Issue 118 November/December 2009

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Feature stories

Ready to work
Isaac Fruean may have lost his arm in a workplace accident but the one-time Samoan wrestling champion is determined to come out on top, Angela Gregory discovers.

Promising results
The well received Puataunofo project in Manukau looks likely to continue, reports Angela Gregory.

Drug and alcohol workplace challenges
Matthew Beattie sets out strategies on how to keep workplaces clean.

Off work can be bad medicine
A successful pilot programme in Taupo is about to be launched further afield to help injured workers remain at work or return more quickly, says ACC.

Machine head
Jackie Brown-Haysom talks to engineer Nick Frame about the challenges of effective machine guarding.

Pedal to the metal
John Skudder reviews the state of safety in the metal manufacturing sector, and presents industry guidelines which have been developed into e-learning modules.

Testing their mettle
Peter Bateman looks at a collaborative project which takes the ‘modern regulator’ approach to help metal manufacturing businesses comply with health and safety laws.

Putting the heat on plastics
Fritz Drissner introduces a new EPMU booklet on chemicals of concern for the plastics manufacturing industry.

Brief Items

Rehabilitation: don’t wait on the courts
Court-ordered reparations are all very well, argues Grant Nicholson, but employers should do all they can to help rehabilitate their injured staff anyway.

Incident Investigation
ATV fall.

Competent, or suitably qualified
Neville Rockhouse reports on his recent attendance at the 2009 INSHPO annual business meeting in Calgary, Canada.

A changing environment
Marlene Thomson says the professional development of OHNs has to keep up with modern practices.

Hi-Viz
Karen Smith, Carter Holt Harvey, Nelson.

The approach to enforcement
Michael Hargreaves sketches out some shades of grey in the DoL’s attitude to enforcement.

Gone bush
Angela Gregory discovers how a lone council worker can how head for the hills with confidence, at the push of a button.

Osteoporosis – silent killer
Maintaining calcium intake is critical for healthy bones, says Kaylene Dowers.

Work death toll for the year starting July 2009: 25
We list details of the most recent work fatalities investigated by DOL.

Prosecutions

Sonny Cooper Trading Ltd
Atlas Specialty Metals Ltd
Isaac Nasawaga Smith
Inter-Weave Ltd
Skilling Investments Ltd
Robbo’s Demo Ltd
Taylor Preston Ltd

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