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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...

The government is changing its approach to health and safety, with a greater focus on mental fatigue in its strategy for the next decade. Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway launched his 10-year strategy this afternoon, which has been consulted on and...

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. Taking the light hearted route, Worksafe...

Health and safety is not just about ticking the boxes. If you need to provide information to visitors and contractors it shouldn’t be enough to put it in front of them and get a signature. Follow these simple steps to get people reading, understanding and staying...

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. She opens with an...

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. Tahi Ngātahi is a collaboration between Federated Farmers and the New Zealand Shearing Contractors...

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!) Looking at all the pomp and circumstance reminded me of the recent royal visit to our humble commonwealth...

Today we have a guest post from our director, founder, lead developer and all round guru – John Peat Hi, VisitorRego V10 is complete rewrite of versions 8 and 9. Over the years features where bolted to the side of core functionality. Over the years code was written to...

Insights is a series of conversations with leaders throughout the New Zealand economy about health and safety released by Worksafe. Insights is a medium for thought leadership on health and safety and it is designed to stimulate and challenge. The aim of the videos is...