by Fiona Peat | Jun 20, 2019 | News
Recently while talking to a customer they said “we don’t sign in contractors because the building owners have engaged them.” Unfortunately, as a PCBU you’re not able to sidestep responsibility for anyone on your premises. WorkSafe New Zealand...
by Fiona Peat | Feb 25, 2019 | News
An independent review of national workplace safety laws is expected to recommend a new offence of industrial manslaughter to make employers liable for gross negligence of their workers. Marie Boland, former executive director of SafeWork South Australia, who led the...
by Fiona Peat | Feb 1, 2019 | News
January has slipped by already, but many businesses will be revisiting their health and safety controls and reminding workers about how to work safely in all the tasks they are completing. Managers with a strategic focus will also be asking themselves what they can...
by Fiona Peat | Jan 21, 2019 | News
The number of workplace deaths dropped last year but the government’s safety agency says it’s still too high. Forty two workers died in accidents in 2018, down from 50 in 2017 and in 2016. The agriculture sector had the highest number with 16 people killed...
by Fiona Peat | Jan 15, 2019 | News
ACC will launch a new $22 million injury prevention scheme for small and medium businesses which aims to prevent workplace injuries before they occur. The funding – $4.4 million per year over five years – would come in the form of grants and subsidies which, from...
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