by Tony Collins | Jan 18, 2011 | Humour
Safety Photos and Safety Images Safety Photos and Images can help spice up your internal marketing. Everybody responds to a laugh, and as long as no one is hurt, the stupidity of what other people are doing can teach us all. And humour is one of the best ways to help...
by Tony Collins | Jan 17, 2011 | Legislation
How Much Will A Workplace Health And Safety Fine Cost? A recent High Court appeal in New Zealand has significantly increased the workplace health and safety fines. Now the fines have increased with a low culpability fine starting at $50,000, which is 10x greater than...
by Tony Collins | Jan 15, 2011 | Systems
8 Tips To Minimise Health and Safety Costs 1. Study your industry and find out what the Government recommend and what your competition are doing. The aim is to use best-practice, but not implement systems that don’t add value, or are not required. 2. Use Health...
by Tony Collins | Jan 15, 2011 | Legislation
How Good is New Zealand’s Health and Safety Act? Notes The American safety law has just turned 40, and Labour is calling for a change. They point to an under resourced regulator (about 1/5th the ratio in NZ of inspectors to population) and penalties that...
by Tony Collins | Jan 14, 2011 | Safety Equipment
Quadbike and Farmer Safety In Australia a recent quadbike death promoted a public statement from the regulator, indicating concern around use of quadbikes on a farm. However, it was way back in 1999 that WorkSafe WA issued their first safety alert on the use of...
