December 10, 2021
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...
November 22, 2021
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...
September 22, 2021
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...
January 12, 2021
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...
September 23, 2020
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...
August 10, 2020
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...
July 3, 2020
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...
April 9, 2020
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...