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06 Nov

Regular toolbox talks - also known as toolbox meetings or daily pre-start safety meetings - are one of the most effective ways to improve workplace safety and team communication. These short discussions help identify hazards, reinforce safe work practices, and keep everyone focused on working safely. But to make them truly...
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06 Nov

Why Your Health and Safety Noticeboard Matters Your workplace health and safety noticeboard is more than just a compliance requirement - it’s a central hub for communication, awareness, and safety culture. When used effectively, it helps employees stay informed, know their responsibilities, and feel confident about how to respond in emergencies or...
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21 Jul

Recently, we've seen an increase in purchases of safe operating procedures (SOPs). We see this as a positive uptake, as for too long companies have done little training with safe operating procedures, or if they have, it's been basic at the best of times. One approach to training is having the...
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16 Jul

“Why should we have to have a guard on that part of the plant? Anyone with any common sense should know not to go into that area when the conveyor belt is running!” We've lost count of the number of times that we have heard this, or similar. It's this kind of...
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30 Oct

We often hear "Why say anything or make suggestions for improvements to health and safety?  Nobody listens!" when discussing health and safety ideas and improvements with employees of businesses. If you are a health and safety auditor, this is a red flag statement, and it’s the catalyst to start to dig...
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30 Oct

Sometimes specific events in life create memories in which you never forget where you were and what you were doing at the time. On the 19th of November 2010, the day that 29 miners died in the tragic Pike River Mine explosion, I was at home having a coffee with my...
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10 Oct

Those who work in/for businesses that have ISO 9001, 1400, or 45001 health and safety systems in place, will be aware of the requirement to have documented and measurable business goals/objectives in place to meet the relevant standards. Those businesses that went down the ACC Workplace Safety management practices route will...
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29 Jul

Are they necessary? Recently, there have been several prosecutions relating to forklift fatalities and serious injuries, resulting from workers being struck by forklifts or being in the wrong place. A common fault that I have often seen over the years is that safe walkway markings are either disregarded, they have faded, they...
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10 Jul

Inspections and audits are an important way to make sure that everything in your business is working as it should be, as safely as it should be. Scheduled Business and Property Inspections Often, it’s the small and simple things that can go wrong. How often does your business undertake an inspection of its...
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08 May

Previously, we have written about the health and safety terms of the methods of “risk assessment” and the definition of “all reasonably practicable steps”. The following is an opinion of how these can be applied when managing hazards and risks in your business. Case Scenario You have had a serious notifiable accident in...
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