Health & Safety

Environmentally responsible cleaning process without hazardous, secondary waste
Environmentally responsible cleaning process without hazardous, secondary waste
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Dry Ice Blasting is a ground-breaking, non-toxic, non-abrasive cleaning method that produces...
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Hazardous area - the untold story
Hazardous area - the untold story
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
A household light switch may emit a small, harmless visible spark when switching...
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The viability of New Zealand’s infrastructure
The viability of New Zealand’s infrastructure
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
The structural failure of modern buildings, built with modern structural systems...
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Health and safety is not just in the workplace, it’s on the road
Health and safety is not just in the workplace, it’s on the road
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Whether it’s reps out selling, delivery drivers delivering, or technicians on their way to service...
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Site Safe is launching a suite of brand-new courses this December
Site Safe is launching a suite of brand-new courses this December
Wednesday, 09 November 2016
The membership organisation has designed a new range of courses which are tailored to specific...
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What to do with difficult “working at height” issues
Wednesday, 03 June 2015
A lot of businesses are wrestling with awkward working at height situations that have in the past been accessed by a standard ladder or other (at times dubious) pieces of equipment. 
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Walk safe with modular belting
Wednesday, 08 April 2015
In order to keep up with the increasing demands for safety in the workplace, Viking Conveyor now stocks uni chains latest step towards increasing safety levels in the corrugated industry – the uni...
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Close off hazardous areas in seconds
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Cordoning off hazardous areas, dockway doors and aisles has become easier with the wide range of Wall Mounted Retractable Belts from Vanguard Group.
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Falling safely
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Of course falling off your work site is never the preferred option but should the worst happen Capital Safety’s new DBI-SALA Rope-Safe Rope Grab from its Rollgliss Technical Rescue range of products...
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Bionic joint to help stroke patients
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
Scientists from the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute (ABI) are collaborating with the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart, Germany to create human exoskeletons that will reduce...
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New inspection regime passes first hurdle
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
WorkSafe NZ must be credited with stepping up to the plate with its new (and still developing) website and inspection regime.
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Safety inspectors ‘scaremongering’ small businesses
Tuesday, 05 August 2014
The Maintenance Engineering Society has highlighted it. WorkSafe NZ has been proactive in publicising it. Now the reality is hitting home as Worksafe NZ inspectors start the pilot trial of its new...
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New standards to improve safety
Wednesday, 09 July 2014
Electricity and gas industries will have to follow a new risk-based standard that is intended to help them reduce risk and improve public safety.
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Guarding rules reviewed
Tuesday, 03 June 2014
The Maintenance Engineering Society of NZ (MESNZ) is throwing its weight behind WorkSafeNZ’s profile campaign introducing the new Best Practice Guidelines for the Safe Use of Machinery. The new...
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Fake forklift accessories a cause of concern
Monday, 12 May 2014
Counterfeit forklift attachments being sold in New Zealand could put lives at risk, claims a sales manager at East West Engineering.
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