Issue 113 January/February 2009

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Feature stories

Tagged for safety
In the first story on height safety, Jackie Brown-Haysom talks to a scaffolder who developed an award-winning safety system. She also writes about her experience at a Site Safe height safety course, and Mark Taylor tells how height safety has been integrated into a major Tauranga construction project.

End of the tunnel
Jackie Brown-Haysom joined NZISM members on a visit to the Northern Gateway Toll Road construction project a few weeks before it opened.

Trials and tribulations
Compliance with the HSNO Act hasn’t been all plain sailing. In the first story on hazardous substances, Miriam Bell reports on one company’s experience. Then Barry Dyer outlines the four key concerns about HSNO and suggests inexpensive ways to meet them, while Leigh-Anne Peake gives her perspective on how things have improved under HSNO, and what remains less than satisfactory. Simonne Moses writes about preparing for a visit by a test certifier, and Simon Buckland explains that from January 1 2009 approved handler test certificates are required.

Your community needs you
How to encourage workplace health and safety practitioners to use their skills and resources to benefit their local communities? Peter Bateman talked to Carolyn Coggan about breaking down the barriers between OHS and community safety. 

Librarians under threat
Manukau City Council’s OHS team responded to reports of aggressive incidents in local libraries with an award-winning initiative. Miriam Bell reports.

Brief Items

Serious harm redefined
Greg Cain and Amy Cunningham assess the proposed change to the definition of serious harm.

Bright Ideas
Miriam Bell looks at an unusually graphic response to injuries.

Fatigue, the silent hazard
Lee Gardiner finds fatigue is often an unrecognised factor in reported discomfort and injury incidents alike.

Healthy, wealthy and wise
Paul Jarvie argues that a healthy economy depends on having healthy people to make it work.

Sexing up safety
Jeena Murphy wants to see some younger bodies on the dance floor at safety conferences.

Supply chain risk
Chris Peace outlines the risks posed by inadequately managed supply chains.

Representative Voice
Deborah Brown, Bright Wood NZ, Otautau.

Snapshot on progress
Craig Armitage highlights directions being taken as part of a 10-year strategy.

Incident Investigation
Construction site fall.

Work death toll for 2007/08: 23
We list details of the most recent work fatalities investigated by DOL.

Prosecutions

Chempro Ltd
Perry Metal Protection Ltd
Mullan & Noy Ltd
Yarrows (The Bakers) Ltd
The Supply Chain Ltd
Talleys Frozen Foods Ltd
Black Reef Mine Ltd
Cookie Time Ltd
Hanham and Philp Contractors Ltd
Hampden Fence Ltd

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