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I once read that "from every diversity, there always arises an equal or greater opportunity for change”. An interesting quote, especially in this time of COVID-19, but how can this relate to the lost time injuries (LTIs) in business? Having any lost time injury in any business is disruptive, and can...

This is a perplexing and challenging question for many New Zealand SME businesses in this age of COVID-19, and all the other external pressures of just making a business function effectively. To get a handle on what this means, I recently came across this article that may throw some light on...

Over the past 6 months, I have been approached by a number of construction and civil engineering companies to assist them in lifting their scoring in their prequalification assessments. One of the common areas of low marking has been in the area of onsite monitoring (equipment, health, environment, etc.). Here is...

Some businesses have a health and safety policy for its contractual pre-qualification certification. Others have a health and safety policy, if the business has a quality management system (ISO9001 or ISO14000 or ISO45001), or a food safety system. However, there is no legal requirement in the Health and Safety at Work Act...

For all New Zealand businesses, taxation, GST, ACC payments, and employment agreements are a non-negotiable responsibility of business owners. The introduction of the health and safety legislation in 2015 became a more robust, non-negotiable, no excuse compliance issue that has made many businesses think twice about ignoring it. This is now...

"Primary duty of care” (Section 36 of the Health and Safety at Work Act) is, in my opinion, one of the key sections that all businesses should take note of, understand its application, and apply to their businesses. Many business owners don’t know it exists, let alone understand its implications if...

Recently, there was a case in Napier of an Air New Zealand traveller refusing to wear a face mask, as required by government and the airline safety rules. This raises an interesting and challenging question, as to the ability of a business to enforce the wearing of face masks for...

If your business has implemented a quality management system, then you will, or should, be on top of your game, as this requirement is an important part of any quality management system. When it comes to health and safety, it’s my experience that document reviews are infrequent or non-existent, as one...

The last twelve months has been, and still are, a challenging time for all countries with the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand has not escaped the heartache, fear, stress, and anguish that has been associated with this horrible event. From a business viewpoint, the pandemic resulted in lockdowns, business closure or downsizing, and...

If humans could fly, they would have been born with wings - but because they are not, preventing falls is a responsibility of employers , especially if their employees are working at heights. There was recently a case where a contractor had been engaged to assist in a re-roofing job for...