Hazards

EDITION #27: FOUR BIG CHALLENGES OF MANAGING AN INDUSTRIAL WORKPLACE Managers who oversee teams commonly face several challenges related to...

CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY HAZARDS AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM There are stringent work safety guidelines designed to ensure the health and safety of...

EDITION #25: WAREHOUSE ORGANISATION: HOW TO USE STORAGE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE The age-old saying “Time is Money” has...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

We often take for granted that we live in a complex world made possible through world-class logistics. Pallets, boxes, and forklifts make it all...