A year has gone by since “Bullying: A Victim’s View” was published in our Jan/Feb 2016 edition. Here is the author’s update, with a key lesson for everyone.

NITIKA REWARI offers a made-in-Canada method to address workplace mental health in New Zealand and around the world – with evidence that it works.

An Australian research study into workplace bullying has confirmed the factors workplaces should focus on to reduce it, say TIM BENTLEY and DAVID TAPPIN.

CHRIS JONES reminds us that taking a risk approach to health protection must include mental health protection.

Thinking about workplace mental health only in terms of mental illness misses half the picture, says SHAUN ROBINSON.

Is it time for the forest industry to lose its bad reputation for health and safety? JACKIE BROWN-HAYSOM investigates.

Two Canadian forest safety experts had a simple message for their New Zealand counterparts – don’t do what we did. JACKIE BROWN-HAYSOM reports.

PETER BATEMAN analyses the results from Safeguard’s second annual State of the Nation survey. Later, four people give their views on how the HSW Act has changed the conversation one year on.

To mark the first anniversary of the new legislation we asked four people to answer one question: what difference has it made to the way people talk about health and safety?

PETER BATEMAN introduces our first review of the five key industry sectors identified in the Harm Reduction Plan written by WorkSafe and ACC.

The highest profile accident investigations involve ships, trains and planes. TIM BURFOOT outlines the standard investigation process.

It is easy but counter-productive for an accident investigation to slide into assigning blame. GARY PARATA outlines why learning from error must be the desired outcome.

Could a health & safety consultant be charged under the HSW Act for giving poor advice? AARON LLOYD and NATALIE HEALY cite a UK case in saying yes, it could happen.

What are the important components of a workplace exercise programme targeted at musculoskeletal disorders? MARK BOOCOCK and LIZ ASHBY report on a pilot study.

“Six months ago I took a new role as H&S manager with a firm which told me it wanted a change agent who would make a difference. Since then the company has grown significantly, and management is focused on pulling out all the stops to meet orders. Unsafe short cuts are appearing and not being challenged, so I worry something bad could happen. As the song puts it, should I stay or should I go?”

Many people talk about wellbeing programmes but often lack a coherent structure in which to frame them. BRENT MILLER and TANYA CHAPPELL provide an example of how a programme could be structured.

NICOLE ROSIE reflects on a couple of issues she has detected after six weeks on the road meeting a wide variety of people.

When you think you are doing OK is probably when you are not doing that well at all, says LOU SANSON, whose wake-up call came in 2008.