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Control noise for safer, happier workers

Poorly controlled workplace noise can raise stress and cut productivity, prompting businesses to reduce exposure beyond earmuffs.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

Management

Mining vehicle collisions offer cause for concern

Repeated near misses and collisions involving haul trucks and bulldozers are exposing dangerous blind spots at mine dump sites.

By Geoff • 4 min read • Sun, 24th Sep 2017

Data Protection

Wrong email attachments a thing of the past

Mistaken file sharing could become less risky after a messaging update lets users delete sent attachments from both devices.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Sep 2017

Fintech

Compliance and automation the big election issues for SMBs

Reckon surveyed 1500 of its clients across a number of different industries – from accounting and bookkeeping through to construction and IT.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2017

eLearning

Two more businesses go Around the Block

Small Kiwi businesses can now spot workplace hazards in bakeries and collision repair workshops more easily through WorkSafe’s tool.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Sep 2017

Human Capital Management

Employers equally frustrated by employment system

Small businesses risk fines and claims because frequent workplace law changes leave many owners unclear on their obligations, experts say.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2017

Management

Cleaner air for Manukau precast concrete workers

Nearly 1,000 workers in Manukau precast concrete plants now have better protection from airborne hazards after a WorkSafe New Zealand drive uncovered gaps.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017

Management

Your chance to celebrate site safety

Construction firms and safety professionals will gather in Auckland on 8 November as Site Safe honours award winners and new graduates.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Sun, 10th Sep 2017

Agricultural Technology

Risks have no place on today’s farms

Safer practices and a health and safety app have cut hazards on Stuart Taylor’s Rangitikei dairy farm, where unsafe work now stops.

By Geoff • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017

Data Protection

Sending an attachment to the wrong person history

A new delete feature lets SafeSwiss users erase mis-sent files from both devices, reducing the risk of leaked business information.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017

Management

Identify and address fall from heights hazards

A New Zealand fire alarm contractor has been fined GBP £60,000 after a worker was left tetraplegic in a fall from scaffolding.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Sep 2017

Management

Changes ahead for laboratories

WorkSafe will replace old exemptions with tighter hazardous-substance duties, forcing some labs to keep inventories, train staff and plan for emergencies.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Aug 2017