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12 Nov

2018 is only a month away but do you remember December 1999? It was a time when businesses throughout the world were in a mad panic, because of the fear of the Y2K computer bug and the soothsayer's prediction that the world would end. As we now know, it didn't...
03:40 / Business Processes
12 Nov

From the mouths of babes - a story about thinking laterally While driving, John and his 10-year-old young son Philip came upon a traffic jam. Up ahead they could see a large semi-trailer with a high load wedged under a railway overpass. There were police and fire trucks everywhere, a big...
03:28 / Business Processes
01 Nov

In April 2015, New Zealand businesses witnessed a major overhaul of health and safety legislation with the introduction of the Australian based model of the Health and Safety at Work Act. (HSWA). On the 1st of November this year the new Hazardous Substance Regulations will come into force and from our...
09:39 / Health and Safety Legislation
18 Oct

Does high definition sound and the "boom boom" of heavy sound or rock speakers at a concert make your chest feel uncomfortable, give you a headache and assault your eardrums? The same effect can apply in employment, and sustained noise level in a workplace can increase stress to employees, leading to...
09:41 / Articles
18 Oct

If it ain't broke, don't touch it or fix it! If you manage the mechanical production or service processes of your business on this outdated cliché, then I suggest that you rethink this approach to the maintenance of your plant, buildings and equipment.  This not only has the potential cost of...
09:38 / Business Processes
27 Sep

Mitigating risk to your business The recent rupture to the 168km pipeline from Whangarei to Auckland has certainly put the “fox in the chook house” when it comes to culpability, blame and the cost to the New Zealand economy. It has been estimated that the cost could be up to $15...
00:13 / Hints and Tips
18 Sep

I recently read an article from WorkSafe NZ regarding managing risk (read article here) and the consequential financial impact on the company involved must be really hurting them. Could this be your business and could you wear the cost? Instead, take immediate action to manage known risks. The points to be taken from...
09:28 / Business Processes
17 Sep

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...
09:28 / Business Processes
01 Sep

On the 1st of December 2017, the new Hazardous Substances Regulations will come into force. The emphasis of these new regulations will be on the application and management of hazardous substances in the workplace, applying risk management practices and the importance of training and informing all workers who use hazardous...
09:31 / Health and Safety Legislation
19 May

We trained hard but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of...
02:52 / Articles