Tag: Safety
The zero dust solution is here
New ZipDoor kits are the perfect way to create an effective dust barrier when all you need is to seal the doorway. With its...
Safety systems under investigation
The Department of Labour is currently investigating a complaint about the adequacy of permanently installed rope access and industrial fall-arrest systems (including anchorage points)...
Better support for Auckland workers
Injured construction workers in the Auckland region can now get support to recover at work, or return quicker after an injury, following the introduction...
System tailored to suit individual businesses
Practical format easy to implement and maintain
Site Safe’s Safety by Steps — Building Safer Systems is exactly what...
Myths, myths . . . and more myths
The construction industry is a haven for myths surrounding workplace health and safety — “she’ll be right, it’ll only take a minute”, “you’ll be...
Safety plan includes one-on-one safety advisor support
Identifying a safety system that works for you is not always easy. Businesses have individual needs so it’s fair to say that one system...
Paralysed former builder backing scaffold safety campaign
A former builder’s labourer who became a tetraplegic after falling from a building site is helping promote a Department of Labour scaffold safety campaign...
Injury increases risk of losing your business
Unless we change how we’re managing health and safety, at least 13 construction workers will lose their lives whilst at work this year. ...
New height training centre opens
Site Safe New Zealand this month officially opened its custom-built, specialist Height Training Centre at Albany, North Shore. The facility is the first...
Fit for a King
New Zealand Scaffolding Supplies takes its safety duty of care as seriously as its legal responsibilities.
Director Laurie Sayers says the team lives...