the necessary attention to assisting a non-compliant business during a rare visit.
Fourth: acknowledge and support suppliers and their associations delivering effective product stewardship initiatives, ranging from product safety advice to recycling and safe disposal options. Fifth: fewer high-level, expensive seminars in favour of low-cost, local workshops at convenient times, providing an opportunity for questions and to meet local WorkSafe NZ staff is a popular and proven strategy. In summary, the effectiveness of the increasingly prescriptive workplace regulatory environment, which encourages an increasingly
the value of effective supplier product stewardship initiatives.
So, how are we doing?
The first annual review of our collective efforts to ensure employees are engaged in ensuring safe and healthy workplaces and are competent to do so indicates we have a long way to go. Diluting national performance standards, particularly in respect to safely managing workplace chemicals, is frustrating and disappointing – we can do better. In addition, reducing chemical safety aspects in the revised RMA exacerbates the problem. An immediate start to the promised
“Diluting national performance standards, particularly in respect to safely managing workplace chemicals, is frustrating and disappointing” risk-averse society, falls well short of requirements. To celebrate the arrival of HSNO, Responsible Care NZ and the (then) Department of Labour delivered chemical safety advice to more than 5,000 attendees at free workshops nationwide. A similar collaboration this year between Responsible Care NZ and our partner the Rural Contractors Association, is proving equally valuable to hundreds of participants. Chemical incidents in SMEs and agriculture are predominant in our 24/7 CHEMCALL® emergency response advisory service. Most incidents arise from a lack of knowledge about the hazard profile of the product, confirming
comprehensive Phase 2 review of shortcomings in our once-admired chemical management regime is required. Meanwhile, chemical suppliers and their customers continue to demonstrate that committed employers and employees implementing sound safety, health and environmental workplace practices through Responsible Care® are playing their part, as we await the next progress report. Responsible Care NZ provides practical products and services to enable compliance with New Zealand’s world-class chemical management regime. Talk to us today about your compliance requirements.
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Creating New Zealand’s safest hands Dexterity and ergonomics are crucial elements in making a glove choice – especially when it comes to work situations
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loves that are tight or illfitting restrict movement and increase stress on the hands and forearms. Bulky gloves can cause workers to exert more force in handling tools and objects, which can lead to removal of the gloves or longer term injuries. Hand protection is constantly evolving to meet the demands of a wide array of industries. Employers have the responsibility to provide their staff with not only the safest hand protection, but they must also choose gloves that allow their employees to conduct their roles in a productive manner. Leather gloves have for many years been the standard form of hand protection for medium to heavy duty jobs. Leather gloves do provide good mechanical properties for abrasion and puncture resistance – however, given leather is essentially the skin of an animal its properties in relation to cut protection are similar to human hands. As years have passed, innovations in both yarn technology and glove manufacturing mean that gloves have become better fitting, which in turn contributes to improved productivity and a reduction in hand injuries. Seamless knitted gloves were pioneered by Showa in the early 1990s, are extremely versatile and
have revolutionised the fit and feel of hand protection. Advances in polymer coatings (e.g. latex, nitrile and polyurethane) have further enhanced the durability and grip properties of these new generations of gloves. A growing trend that Lynn River has noticed over the past year has been the increase in enquiries about solutions for cut protection in gloves, particularly gloves containing lightweight, durable cut-resistant fibres such as Dyneema®. Dyneema is a continuousfilament fibre made from ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The fibre is 15 times
Tips for finding the right gloves Consult an expert: Safety gloves have evolved at a rapid rate over the last decade. To ensure you have the best combination of protection and value, seek professional advice from an expert. Finding an expert that specialises in hand protection ensures you will be offered the latest products available in the market. Identify gloves appropriate for your application and hazards: The recommendation
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stronger than steel on a weightfor-weight basis yet is so light that gloves made of Dyneema float in water! Dyneema® is the world’s strongest fibre and is used in applications that demand extreme strength from a lightweight, flexible, sustainable material – including cut protective gloves. Gloves made with Dyneema® can provide the following benefits:
Comfort
If gloves are not comfortable to wear, employees won’t wear them at all times. This is especially apparent where a worker has other tasks that they need to complete that require high levels of dexterity
for gloves best suited for your needs should be tailored based on an audit of your environment and risk assessment. Get key staff involved: Having employees involved in the process is a key to the ultimate success of a hand protection programme. Getting feedback from users involves them in the process and in doing so increases their ownership in the decision. Carry a full size range: Once you have decided on the appropriate glove for your needs, ensure a full range of sizes are available. You wouldn’t ask your staff to wear boots
(e.g. filling in a manifest). The risk in these situations is that the employee returns to their workstation without reapplying their gloves, potentially leading to injuries which increase the total system cost of your PPE program. The ultra-fine, flexible filaments that make up Dyneema® gloves provide unsurpassed levels of dexterity to overcome these issues. Gloves made with Dyneema® make delicate tasks with sharp objects easier and quicker to complete and staff are also less likely to take off their gloves and expose their hands to risk. Dyneema® also has high thermal conductivity, meaning that it
two sizes smaller than their feet so why expect them to squeeze their hands into a glove that doesn’t fit? Communicate glove use by application: Communicate to each department the gloves you have selected for each application within the department. Anthony Griffin is General Manager, Commercial at Lynn River, who are widely regarded as the glove professionals in New Zealand. They offer a free 4-Week Trial Program (4WTP) site audit and assessment programme to guide buyers through the assessment, trial, evaluation and implementation processes
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disperses body heat quickly to the outside of the glove. Tests have demonstrated that when wearing a glove with Dyneema® the actual hand temperature stays very close to normal body temperature.
Relative cut protection decline
High abrasion resistance
Protective gloves are regularly exposed to sharp objects that abrade them: the more a glove is abraded, the less cut protection it offers. Naturally, the higher the abrasion resistance that a glove offers the longer the wearer is protected consistently across the lifetime of the glove. As can be seen in the diagram (P43), gloves with Dyneema® offer this kind of consistent cut performance. Thanks to the smoothness and high-crystalline properties of the Dyneema® fibre, the abrasion resistance is extremely high and cannot be matched by any other fibre. Dyneema® offers extremely high levels of abrasion.
Washability
Employees feel confident putting on gloves that look as
good as new. Glove constructed with Dyneema® are washable and yet retain their shape and performance level. This means the lifetime cost of a pair of gloves constructed with Dyneema® will often be lower than cheaper alternatives that either cannot be washed of break down over time.
certified manufacturers and markets the finished products exclusively through licensees with proven technical capabilities to support the Dyneema® brand. Lynn River has been a DSM Dyneema licensee for over 15 years and is the only New Zealand-owned licensee within the programme.
Reliability
Cost efficiency is the total cost (or saving) of the choice of glove you make, including purchase, replacement, and the savings of fewer accidents and higher productivity. Although personal injuries should be prevented at
DSM Dyneema controls all aspects of its product through the use of a global licensing programme. DSM Dyneema produces its own UHMWPE polymer, sells the fibre only to
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any cost, the best value gloves are the ones that protect the wearer while also raising productivity. Gloves made with Dyneema® have proven to improve cost efficiency in the following ways; • high cut resistance reduces injuries and associated costs • high durability extends how long gloves last • high comfort improves productivity. If total system costs are taken into account, gloves containing Dyneema® provide some of the most cost-effective hand protection solutions available in New Zealand.
The next generation
Taking all the points that need to be considered in selecting the most appropriate glove for your needs the next generation of gloves has arrived. The latest cutting-edge gloves from Lynn River combine the advantages of a knitted seamless liner, incorporatinzg Dyneema® fibre and a range of coatings to suit your environment.
• Dyneema® fibre offers unprecedented performance in protecting the hand from lacerations. • Dyneema® fibre is fifteen times stronger than steel on a weight-forweight basis. • Thermal conductivity keeps hand cool by expelling heat. • Ultra-fine, flexible filaments provide excellent dexterity for delicate tasks. • Excellent durability provides cost effective hand protection solutions.
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For more information contact your safety reseller or Lynn River on 0800 104 568
Providing practical, emotional support after a disaster Most New Zealanders are acutely aware of the possibility of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, but what’s the best way of helping people affected by such a traumatic event?
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ew Zealand Red Cross aims to bridge this knowledge gap with its programme to train people in providing psychological first aid (PFA). PFA enables people to provide practical and emotional short-term support for individuals, reduce distress and foster the ability to adapt following a disaster or emergency such as an earthquake or traumatic event. Red Cross developed the PFA training into a one-day practical workshop as part of the lessons learnt from working in Christchurch after the quakes in 2010 and 2011. Psychological first aid is used in the first hours, days and events following an emergency, building the capacity of people to support others, after an emergency occurs. Then-Secretary General Tony Paine says PFA is a proven approach to helping people affected by an emergency or traumatic event. “At its core, PFA is about providing a safe, supportive response to someone who has just been through a sudden disaster and in need of support,” he says. “PFA helps people feel safe, connected to others, calm and hopeful, able to access physical, emotional, cultural and social support, and feel able to help themselves. “Just like physical first aid, we recommend PFA as a valuable tool that can make a huge difference to people’s lives.” PFA training is based on an internationally recognised best-practice model developed by the World Health Organisation and World Vision, and endorsed by over 20 international humanitarian agencies. Red Cross disaster response team members now all receive the training.
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The Australian Red Cross, New Zealand Psychological Society, Massey University Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Te Piringa o Te Awakairangi and Le Va all contributed to the training materials, which have been recognised by the Ministry of Health. The course is recommended for people working in emergency preparedness, response and recovery as well as those coping with emergencies such as first responders and insurance assessors. “This training is for people who will provide the first and most lasting support, including members within a community or organisation affected by a disaster, accident or crisis. “It will give you the tools, skills and competencies to help people around you,” Paine explains.
“You’ll be able to support people in your community, workplace or home, who have been impacted by a disaster or emergency” “You’ll be able to support people in your community, workplace or home, who have been impacted by a disaster or emergency.” Participants learn: • what is Psychological First Aid? • who needs it? • why do they need it? • when do they need it? • where can you do it? • action principles - Look, Listen & Link
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• ethics and adapting to particular circumstances. PFA training courses are priced comparably to one-day Red Cross First Aid courses, Paine explains. “The eight-hour course costs $1275 (including GST) for the first 10 participants, then $90 per participant up to a maximum of 24 people.”
Essential elements
There are five basic elements to psychological first aid that have been drawn from research on risk and resilience, field experience and expert agreement.. The elements of psychological first aid are to promote: • safety • calm • connectedness • self-efficacy and group efficacy • hope.
right or wrong way to feel. • Be friendly and compassionate even if people are being difficult. • Offer accurate information about the disaster or trauma and the relief efforts underway to help survivors understand the situation. • Provide information on stress and coping. • When they express fear or worry, remind people (if you know) that more help and services are on the way.
3. Promote connectedness
• Remove from, or reduce exposure to, threat of harm. • Help people meet basic needs for food, water, shelter, financial and material assistance. • Help people obtain emergency medical attention. • Provide physical and emotional comfort. • Provide repeated, simple and accurate information, in a range of methods, on how to get these basic needs met.
• Help people contact friends and loved ones. • Keep families together. • Keep children with parents or other close relatives whenever possible. • Help establish contacts with support people (friends, family or community helping resources). • Respect cultural norms regarding gender, age and family structures. • Offer practical help to people to address immediate needs and concerns. • Provide information and direct people to those services that are available. • Link people with available services. • Respect cultural norms regarding gender, age, family structures and religion.
2. Promote calm
4. Promote self-efficacy
1. Promote safety
• Stabilise people who are overwhelmed or disoriented. • Provide an environment, as far as practical, removed from stressful situations or exposure to sights, sounds and smells of the emergency. • Listen to people who wish to share their stories and emotions, without forcing them to talk. • Remember that there is no
• Engage people in meeting their own needs. • Assist with decision making, help them to prioritise problems and solve them. • 5. Promote hope • Convey expectancy that people will recover. • Be there/be willing to help. • Reassure people that their feelings are normal.
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Innovation in hand protection Innovation in the design of protective gloves has resulted in a range of solutions for industry specific hazards
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ands are vital to every aspect of our day-to-day living. They carry out 70 percent of our total motor abilities and provide us with exceptional mobility and agility. One of the most common requests we receive at Lynn River is for a glove that can stand the rigours of manufacturing, construction or engineering environments while providing excellent dexterity, grip and providing a barrier to a range of fluids. Until recently this challenging brief usually involved a degree of compromise on at least one of the variables of comfort, grip, durability or liquid resistance. That is until the R&D team at Showa put their thinking caps on and solved the problem. Innovations in the manufacturing process have led to the
These gloves are both thin and tough allowing precision work to be carried out even in the most demanding of conditions.
development of gloves such as the Showa 377 and 477 which provide full solutions to the challenge without compromise. The Showa 377 starts with a glove liner created on Showa’s legendary “Ergo Fit” formers that mimic the natural curvature of the human hand – which in turn leads to a reduction in hand fatigue. Next the ultra-thin sky blue Nitrile coating is applied over the full surface of the liner to provide an impermeable surface making it ideal for working in damp or greasy environments. This nitrile coating has the advantage of providing protection against a wide range of chemical substances. Finally, the black nitrile foam over dip ensures excellent grip is achieved for the wearer even in oily applications. These gloves are both thin and tough allowing precision work to be carried out even in the most demanding of conditions. Not to be outdone, the geniuses in the R&D team then went one extra step further and created the Showa 477. This version follows similar design properties as the Showa 377 model but has been created using a thermal liner for extra protection from the elements. To find out more about these innovations, contact your local safety distributor, visit Lynn River on stand 107 at the National Safety Show or call Lynn River’s Customer Services team on 0800 10 45 68.
SEMINARS SUNDAY 25 JUNE TIME
TITLE OF SEMINAR
SPEAKER
ORGANISATION
10:00 AM
Manual Handling - New Zealand's Biggest Cause of Workplace Injury
Julie Weatherall
Safety’n Action
11:00 AM
Looking After Your Nuts & Bolts
Phil Gifford
Men’s Health Trust
12:00 PM
What Does the New Health & Safety at Work Act Mean for My Business?
Chris Jobson
Site Safe
1:00 PM
Men's Health
Dr Tom Mullholland/ Dr Stephen Child
Men’s Health Trust
2:00 PM
Using Software and Mobile Technology to Manage and Improve Work HSEQ
Adrian Manessis
MYOSH
3:00 PM
People and Gadgets - Implementing Successful Lone Worker Solutions
Petra Håkansson
Guardian Angel Security Ltd
4:00 PM
Scaffolding Safety Best Practices
James Fuller
Layher Ltd
4:30 PM
Are You Choosing the Correct Workwear for the Job?
Greg Ginsberg
Quality Safety
MONDAY 26 JUNE TIME
TITLE OF SEMINAR
SPEAKER
ORGANISATION
10:00 AM
The Benefits of Low-Cost Seismic Monitoring in Health & Safety
Jim Lin
San Lien Technologies
11:00 AM
Hearing Conservation
Nick Grace
Honeywell Safety Products
12:00 PM
Emergency Preparedness Solutions
Paul Swale/ Phil Schumacher
Prepare Group
1:00 PM
The Business Benefits of Great Health & Safety
Andrew Confait
Site Safe
2:00 PM
Using Best Practice to Maintain The Health And Safety Of Your Team
Grace Imiolek
OK Health Services
3:30 PM
Advancements in Oral Fluid Drug Screening and its Relevance to Occupational Health & Safety at Workplaces
CK Rahi
Advance Diagnostics
4:30 PM
Fall Protection System for Roof Access
Greg Peterson
3M
TUESDAY 27 JUNE TIME
TITLE OF SEMINAR
SPEAKER
ORGANISATION
10:30 AM
Emerging Trends in Drugs & How they Effect and Impact Workplace Safety
Dr Paul Fitzmaurice
TDDA Omega Laboratories
11:30 AM
Using Software to Manage and Improve Workplace Mental Health
Sarah O'Leary
MYOSH
12:30 PM
How Perception Shapes the Effectiveness of a Health and Safety Programme
Dr Logan Wait
EcoPortal
1:30 PM
Safety - Don't Leave People Out: Strategies for Engaging Employees in Health & Safety Initiatives
Bronwyn Struthers
Safety and Leadership Specialist
2:30 PM
Health & Safety Compliance Issues for Small to Medium Size Business Workplaces
Keith Barnett
Safety’n Action safetyshow.co.nz
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INTAKS NZ With a busy construction industry nationwide and high demands on the allocation of scaffolding and edge protection, as well as the labour to install it, the award-winning modular INTAKS system improves safety on site while also reducing labour costs and improving efficiencies.
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tarted in 1997 as an idea by a Kiwi bloke in his shed, INTAKS has evolved into a multi-configurable system which is not only lightweight in design but is also extremely tough and robust. Veteran of the New Zealand scaffolding and building industries, Lew Cleveland designed and developed INTAKS in response to the challenges and shortcomings of traditional scaffold systems and increasingly rigorous health and safety legislation. The recipient of multiple health and safety and design awards, INTAKS has become a highly recognised and sought after scaffolding and edge protection system to provide solutions for working at height on residential and commercial sites.
INTAKS NZ general manager, Joel Warren says INTAKS offers industry-leading levels of safety for end users and installers alike. “Our interlocking planks are an integral component to the system and are just one of the ways that allows our customers to deliver a competitive advantage. Our planks can be joined mid span which allows the installer to have more options on where standards are to be erected. “Once installed they create a trip free platform and are extremely strong, boasting a 4m span for heavy duty. Along with this they are quick and easy to carry around site, a 6m plank weighing in less than 21 foot scaffold tube." Components are designed to be faster and simpler to install. The INTAKS Spring Clips quickly lock directly onto the handrail tube for a safer, completely tool-less handrail installation that’s 15 times faster than the traditional coupler method. Being approximately 20 percent the weight of steel scaffolding, the aluminium INTAKS system takes far less time, truck tonnage, and manpower to put up, pack down, and transport.
INTAKS saves time, labour costs, and manpower on site.
The INTAKS system provides more than 30 different multi-functional configurations for scaffolding and/ or roof edge protection system. Their innovative suspended design allows for ground space and lower walls to be kept clear, enabling multiple trades to work simultaneously. Site progress is uninterrupted, and tighter build schedules can be achieved, significantly expediting build progress - faster builds, less team downtime, more jobs. In the commercial sector INTAKS is quickly becoming the preferred
Why choose Intaks • Fast and efficient • Highly adaptable • Save time and cost • By the industry, for the industry • Superior safety • Versatile • Simple yet sophisticated • New Zealand designed and manufactured
solution provider for edge protection and are involved with quite a few projects around the country, including the NZ International Convention Centre, which is under construction in Auckland. “INTAKS offers a multitude of features for enhanced safety, including, reduced trip hazards, tool-less installation of many components, and the ability to install planks and advance guardrail handrails on the level above without leaving the safety of the existing level,” he says. With a range of interconnecting components, these components can be used in many ways, adapting to virtually any job or terrain, and minimising the amount of equipment required on-site. “Every component is manufactured in New Zealand to the highest quality standards and rigorously tested and certified to NZ/AU Safety Standards.” INTAKS is certified as complying with AS/NZ 1576.1, AS/NZ 1576.3, AS/NZ 4994 .1
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EXHIBITORS 3M
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Air-Mech Limited
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94 Apollo Drive Rosedale Auckland Phone: 09 477 4040 Email: anz3msafety@mmm.com Website: www.3mnz.co.nz Products & Services 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. Visit 3M’s stand to find out about the range of PPE products including Fall Protection for height safety.
Unit 2/4 Mihini Road Henderson Auckland Phone: 0800 247 6324 Email: sales@air-mech.co.nz Website: www.air-mech.co.nz Products & Services Air-Mech is a one-stop shop with over 40 years of knowledge and experience in compressed air tools and airline safety. Nationwide distributors of CEJN airline fittings and accessories suitable for compressed air safety. Importers and distributors of Atlas Copco PRO and yellow series air tools.
Access Holdings International
AMS Group Ltd
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unit 11, 7-9 Percy Street Auburn NSW Phone: 0061 2 9749 5686 Email: access@ahiholdings.com Website: www.ahiholdings.com Products & Services Access Holdings International is a global supplier of an extensive range of vertical access man lifts ranging from 3.8 to 20 m working heights. AHI prides itself in the supply of high quality, cost competitive and innovative vertical access platforms satisfying the demands of its global customers.
Advance Diagnostics NZ LTD
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The Terrace CBD Wellington Phone: 04 479 6790 Email: info@advancediagnostics.co.nz Website: www.advancediagnostics.co.nz Products & Services Advance Diagnostics, is dedicated to bringing to the market products and services that allow ‘New Zealand Stay Healthy’. Providing you a workable solution with: Drug and Alcohol Screening Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Training Health Screening Expert Advice We look forward to seeing you!
Advanced Security Group
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363 East Tamaki Rd East Tamaki Auckland Phone: 09 253 9141 Email: alanm@asgl.co.nz Website: www.asghnz.com Products & Services The Advanced Security Group is the premiere Integrator of Electronic Security, Security Robot and Drone Technology in NZ and is focused on delivering the right customized technology solution to meet every Safety and Security challenge.
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P O Box 20461 Te Rapa Hamilton Phone: 0800 267 476 Email: chris.campbell@amsgroup.co.nz Website: www.amsgroup.co.nz Products & Services Leading provider for a wide range of driver training, industry training and health and safety courses, NZ wide.
ATG
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Spur Rd 7 IPZ Phase 2 Katunayake Sri Lanka Phone: 0061 419 268 160 Email: jason@atg-glovesolutions.com Website: www.atg-glovesolutions.com Products & Services Focused on innovation and quality, ATG® designs, develops and manufactures gloves that enhance the performance of the most sophisticated work tool, the hand. We believe in keeping it simple and offer just 4 brands that are skin friendly, extremely comfortable and highly durable.
BLS Ladders Ltd
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19E Triton Dr Auckland Phone: 09 444 1366 Email: office@bindon.co.nz Website: www.bindon.co.nz Products & Services BLS Ladders maintains & Annual Safety Tests used ladders for Fire Service, Utility,Construction & Trades,Retail,Government,Telcos,Retail & Security, Landscaping,Education. Our ladder database records service history, sends annual recalls, assists with compliance. Repair Agent for several brands.
Browns Brushware Ltd
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22 Portage Rd New Lynn Auckland Phone: 09 827 3224 Email: sales@brownbrush.co.nz Website: www.brownbrush.co.nz Products & Services Hi Viz Safety and Colour Coded Cleaning Tools including Brooms , Brushes , Scrubs , Mops and Buckets , Squeegees, Scourers, Scrapers ,Telescopic High Reach Handles for washing , decorating and securing of dust containment screens .
CloudZone One Ltd
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Unit F3, 14-22 Triton Drive Albany Auckland Phone: 09 930 6101 Email: david.rainbow@czo.co.nz Website: www.czo.co.nz Products & Services CloudZone One provide Cloud Based Business Applications designed on the NetSuite Platform specifically for NZ based Businesses. Our Health & Safety Module can be run standalone or in a integrated NetSuite Deployment.
Colourgrip Surfacing
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PO Box 58487 Botany Phone: 09 274 4284 Email: enquiries@colourgrip.co.nz Website: www.colourgripsurfacing.co.nz Products & Services Coloured Safety surfacing contractors. Fork hoist anti-skid, staff walkway anti-slip, permanent linemarking. If you’re a best value thinking company and want ‘maintenance free,’ Colourgrip is Roading Technology, proven worldwide. Far better than any industrial coating for performance and longevity.
Dexion New Zealand Ltd
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423 East Tamaki Road East Tamaki Auckland Phone: 0800 339 466 Email: sales@dexion.co.nz Website: www.dexion.co.nz Products & Services Dexion manufactures and markets a broad range of storage and materials handling products. Our business combines order fulfilment & distribution functions with materials handling equipment & sophisticated software to build automated systems that increase speed, accuracy, safety and flexibility.
ecoPortal
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221 Symonds Street Eden Terrace Auckland Phone: 09 360 6951 Email: sales@ecoportal.co.nz Website: www.ecoportal.com Products & Services ecoPortal is an online H&S management solution. We specialise in transforming old paper and spreadsheet based management systems onto our modern online system. Our modern forms, analytics and reports help to improve performance, reduce risk and ensure compliance.
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edenfx HSE Recruitment
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Suite 3, 44 Silverdale Street, Silverdale Auckland Phone: 09 424 8367 Email: info@edenfx.co.nz Website: www.edenfx.co.nz Products & Services Operational excellence is our standard, not a goal and our services are delivered with honesty and a focused duty of care to both our Clients and Candidates. We recruit HSEQ permanent, fixed and contracted appointments at all levels, across all industries. Call the team today 09 424 8367.
EROAD
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260 Oteha Valley Rd Albany Auckland Phone: 09 927 4740 Email: sales@eroad.co.nz Website: www.eroad.co.nz Products & Services EROAD provides light and heavy vehicle fleets with driver-friendly tools and reports to simplify health and safety compliance, from driver behaviour reporting to paperless vehicle inspections and service scheduling.
Fabricell Packaging
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24 Dalgety Drive Manukau Auckland Phone: 09 269 0924 Email: nzsales@fabricellpackaging.com Website: www.fabricellpackaging.com Products & Services Founded in 1973, Fabricell Packaging has been active in seeking markets for its diverse product ranges has allowed the company to rapidly evolve to meet its vision as a market leader with a reputation for supplying and distributing high-quality, cost-effective safety products to its customer base.
Fire Direct New Zealand
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PO Box 8050 Cherrywood Tauranga Phone: 0800 00 Email: sales@firedirect.co.nz Website: www.firedirect.co.nz Products & Services Fire Direct New Zealand is a trusted, quick and simple online fire safety store delivering quality and affordable fire safety equipment direct to you across New Zealand. It’s fire safety at your fingertips. We are also an authorised retailer for the amazing new Elide Fire Extinguishing Ball.
General Mat Company Ltd
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41 Morrin Rd St Johns Auckland Phone: 0508 446 269 Email: info@generalmatting.co.nz Website: www.generalmatting.co.nz Products & Services General Mat Company Ltd offers a variety of rubber mats, safety mats, non-slip mats, anti-fatigue mats, entrance mats and more for commercial, office or industrial applications. We offer a complete service from on-site measure and quote to installation.
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GHL TempFence
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PO Box 59 Orewa Auckland Phone: 0800 836 733 Email: info@ghlgroup.co.nz Website: ghlgroup.co.nz Products & Services Over 10 years’ experience with Temporary Fencing, Gates, Temporary Pool Fencing, & Crowd Control Barriers. We stock Temp Fence Panels, Feet, Clamps, Gates, Shade Cloth, Support Stays for Sale & Hire - everything needed to secure Commercial, Infrastructure & Civil, Residential, or Event sites
Guardian Angel Security
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2/9 Anzac St Takapuna Auckland Phone: 027 291 6024 Email: info@guardianangelsecurity.co.nz Website: www.guardianangelsecurity.co.nz Products & Services NZ owned and operated, Guardian Angel specialises in holistic delivery of solutions to protect staff working remote and/or isolated. A solutions house supplying duress devices, risk analysis, consultancy, staff training and monitoring with valuable monthly reporting. Giving you Peace of Mind.
HazTec
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PO Box 199 Silverdale Auckland Phone: 09 426 5902 Email: info@haztec.co.nz Website: www.haztec.co.nz Products & Services HazTec are hazardous substance consultants, trainers and WorkSafe registered test certifiers. With three decades of experience we have assisted organisations all over New Zealand who store, transport or handle hazardous substances to meet their training and certification obligations.
HealthSafe NZ Limited
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Level 4, 46 Albert Street Auckland Central Auckland Phone: 0800 357 242 Email: kevin@healthsafe.co.nz Website: www.healthsafe.co.nz Products & Services HealthSafe are committed to supporting businesses deliver H&S requirements that meet H&S legislation utilising innovative technology to manage daily processes & conducting physical compliance auditing. Key solutions include an integrated Risk Mgmt System & ‘SecurePass’ visitor & contractor mgmt.
Highway 1 Intl Ltd
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59B Ash Rd Manukau Auckland Phone: 09 260 4810 Email: karar@highway1.co.nz Website: www.highway1.co.nz Products & Services We are a family owned New Zealand business that specialises in warehouse, office, carpark and traffic safety products. We will have plenty of show specials - come and visit our stand.
Honeywell Safety Products
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43 Garden Boulevard Dingly Victoria Phone: 0800 322 200 Email: HSPSPacific@honeywell.com Website: www.honeywellsafety.com/au Products & Services Honeywell Industrial Safety is an industry leader in safety and personal protective equipment. Its broad product portfolio includes personal protection gear for a worker’s eyes, ears, head and hands, respiratory protection, first responder gear and fall protection solutions.
Industrial Safety News
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Phone: 0211466404 •Email: lewis@hurstmedia.nz •Website:www.isn.co.nz Products & Services Hurst Media publish Industrial Safety News four times a year in print and digitally online. ISN gives readers news and information to increase knowledge of safety products and services, regulations and best practice. Advertising in the digital edition is hyperlinked back to client web site of choice.
Instrumatics
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PO Box 22671 Otahuhu Auckland Phone: 09 526 0096 Email: sales@instrumatics.co.nz Website: www.instrumatics.co.nz/products Products & Services 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. Products will range from personal monitors for confined space entry, through to fixed systems for process areas.
INTAKS NZ
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Unit 2, 10 Hynds Road Greerton Tauranga Phone: 07 577 6469 Email: info@intaks.co.nz Website: www.intaks.co.nz Products & Services INTAKS is the award-winning scaffolding and roof-edge protection system that delivers efficiency on site, reduces costs, and improves safety. INTAKS is a lightweight, multi-configurable system that boasts a growing range of combinations to provide solutions for residential and commercial projects.
Real Training that Saves Lives Health and Safety Chemical Safety Fire and Emergency Transport and Licencing Height Safety Confined Space Adult Education Leadership Crane First Aid Rural Electricity Youth and Gateway
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Jenlogix Ltd
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Unit 11, 250 Marua Road Mt Wellington Auckalnd Phone: 09 579 6439 Email: info@jenlogix.co.nz Website: earthquakeearlywarning.systems / jenlogix.co.nz Products & Services SEISMIC HEALTH AND SAFETY Enhance workplace safety for staff and visitors, mitigate the risk in your business before and during an earthquake. Provide early warning of the shock wave plus shut down systems automatically See the world renowned Cost Effective Palert seismic switch and alarm system
Ladder Solutions
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15 Old North Rd Kumeu Auckland Phone: 09 514 7766 Email: Sales@ladderSolutions.co.nz Website: www.Indalex.co.nz Products & Services Indalex is New Zealand’s premier ladder and access provider, boasting the largest and most complete ladder range including, Platform ladders, order pickers, step/extension ladders, ladder levels, ladder stoppers, linesman ladders, and aluminium mobile towers, Indalex has the solution.
Layher
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273A Church Street Onehunga Auckland Phone: 0800 529 437 Email: info@layher.co.nz Website: www.layher.co.nz Products & Services 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. Lighter. Faster. Stronger. Layher.
Lift Smarter
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60 Saint Marys Road Saint Marys Bay Auckland Phone: 027 668 3669 Email: craig@liftsmarter.co.nz Website: www.liftsmarter.co.nz Products & Services Lift Smarter bring us The Cartwright, a brandnew wearable device that takes the weight of any object off the arms and puts it directly onto the human body, making holding and carrying awkward or heavy objects far easier and safer.
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Lynn River Ltd
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162 Talbot Street Geraldine Phone: 03 693 0000 Email: info@lynnriver.co.nz Website: www.lynnriver.co.nz Products & Services Lynn River will be showcasing a selection of new products including: an innovative glove range from Showa and Dyneema - the world’s strongest fiber. We will also be launching new eyewear brand Succuro, Patented Grippaz Disposable Gloves with enhanced grip technology and compliant Safety Signage.
Mens Health Trust
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Level 1, 1 Anzac Avenue CBD Auckland Phone: 099734161 Email: info@menshealthnz.org.nz Website: www.menshealthnz.org.nz Products & Services We provide health information for men, connect men with support agencies, fund men’s health scholarships, run workplace health talks, and create inspiring health campaigns. We are an information hub for men’s health services in New Zealand.
myosh HSEQ Management Software
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PO Box 1118 Hillarys Joondalup Phone: 0800 469 674 Email: info@myosh.com Website: myosh.com/ Products & Services Manage and Improve your HSEQ with Cloud Based Reporting Tools, Mobile Apps & Dashboards. Team accessibility promote a positive culture and enforces accountability. myosh will assist you to better understand, manage and improve work safety & mental health. Ask for A Free Trial Today. www.myosh.com
New Zealand Red Cross
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PO Box 217 Christchurch Phone: 03 339 7111 Email: firstaid@redcross.org.nz Products & Services A leading provider of quality first aid training for the workplace, home and in the community. Recognised as a Category One training provider by NZQA being double highly confident in educational performance and self assessment. We sell quality first aid kits and the Powerheart range of AEDs.
New Zealand Safety Council
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PO Box 200080 Papatoetoe Phone: 09 279 9392 Email: director@safetycouncil.org.nz Website: safetycouncil.org.nz Products & Services The NZSC is an organisation of OSH Professionals and Practitioners that promotes Best Practice in Health and Safety Management and Environmental Protection in all aspects of New Zealand life”
NZ Safety Brokers New Zealand Ltd.
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35a Crawford Street Dunedin Phone: 0800 472 3369 Email: enquiries@nzsafetybrokers.co.nz Website: nzsafetybrokers.co.nz Products & Services NZ Safety Brokers is a coaching network applying H&S processes whilst you grow your business. Avoid non-committal, box-ticking H&S systems and focus on positive workplace culture changes with sensible, easy to understand requirements all in one complete process! Contact us for a free consultation!
NZ Safety Cabinets
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3/1 Hutcheson Street Youell House Blenheim Phone: 0800 04 05 06 Email: bruce@safetycabinets.co.nz Website: www.safetycabinets.co.nz Products & Services Large range of Flammable and Corrosive Goods Cabinets to store hazardous substances. Superior quality cabinets designed in NZ for NZ conditions. Visit us for Super Discounted Show Special prices See our Brand new domestic LPG cabinets to asthetically conceal and contain your 45kg LPG Bottles.
OK Health Services / Habit Group
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PO Box 38187 Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt Wellington Phone: 0508 654 325 Email: marketing@okhealth.co.nz Website: www.okhealth.co.nz Products & Services The Habit network began in 2003 as a single health, fitness and rehabilitation centre. In 2015, we formed Habit Group and acquired Quality Rehabilitation Services. In 2016 we acquired OK Health Services. Our health, fitness and rehabilitation centres form the largest group of its kind in NZ.
Oliver Footwear
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2 Prest St Ballarat Australia Phone: 0064 3 5320 0200 Email: info@oliver.com.au Website: www.oliver.com.au Products & Services Oliver Footwear - A Proud Tradition founded 1887 Using superior components and craftsmanship, Oliver Footwear products are designed as much for comfort and style as they are for safety and durability. Oliver Footwear ensures that your comfort is paramount while providing superior safety protection.
Out Wear Ltd
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PO Box 35205 Browns bay Auckland Phone: 09 448 2620 Email: info@outwear.co.nz Website: www.outwear.co.nz Products & Services Buff Professional: Head and Neckwear accessories to protect in all weather conditions: Heat, cold, wind, fire and electrical hazards Loksak: waterproof resealable bags for electronic devices/ plans etc Sugru: Worlds first mouldable glue. Turns into rubber in 24hrs. Sticks to most surfaces.
Panasonic New Zealand Limited
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18 Sir Woolf Fisher Drive Highbrook East Tamaki Phone: 09 272 0100 Email: rob.snoad@nz.panasonic.com Website: www.panasonic.co.nz Products & Services Panasonic is a global leader with over 60 years of experience providing security solutions to our customers worldwide. Our systems monitor the health and safety of people, and protect property. They can also monitor workflow processes and provide analytics for better business outcomes.
Paramount Safety Products
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Q/63 Hugo Johnston Drive Penrose Auckland Phone: 09 525 8090 Email: nz@paramountsafety.co.nz Website: www.prosafetygear.com Products & Services Paramount Safety Products is the company behind the ProChoice Safety Gear brand of PPE. Paramount has also developed the brands THORZT Electrolyte Drink, Linq Height Safety, SignViz Signs and Labels and Pratt Environmental Safety Systems, offering holistic, compliant HSE solutions for any workplace.
PC Revolution LTD
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PO Box 304034 Hauraki Auckland Phone: 0064 2 7548 9146 Email: contact@pcrevolution.co Website: www.pcrevolution.co Products & Services PC Revolution distribute SHADEZ protective eye wear for NZ and Australia. These glasses, designed in Switzerland protect your eyes from the harmful blue light omitted from PC’s, Tablets and other hand held devices.
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Prepare Group
27 Canada Street Morrinsville Waikato Phone: 07 889 7893 Email: phil@prepare.co.nz Website: www.prepare.co.nz Products & Services Prepare Group have the ability to meet your Emergency Preparedness requirements. With the range of natural and human caused hazards, our package of supply, training and advice, provides your organisation or facility with equipment and skills to sustain life should a significant event/incident occur.
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PROTOS New Zealand
18 Gateway Crescent Whakatane Phone: 07 307 1267 Email: protos@chainsawsandmowers.com Website: www.chainsawsandmowers.com/ protos/ Products & Services The PROTOS Integral helmets are the new dimension in head protection. The 1st fully integral protective helmet of it’s kind. With over 14 years of development to match the ambition to fully integrate eye, ear, facial, neck, chin protection and ventilation between the inner and outer shell.
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QSI
Unit 6 Pacific Park 20 Pacific Place Wanganui Phone: 06 348 9522 Email: enquiries@qualitysafety.co.nz Website: www.qsisafety.com Products & Services QSI supply all safety related products in the following categories, First aid, medical, survival, spill, paramedic, height safety, signage, general safety clothing, specialized arc/fire retardant clothing, as well as general safety products. New Zealand manufacturer and importer of safety products.
RCR International
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87 Lady Ruby Drive East Tamaki Phone: 0800 776 825 Email: mboucher@proval.co.nz Website: www.proval.co.nz Products & Services RCR International are the importers of quality PPE. Including medical, disposable, reusable and cut resistant gloves. Asbestos and chemical disposable coveralls. Disposable respiratory protection and clothing for the food and medical industries, plus a range of cold storage freezer wear.
Rock Rooster Footwear
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41 fernlea crescent doncaster east VIC Melbourne Phone: 0061 4 5258 2538 Email: michael@rockrooster.com.au Website: www.rockrooster.com.au Products & Services Rock Rooster Footwear, inspired from the hard and tough works, features at safety boots for industrial market, combined with the over 30-year essence of leather boots and more than 10 years of work boots experience, results in building on its commitment to safety footwear.
Safesmart Access
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334 Main Highway 12 Maungaturoto Whangarei Phone: 0800 000 448 Email: sales@safesmartaccess.co.nz Website: www.safesmartaccess.co.nz Products & Services ISO9001 manufacturer, and supplier of Scaffolding, Towers, Maintenance Platforms, Height Adjustable Stairs and Specialist Height Access Equipment worldwide. Our NZ In-house design team, production facility and independent testing procedures allow customers to increase safety and productivity onsite.
Safety ‘n Action
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7B Ride Way Albany Auckland Phone: 0800 222 388 Email: sales@safetynaction.co.nz Website: www.safetynaction.co.nz Products & Services Safety ‘n Action provide NZQA accredited H & S training in 30+ courses to 9000+ customers nationwide. Our trainers have 800+ yrs combined experience & embrace a culture of health, safety & well being. Practical in our approach we strongly advocate the human factor influence in all aspects of safety.
Safety Mate
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11/11 Karp Court Bundall Phone: 0061 7 3235 6250 Email: info@safetymate.com.au Website: www.safetymate.com.au Products & Services Exclusive New Zealand and Australian wholesalers¬ of¬ market leading glove brands such as¬ Ringers¬ and¬ MecDex. Safety Mate offers the highest quality products from the world’s best glove¬ manufacturers.
Safety Nets NZ Limited
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PO Box 305206, Triton Plaza, Mairangi Bay Auckland Phone: 09 478 9047 Email: craig@safetynetsnz.co.nz Website: www.safetynetsnz.co.nz Products & Services 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 2016.
Safety Step NZ
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PO Box 343 Drury Auckland 19b Neil Park Drive East Tamaki Auckland Phone: 09 271 4355 Email: dean.c@safetystep.co.nz Website: www.safetystep.co.nz Products & Services 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.
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Safety-Worx
15/65 Tauranga Place Orewa Auckland Phone: 021 023 68989 Email: support@safetyfile.co.nz Website: www.safetymanagementsystem. co.nz Products & Services Safety Management Software (SMS) for construction and other industries. Create Site Specific Safety Plans (SSSP) with ease and do a simple update for the next workplace. With risk assessments, method statements, policies, plans and procedures, checklists, registers and toolbox talks.
SFI Supply Force International
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34 Kerwyn Avenue East Tamaki Auckland Phone: 0800 6666 43 Email: info@supplyforce.biz Website: www.supplyforce.co.nz Products & Services Distributors of: Echo Barrier - World Leaders in Temporary Acoustic Noise Barrier Technology Bull Barrier - Road Barriers Airstar - Inventors of Balloon Lighting Technology. Supply Force distribute innovative safety enhancing technology. Our products offer improved outcomes in health and safety.
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Site Safe NZ Inc
23 Jarden Mile Ngauranga Wellington Phone: 0800 748 372 Email: comments@sitesafe.org.nz Website: www.sitesafe.org.nz Products & Services Providing training and resources on best practice systems known to improve on-site health & safety. We help develop future health & safety leaders, give advice to businesses on solutions that make a real difference and help ensure that everyone goes home healthy and safe at the end of each day.
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Spelean
PO Box 219 Oamaru Phone: 03 434 9535 Email: sales@spelean.co.nz Website: www.spelean.co.nz Products & Services Equipment for work-at-height and rescue professionals: fall arrest, work positioning, personal escape, difficult to access and confined space rescue systems. Specialised headlamps for professionals.
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NEW ZEALAND’S MANUFACTURER OF SAFETY AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS Quality Safety International, or QSi, in Wanganui manufactures a broad range of safety products, from respiratory masks for the NZ Government to harnesses that ensure the safety of workers who spend their days several metres above the ground. Through a range of resellers, QSi provides NZ workers with the safety products that they rely on every day. QSi are a dynamic company, with more than a dozen development projects for potential new products, plus they’re undertaking a brand and marketing overhaul that stretches way beyond just a lick of paint on the logo. The National Safety Show is the kick-off for a busy schedule of trade shows and presentations, with several product range launches. Many of the products QSi is currently looking to bring to market use exclusive technologies or techniques, upping the ante and pushing the safety industry from within. This is one aspect of the company which is not new, as QSi were
New Zealand’s first IANZ accredited height safety equipment testing laboratory, allowing them to test and certify their own and third party products to a range of international standards. It’s this commitment to change, always looking for new developments, new opportunities and improvements, that ensures QSi will continue to offer the best safety & medical products to NZ resellers. As part of the brand upgrade, QSi has adopted a simple tagline. And as Jason explains, this is not just a clever slogan to put on the boxes. “It’s about living by this mantra on a daily basis, making the safety of every end user of our products something that we all keep in mind while we go about our work. This simple promise guides us through all that we do, from sourcing new products and improving our manufacturing methods to developing new delivery and service standards.” It’s a simple phrase, but it perfectly sums up the new focus at QSi – “Your Safety. Our Priority”.
QSi produce a huge range of products for the safety industry, and much of it is made and assembled right here in New Zealand. Products include first fid kits and medical items, from the small everyday bags to commercial packs for heavy industry. Then there are the Height Safety products, in specialised kits or as individual items. Hi vis and other protective clothing, jackets and overalls for heavy outdoor work, survival kits, gear bags, spill response kits, respiratory masks and a wide range of other products.
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St John
Private Bag 14902 Panmure Auckland Phone: 0800 FIRST AID Email: info@stjohn.org.nz Website: www.stjohn.org.nz Products & Services We provide first aid training courses to teach people the skills they need to act with confidence in an emergency, taught by experts with real field experience. Be prepared with a first aid kit, we have a range of kits for every purpose. Our easy to use AEDs enable anyone to help save a life.
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Staffy Scaffold
4 Edmundson Street Onekawa Napier Phone: 06 833 7528 Email: info@staffy.co.nz Website: www.staffy.co.nz Products & Services Staffy Scaffold focuses on height safety and site security providing aluminium scaffold and temporary fence systems to the construction industry through most major trade merchants. Furthermore, Staffy has expanded its range to include LED work and security lighting and load securing tie downs.
The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA)
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63 Apollo Drive Albany North Shore City Phone: 09 903 9426 Email: john.tidswell@tdda.com Website: www.tdda.com Products & Services The Drug Detection Agency is Australasia’s complete solution provider for all workplace drug policy, education and testing needs. Our end-to-end services provide our clients with confidence in ensuring safer workplaces. TDDA has also recently opened a state-ofthe-art laboratory in Auckland.
The Glove Company
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Suite 5695, PO Box 106910 Auckland City Phone: 09 280 3332 Email: karen.thomas@theglovecompany.com Website: www.theglovecompany.com.au Products & Services Designers and manufacturers of the world’s best disposable and re-usable polymer gloves with unique IP. See the latest Komodo Vigilant Cut Hazard Management System which features Touch Screen Sensitive gloves in Hi-Vis colours. AS/NZS and EN Standards Independently Third Party Tested. Huge range!
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Traffic Signs NZ Ltd
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11 Boeing Place PO Box 4366 Mt Maunganui Phone: 07 575 0505 Email: admin@trafficsigns.co.nz Website: www.trafficsigns.co.nz
Trenchmate
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149 boundary road Papakura Auckland Phone: 09 297 7048 Email: scott@trenchmate.co.nz Website: www.trenchmate.co.nz Products & Services Trenchmate provide the strongest, safest, most reliable trench shoring solutions for you and your team. No matter what the job, Trenchmate will do our best to provide you with a strong, secure, efficient solution. Our shields are packed with features to help improve productivity and increase safety.
Tru-Bilt Industries
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586 Kaikorai Valley Road Kaikorai Valley Dunedin Phone: 03 488 2060 Email: info@tru-bilt.co.nz Website: www.tru-bilt.co.nz Products & Services Tru-Bilt Industries is a world class designer, manufacturer and supplier of door, dock and safety systems. With an unrelenting focus on innovation, Tru-Bilt continually leads the market with proven building solutions, always delivering highest quality products to industry.
UVEX SAFETY AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd
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24-28 River Road West Parramatta Phone: 09 476 1015 Email: info@uvex.co.nz Website: http://www.uvex-safety.com.au Products & Services uvex is established as a world leading supplier of personal protective equipment. uvex develops, manufactures and distributes industrial safety products and services for the safety and protection of people at work, products that meet the highest standards of safety and quality.
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Vertical Horizonz New Zealand
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PO Box 15030 Greerton Tauranga Phone: 07 579 5969 Email: info@verticalhorizonz.co.nz Website: www.verticalhorizonz.co.nz Products & Services Vertical Horizonz specialise in the delivery of practical, workplace safety training that can be customised to suit the individual needs of your business, empowering you to advance in safety with certainty. We are Structured Training Specialists providing real training that saves lives.
VisTab
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2/41 Sawyers Arms Road Papanui Christchurch Phone: 03 929 0638 Email: dave@vistab.co.nz Website: www.vistab.co.nz Products & Services 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 clipboards.
Well Worker HQ
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P O Box 20461 Te Rapa Hamilton Phone: 0800 935 957 Email: info@wellworkerhq.nz Website: www.wellworkerhq.nz Products & Services Well Worker HQ are leading providers of work-related (occupational) health and well-being programmes, training, and health monitoring services at your site or at our clinics. Includes pre-employment medicals, drug screening, annual health monitoring, hearing tests, lung function and more.
ZERO Height Safety
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10 Holt Place Harewood Christchurch Phone: 0800 357 003 Email: sales.nz@zero4heightsafety.com Website: www.zero4heightsafety.com Products & Services PBI Height Safety Ltd are the manufacturer of market leading ZERO & APEX height safety PPE and the distributor of CAMP and Skylotec brands. Our range includes fall arrest & abseil harnesses, lanyards, helmets, technical rigging, ropes, confined space, fall arresters, rescue equipment and connectors.