Crane safety top of mind
Image: Crane Association Chief Executive Sarah Toase. A new code of practice for the crane industry is being developed to prevent accidents like overloads, tip-overs...
Tag : Health and Safety at Work Act
Prequalification – Malcolm’s last word
By Malcolm Abernethy, ex-CCNZ Executive Director. PREQUALIFICATION HAS REMAINED a relatively hot topic over the many years I have worked with contractors. I can recall...
Sharpening the H&S focus: managing workplace risk
This article first appeared in Contractor Perspectives 2017. Health and safety should be a core part of any business and not something you do once...
Gordon MacDonald: Working safer together
GORDON MACDONALD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND We all know that New Zealand doesn’t have a great workplace health and safety record. The numbers...