The short answer is that you might need both. Many workers suffer from pain and health problems caused by standing on hard floors. Workplace slips and falls cause a lot of injuries in New Zealand every year. 2019 saw 6 NZ worker fatalities from falls on the same level. Worker health issues not only cause absenteeism, but time can be wasted on the job as efficiency tumbles when workers are in pain. And pain can distract to the point of more workplace accidents. Who benefits from anti-fatigue matting? Assembly-line workers, machine operators, hairdressers, doctors, nurses and lab workers, cashiers and cooks, airport baggage screeners and security agents.

Heavy, too large, awkward to grasp or carry. Stretching up, bending down or twisting to work or lift, increases the risk of injury.
That’s when mechanical aids and equipment are needed.
Worksafe NZ explains how people get injured when undue physical exertion is expected of them. So how do we avoid these industrial injuries?

Beirut, August 4th 2020. 

Chemicals seized from a ship in 2014 because of their known danger and left to rot in a port warehouse. The inevitable happened. Fire broke out and the whole depot blew sky-high. Reportedly, 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were being stored without appropriate precautions.

Mobile plant and pedestrians don’t (or shouldn’t) mix. A NZ company was sentenced in March for a fatality because ‘there should have been an enforced exclusion zone on site to separate workers from machinery with the ability to kill or injure.’ (WorkSafe’s Chief Inspector, Steve Kelly) Here’s where to start when you get serious about segregating people and vehicles. 

According to WorkSafe New Zealand, thermal comfort describes whether a person feels too hot, too cold, or just right. It’s often a challenge to keep large areas like factories, warehouses or distribution centres ‘just right’.

With the COVID-19 pandemic closing NZ storefronts, it’s a race to convert from brick-and-mortar selling to online sales. Could E-tail be the healthy boost our economy needs while we take care of our physical health? Here we discuss how your Business-to-Consumer (B2C) operation can sell online…

With 75 workplace fatalities in NZ for 2019, it’s time to identify workplace hazards and minimise their risks. While the definition of hazard is ’a danger or something that can cause damage’, ‘risk’ refers to the likelihood of a specific effect within a specified period. For example, a corrosive chemical is a hazard, but the storage risks can be decreased by following the right procedures. 

Do you understand why it’s often so hard to maintain a uniform temperature in your warehouse or office? Thermal comfort is created by a combination of the right temperature, humidity, air movement and ventilation. Skilled management of these 4 components will go a long way towards worker comfort and productivity. Read More...