Business Processes

Reporting notifiable accidents

What are your obligations to report notifiable accidents? Firstly, understand what constitutes a reportable Notification Event (for a condensed version of Notifiable Events, contact Hasmate to discuss). Your responsibility is to report all Notifiable Events to WorkSafe NZ - phone 0800 030 040 as soon as you become aware of...

Is It Fit For Purpose?

The recent accident and fatalities at DreamWorld in Australia could well have consequence here in NZ. From one of the many news items, there were two statements that you should take note of if you are in business. The first being that the police were treating the accident as a...

PPE Use and Chemical Fumes

Emphysema, or silicosis, are both debilitating diseases of the lungs, which take no prisoners and are fatal. I've watched a close friend slowly die for eighteen months from this debilitating disease and it was not a pleasant time for all those close to him. From a man who roamed the...

Contractor Prequalification

(Originally written in 2016 - but still very appropriate now!) If you are thinking contractor prequalification is just another management buzzword that has a number of compliance fish hooks, you are 75% right but on the other side of the ledger, it can have a number of advantages. What is contractor prequalification? In...

Delegating Health & Safety Responsibilities

If you were like me after watching the All Blacks winning the World Cup, you would have been proud to be a Kiwi! The All Blacks certainly displayed a high degree of skill, discipline and professionalism that truly made them champions and great ambassadors for NZ and for the sport. The...