Tag: Safety
Accident count remains high
Safety statistics in the New Zealand construction sector remain a source of concern to the industry. According to ACC, it received 38 claims...
ACC tackling injuries in the construction industry
Among New Zealand’s working age population and ahead of all other industries, the construction industry has the highest proportion of ACC claims and costs....
Strength, stability, safety . . .
Falls from heights account for a high percentage of construction industry injuries, which is why leading ladder manufacturer Bailey, a Hills Industries company, takes...
Platform system safe as houses
Peter Kamphuis invented a modular platform walkway system primarily to create a safer environment for rooftop workers, but the product has ended up offering...
Play safe, work safe, stay safe
Health and safety issues have long been a priority for Hirepool. When an organisation completes more than 250,000 transactions each year on as many...
Gale-force winds not enough to stop safety launch
Gale force southerlies didn’t stop Minister of Labour Ruth Dyson and construction industry leaders Chris Olsen (Roading New Zealand) and Iris Clanachan (Site Safe)...
Roofer’s fatal fall a reminder of dangers of working at height
The death of a well-known Christchurch roofi ng contractor is a reminder that nothing is more important than safety when people are working at...
Small construction businesses eligible for ACC discount
More than 180,000 small businesses which put workplace safety plans in place are now able to ask for a 10% discount on their ACC...
The ‘Warthog’ — tough and stable in the workplace
Tradespeople rely on good quality combination stepladders/extension ladders, but unless absolutely robust fabrication is used most available ladders become unstable and worn very quickly...
Rethinking workplace health and safety
It has been estimated that the cost of deaths, injuries and illnesses caused in New Zealand workplaces is between $4.3 billion and $8.7 billion...