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Fatigue management – a worker’s guide
Risk & Compliance

Fatigue management – a worker’s guide

Fatigue can slow reactions, cloud judgement and raise incident risk, especially on long shifts, night work and safety-critical tasks.

By Geoff • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017
Business continuity planning – Bah humbug!
Disaster Recovery

Business continuity planning – Bah humbug!

Once upon a time that kind of thinking was acceptable, but things are changing rapidly and that approach is now reckless at best - here's a solution.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017
Deaf New Zealanders at risk in medical emergencies
Green Party

Deaf New Zealanders at risk in medical emergencies

Only eight of 20 district health boards can guarantee round-the-clock sign language access, leaving deaf patients exposed in emergencies.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Mar 2017
New occupational health company New Zealand first
Risk & Compliance

New occupational health company New Zealand first

Kiwi businesses should gain a single nationwide supplier of integrated occupational health services as two providers join forces.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Mar 2017
Govt's product recall site reaches one-year milestone
Government

Govt's product recall site reaches one-year milestone

Celebrating a year of safer consumer choices, the Govt's product recall site marks a milestone with over 160k visits.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2017
Mobile surgical bus hits 15-year mark
Ministry of Health

Mobile surgical bus hits 15-year mark

More than 21,300 operations have been performed on the bus, which health consultants say prevents up to 300 rural patients a year missing surgery.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017
Steady growth for Microsoft NZ as revenue cracks $100m mark
Microsoft

Steady growth for Microsoft NZ as revenue cracks $100m mark

Microsoft is seeing continued strong growth out of the Kiwi market, with Microsoft NZ recording solid revenue and profit increases.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017
Hearing Week spurs calls for better access
Human rights

Hearing Week spurs calls for better access

Disabled New Zealanders could gain wider access to jobs and services if proposed law introduced mandatory minimum accessibility standards.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2017
New research to improve asbestos disease diagnosis
Cancer

New research to improve asbestos disease diagnosis

A blood-based test could let Australians with asbestos exposure be diagnosed earlier, as malignant pleural mesothelioma cases keep rising.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
Exercise experts get flexible for rural health
Agricultural Technology

Exercise experts get flexible for rural health

Personalised workouts are in demand as agritech and long hours leave farmers needing support to stay fit, healthy and injury-free.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
Safety in hardware supplier yards a priority
Risk & Compliance

Safety in hardware supplier yards a priority

A builder was left unable to work for a year after a 300 kg bundle of weatherboards fell from height in a timber yard.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
Workplace death convictions highlight H&S challenge
Risk & Compliance

Workplace death convictions highlight H&S challenge

Auckland Council, Veolia and Dobbe have been fined after poor communication over truck maintenance led to the death of 19-year-old Jane Devonshire.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
Portable monitor boosts safety
Industrial IoT

Portable monitor boosts safety

Workers in oil and gas and wastewater sites can avoid frequent sensor changes and battery charging for two years with the new four-gas detector.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2017
Making health and safety history
Risk & Compliance

Making health and safety history

A 99 per cent Sitewise score has set a new national benchmark for contractor safety, boosting confidence among clients and staff.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Feb 2017

Global Stories

Health stories

Microsoft Cloud grows across Asia; Azure now available in Korea
Public Cloud

Microsoft Cloud grows across Asia; Azure now available in Korea

Microsoft has announced that its Azure cloud platform is now available in new Microsoft Cloud platforms across Korea.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
Hills revenue declines as company becomes 'solely' technology VAD
Surveillance

Hills revenue declines as company becomes 'solely' technology VAD

Hills saw its revenue slip for H1 of FY17, with the company saying it is now 'solely focused on the value added distribution of tech and services.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Feb 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Health stories

AIG Hosts IDCA committee at data center in Fort Worth, Texas
Health Technologies

AIG Hosts IDCA committee at data center in Fort Worth, Texas

IDCA takes an exclusive look inside AIG's data centers. Hear from IDCA and AIG about how one of the top insurance companies operates it's data centers.

By Sam Worthington • 6 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017