The VisitorRego blog
Health & safety, visitor management, and the odd story from behind the scenes.
10 Essential Benefits of Using Facial Recognition for Contractor Management in Building Projects
In the fast-paced world of construction, where deadlines loom and safety regulations reign supreme, managing contractors can feel akin to herding cats—especially if those cats refuse to follow the rules! Enter facial recognition technology, a game-changing tool that brings efficiency and security to contractor management in the construction industry. By leveraging biometric identification systems, construction site managers can streamline contractor onboarding processes and enhance site access control like never before. Here’s why integrating facial recognition into contractor management solutions is not just a trend but a necessity:
Enhancing Contractor Management with Facial Recognition
The Power of Facial Recognition
What's the easiest way to manage visitors in the workplace?
In the bustling world of business, where profit margins, innovation, and market share dominate conversations, it’s easy to overlook a critical aspect that can make or break an organization: Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S). While OH&S is often associated with compliance and legal requirements, its true significance lies in safeguarding both people and the business itself. In this blog, we’ll explore why accidents can be fatal for businesses and why investing in effective OH&S systems is not just a moral obligation but a strategic imperative.
8 reasons why you need Facial Recognition in your Contractor Management Software
Security Enhancement
Helping KiwiHarvest help Kiwis
Since Novemb er 2019 we have been working with KiwiHarvest to provide a registration solution for their premises.
How do you manage a reception without a receptionist? Part 1: ding dong!
For a lot of companies there just isn’t space in their office for a specific reception area, let alone the resources to have a person dedicated to working there.
Don't be a Bernie - make sure your data is secure
Ouch! You know that sinking feeling in your stomach when something goes really really bad?
How to encourage sick workers to stay home and recover
The days may be getting longer, but winter still has many of us in it's grips with those late season colds.
Enforceable Undertaken and technology combine to create real safety improvements
Air conditioning company Airtech has developed a safety app and is making a video in lieu of punishment after two of its workers became seriously ill from carbon monoxide poisoning.
You can't contract out of H&S duties - where one customer got it wrong
Recently while talking to a customer they said "we don't sign in contractors because the building owners have engaged them."
Australian work safety law review to recommend new industrial manslaughter laws
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.
Health & safety: Top predicted challenges for 2019
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.
WorkSafe boss: Workplace deaths down, but not enough
The number of workplace deaths dropped last year but the government's safety agency says it's still too high.
Happy, healthy and safe new year gift for NZ SMEs
ACC will launch a new $22 million injury prevention scheme for small and medium businesses which aims to prevent workplace injuries before they occur.
Mental fatigue becomes major focus in govt's workplace strategy
The government is changing its approach to health and safety, with a greater focus on mental fatigue in its strategy for the next decade.
Worksafe launches 'Be a Safe Guy' campaign
The latest Worksafe ‘be a safe guy’ campaign is focused on reducing workplace injuries and fatalities for young workers by reminding people that being part of a work whānau means looking out for, and speaking up for each other.
10 tips for creating health & safety information people actually read
Health and safety is not just about ticking the boxes.
Woolshed injury prevention programme now online
High injury rates amongst sheep farmers and shearing gang workers has led the industry to clean up its act with the launch of an online woolshed safety application.
Worksafe presentation from Safeguard Conference 2018
The annual Safeguard national health and safety conference was held in May this year. If you weren’t able to make it along to SkyCity in Auckland you would have missed Worksafe’s CEO Nicole Rosie providing the latest observations and reflections.
Are you treating your visitors like royalty? Or paupers
I’ve just finished (labouring through) the second season of The Crown. (Definitely not as good as the first, and apparently there’s a third in the pipeline!)
VisitorRego – Version 10 is the new standard
Today we have a guest post from our director, founder, lead developer and all round guru – John Peat
Worksafe Insights: HS conversations you want to have
Insights is a series of conversations with leaders throughout the New Zealand economy about health and safety released by Worksafe.
Behind the scenes of the VR Flex
Hopefully you’ve seen our beautiful new hardware package – the VR Flex.
Back from the dead? Corporate manslaughter is back on the table
Opinion from Grant Nicholson a Partner at Kensington Swan and head of the firm’s dedicated health and safety team, the largest specialist practice of its type in New Zealand.
Who you gonna call? Check the H&S register and find out
New Zealand’s first national, online register of verified workplace health and safety professionals opened for business this week. The HASANZ Register of Workplace Health and Safety Professionals (HASANZ Register) was officially launched in Wellington by WorkSafe New Zealand Chief Executive Nicole Rosie.