Safety

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Edition #23: Manual Handling and Your Responsibilities

Like many people out there, we’re sure you do not give manual handling much thought. However, if you work in a warehouse or similar, then you are...

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Edition #22: Protecting Visitors In A Workplace

Your workplace is going to have visitors. It’s inevitable. Whether it’s a client, a contractor or a personal visit, at some point or another, someone...

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Edition #21: Heavy Lifting In The Workplace

We’ve all heard the advice: “lift with your knees” and “keep your back straight” when lifting heavy objects, but is this an adequate enough to...

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Edition #20: Noise In Manufacturing

Many manufacturing processes, machinery, and equipment produce high noise levels, which can lead to hearing problems.   How Do You Know When Noise Is...

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Edition #19: Ways to Minimize your Environmental Impact

Can you look back and think of a time when the state of the environment wasn’t a topic on nearly everyone’s lips? It seems to this author, that apart...

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Edition #15: New Zealand Post International – A Case Study

It is hard not to know who New Zealand Post are, but for those who have been living in the mountains and have no clue, New Zealand Post has been...

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Edition #14: Can 5S Work for You?

Have you heard of the Konmari method? Where you remove items that no longer bring you joy… And what about the workplace? It’s only commonsense to...

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Edition #12: Warehouses and Factories. How to set up an Earthquake Emergency Plan; on Paper, Online, or using a Safety App

I am updating the Emergency plan for our business and we are all wondering about when an earthquake strikes and you have people working in a...

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Edition #11: Cleaning A Warehouse In A Commercial Building

Keeping your warehouse flooring clean and tidy requires special equipment and some regimented cleaning procedures. When the trucks start moving and...

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Edition #10: Our New Year’s Resolution: We Want You Home Safe. Every Day.

End of year holidays are coming soon. We look forward to sunny days, rest,  relaxation, and fun. Whether your idea of fun is having a good sleep in,...

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Edition #8: Lift & Shift. The Right Equipment for the Job

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...

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Edition #7: Dangerous Goods – Explosive, Corrosive, Flammable and Poisonous. Manage Them Safely by Addressing These 3 Aspects

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...

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Edition #6: Traffic Management And Pedestrian Segregration

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...

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Edition #3: 16 Workplace Hazards And 3 Steps To Safety

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...

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Edition #1: Summer- 4 Factors To Check For A Cooler Warehouse

How do I keep my warehouse cool?   Factor 1: Temperature The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) recommends a summer temperature...

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