by Tony Collins | Mar 11, 2011 | Systems
Safety and Hazard ManagementOne approach to thinking about safety management is to talk about the control of energy. This can be chemical energy, biological and most often, kinetic energy. That is, energy caused by movement. This category can be further broken down...
by Tony Collins | Mar 9, 2011 | Systems
Quadbike Safety Update Department of Labour have released a new guide on Quadbike Safety. The quadbike safety steps you need to know are summarised here: · Before you ride ask yourself whether the quadbike is the right vehicle for the job · ...
by Tony Collins | Mar 7, 2011 | Systems
Safety and Working at Heights A distinction is often made between fall heights greater than three metres and those less than three metres. This is mainly due to Regulation 21 of the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, usually interpreted as the...
by Tony Collins | Mar 5, 2011 | Systems
Investigating an Accident? Read These Simple Interview Techniques You may have been assigned the role of investigating an accident and working out what actually happended, so the company could learn and prevent a future mistake. Obviously the first steps following an...
by Tony Collins | Feb 18, 2011 | Systems
ACC OSH Audit and Experience Rating System As of April 2011 the ACC are changing the way they reward New Zealand businesses for having a working OSH system. The approach currently is to assess a business’s OSH system and then reward the company with a discount on...
by Tony Collins | Feb 17, 2011 | Systems
NASA recently presented an safety award to a one of their own 30 year + employees, for being ‘ instrumental in reshaping NASA’s safety and mission assurance program. He is a founding member of the agency’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance. He managed...
