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NZISM and Women in Safety NZ Network Combine Forces
The Women in Safety Excellence NZ network has been running for a number of years now. Established by Margaret van Schaik and Helen Parkes in 2010, it has a network for more than 130 members around New Zealand, from all different backgrounds. The network promotes the equity and advancement of women in the safety profession, striving to continuously influence industry to address current and future safety challenges affecting women in the workforce locally, nationally and globally. ...
NZISM in the media: 10 year work safety strategy
The timing (just before Christmas) meant that Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway's announcement of a new health and safety strategy garnered little attention. The strategy sets out a direction for New Zealand's workplace health and safety over the next 10 years — developed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, WorkSafe New Zealand and a range of stakeholders. The next step will be to turn the strategy's vision into action, with the minister anticipating that government agencies will align their health and safety-related work with the strategy. "I also encourage sectors, businesses and communities to do the same," he said. ...
Safeguard Issue 173
FROM ENFORCER TO COACH The role of H&S professional is evolving away from enforcement and towards taking a coaching approach. GREG DEARSLY looks at what coaching entails. ...
Health and Safety at Work Strategy
The Health and Safety at Work Strategy was launched last week, setting out the Government's vision for improving workplace health and safety across New Zealand over the next ten years. ...
Safeguard Issue 172
MENTORING OTHERS Have you considered becoming a mentor to other H&S practitioners? PHIL LEWIS-FARRELL outlines plans to boost numbers and offer a mentoring qualification. ...
NZISM in the media: December danger for workers
The New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM) has released statistics showing that more accidents occur at this time of the year as people become tired and lose focus. It's easy for workers to lose concentration at this time of the year and that can result in an incident.Four people died in workplace accidents across the country in just three days in December 2017, which is a sobering statistic.Greg Dearsly, NZISM president says accidents are 30 per cent more likely at ...
NZISM IN THE MEDIA
Greg Dearsly, President of NZISM, cautions it’s easy for people to have so much on their mind they lose concentration and that can result in an incident. "Our aim is to grow awareness of the heightened risk so everyone gets to the holidays safe and sound - injuries ruin holidays, and it’s no fun for you, your family or friends, or they can be longer term and have more serious impact," he says.Read More ...
Workplace bullying a reality for one in five Kiwis: Report
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Safeguard Issue 171
A Tight Team UnravelsSELENA ARMSTRONG on the loss of a friend and colleague to suicide and the devastating impact on the work team she was part of. ...
Changes to the NZISM Accreditation Programme
NZISM and the grading panel are pleased to announce we have made changes to the way we assess the entry requirements for our graduate level accreditation.Previously we have required members to have completed qualifications that are a minimum NZQA level 6 diploma with 60% of the content in occupational health and safety (OHS) subjects.Any higher-level qualification also required at least 60% of the content to be in OHS subjects. ...
Safeguard Issue 169
Thinking strategically GREG DEARSLY says the recently released draft H&S strategy offers much to consider in terms of SMEs, procurement, vulnerable workers, and professional qualifications. ...
Register That - Update 3
A progress update on the HASANZ register of workplace health & safety professionals ...
Safeguard Issue 168
Turning professional Talented young athletes eventually face a decision about turning professional. SELENA ARMSTRONG says the health & safety profession has reached that stage. ...
Sun Smart - protecting workers from solar UV radiation - new...
Protecting workers from solar UV radiation booklet ...
Safeguard Issue 167
More than a job Do you regard your health & safety role as part of a career, or is it just a job? GREG DEARSLY has some advice for the career-minded. ...
