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How to ace your next safety audit
Risk & Compliance

How to ace your next safety audit

Regular safety audits are helping construction firms lift compliance, with Site Safe warning many still lag on new hazard rules and reporting.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Wed, 9th Oct 2019
Companies sentenced after tree falls on children
Risk & Compliance

Companies sentenced after tree falls on children

Auckland childcare and property firms were fined after a dead tree crushed a playground, injuring four toddlers and a teacher.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Oct 2019
How Australia is ending a culture of workplace bullying
Human Capital Management

How Australia is ending a culture of workplace bullying

A new risk-management tool could help employers tackle bullying earlier, as the behaviour costs Australia up to USD $36 billion a year.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Sep 2019
Worker left paralysed after company failed to train him
Risk & Compliance

Worker left paralysed after company failed to train him

A North Island firm has been fined and ordered to pay reparation after an untrained worker was left paralysed in a boom lift fall.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2019
Look out for your workmate – it could save their life
Hybrid & Remote Work

Look out for your workmate – it could save their life

In New Zealand’s construction sector, a simple check-in from colleagues is being urged as a potentially life-saving response to mounting suicide risks.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Sep 2019
Another injury after company fails to fix unsafe machine
Risk & Compliance

Another injury after company fails to fix unsafe machine

A worker suffered severe hand injuries after NZCC Limited kept using a sausage casing machine with known safety faults, WorkSafe says.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Sep 2019
Subcontractors need to be protected when companies fail
Supply Chain

Subcontractors need to be protected when companies fail

Smaller contractors can be left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket when builders collapse, prompting calls for stronger protections.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Sep 2019
Five trends in facilities management you should know about
Robotics

Five trends in facilities management you should know about

Sensors, drones and automation are reshaping building upkeep, with smarter systems promising lower costs and better occupant comfort.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Sep 2019
Asbestos went undetected in botched demolition
Risk & Compliance

Asbestos went undetected in botched demolition

Neighbours were endangered and a wheelchair user trapped when a demolition error caused a gas leak and asbestos exposure risks.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Sep 2019
Congestion in NZ's cities adds to employee strain
Health Technologies

Congestion in NZ's cities adds to employee strain

New Zealand's city congestion strains employees' personal lives and mental health, says OneHQ CEO, urging companies to adopt flexible work practices.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Sep 2019
Company sentenced after unsupervised worker hit by felled tree
Risk & Compliance

Company sentenced after unsupervised worker hit by felled tree

WorkSafe said trainee crews lacked supervision and safety gear, after an inexperienced forestry worker was knocked unconscious by a felled tree.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Sep 2019
Collision after faulty truck’s brakes fail
Risk & Compliance

Collision after faulty truck’s brakes fail

A safety prosecution has exposed maintenance failures after a brake defect left two people badly injured and cost Sorensen Transport GBP £150,000.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 1st Sep 2019
Does your building have a Code Compliance Certificate? Expert says ‘probably not’
Risk & Compliance

Does your building have a Code Compliance Certificate? Expert says ‘probably not’

Businesses face safety, insurance and liability risks if they occupy buildings without a Code Compliance Certificate, an expert says.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Aug 2019
Red zoned: How a remote monitoring solution constantly analyses building safety
Software-as-a-Service

Red zoned: How a remote monitoring solution constantly analyses building safety

After earthquakes, managers could know within minutes whether buildings are safe, cutting weeks of waiting for engineering reports.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Aug 2019
Imported machinery causes fatality
Risk & Compliance

Imported machinery causes fatality

A WorkSafe probe found the unguarded filler was not certified to New Zealand standards, exposing staff to a fatal entanglement risk.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 25th Aug 2019
Learning safely from our mistakes
eLearning

Learning safely from our mistakes

Safer training is helping staff absorb lessons better as Aurecon uses virtual reality to let workers practise risky scenarios without real-world harm.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
New research reveals a critical problem for New Zealand’s construction industry
Human Capital Management

New research reveals a critical problem for New Zealand’s construction industry

Uncertainty over project timing is hampering hiring and investment, with 77% of contractors wanting a clearer pipeline of government work.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Aug 2019
Food packaging company prosecuted after ignoring previous warnings
Risk & Compliance

Food packaging company prosecuted after ignoring previous warnings

A worker lost fingers in a machine incident after repeated safety warnings, leaving Alto Packaging facing a GBP £250,000 fine and reparation.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Aug 2019