Issue 115 May/June 2009
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Feature stories
Cultural ambassadors
KiwiRail’s winning entry in the engagement category also took out the top prize at this year’s NZ Workplace Health and Safety Awards. Angela Gregory finds out what the company did to win.
Top initiatives
All the finalists in the New Zealand Workplace Health & Safety Awards 2009 gathered at the gala dinner in Auckland on May 6. Here are brief details of each initiative, with a little more on the winners of each category.
Lifetime achievers
The judging panel acknowledged Ross Wilson and Marlene Thomson with lifetime achievement awards. Jackie Brown-Haysom and Peter Bateman spoke to them afterwards.
Developing healthy habits
Jackie Brown-Haysom takes a look at ACC’s self-management programme for preventing work-related pain and discomfort, and at an innovative design making life easier for librarians at Otago University. Meanwhile, David Brown suggests a different approach to psychosocial issues.
Ten years on
Peter Bateman talks to Site Safe executive director Iris Clanachan and chairman Peter Heaphy, both of whom have been associated with the organisation since its inception ten years ago.
Racket review
Angela Gregory previews a series of research projects around noise-induced hearing loss, while Dr Nick Mantell advises employers to keep a close eye out for workers who may be developing cataracts.
The ideas exchange
Co-chair Peter Bateman looks back at the Safeguard National Health and Safety Conference held in Auckland in early May.
Brief Items
Fish hooks in sentencing
Health and safety sentencing is not as clear-cut as the Department of Labour would like businesses to believe, says Grant Nicholson.
The trouble with ACC
David Tregoweth chooses another way to interpret the recent publicity about ACC’s alleged financial problems.
Incident Investigation
Press brake crush.
Professionally speaking
Ian Clark says now is the time to join the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management and reap the benefits.
Learning on the line
Jackie Brown-Haysom tells how e-learning has made the delivery of OHS training simpler and more effective at a large paper plant.
Representative Voice
Herby Barnes, Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust.
Promoting wellness
Paul Jarvie suggests integrating wellness programmes into normal business policies and procedures.
A thoroughly modern regulator
Maarten Quivooy explains how modern regulatory agencies are outcome-focused.
Speed wobbles
The National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee says we are not keeping up with the safety challenges of fast changing environments.
Work death toll for the year starting July 2008: 36
We list details of the most recent work fatalities investigated by DOL.
Prosecutions
Burgess Crowley Civil Ltd
KB Irrigation Ltd
Europlan Industries Ltd
Callum Molloy Ltd
Bay Pallets Ltd
Ratapu Tangata Daniel
Idea Services Ltd
Street Smart Ltd
Gibb Holdings (Nelson) Ltd
Compass Group NZ Ltd
Armitage Williams Construction Ltd
Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand
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