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Category: H&S News
Membership Levy Renewal
Thank you to the many Signatories who have renewed the membership levy for 2018-19. There are, however, a small number of levy invoices which remain outstanding. As a reminder Membership […]
Marshmallow and spaghetti tower wins at recent HSR workshop
Thanks to everyone who attended our Health and Safety Representative ‘Mind the Gap’ workshop. We hope the session was of value to you. The workshop focused on how to conduct […]
Update from Sherry Peck
Sherry, our new Charter Project Officer, has been on board with us for eight weeks. How is she finding getting stuck into Charter work? “It’s been an educational, eventful and […]
Surviving the holiday season
In the rush to Christmas it can be easy to forget some of the basics to keep you and others healthy and safe over the festive period. For those managing […]
Watch our latest health and safety representative videos
Worker participation is essential to keep workplaces healthy and safe and the best health and safety outcomes are achieved when businesses and workers work together. Health and safety representatives (HSRs) […]
Welcome to Sherry Peck
Sherry joins us as our new Charter Project Officer. Her background has seen her spend many years as a civilian with NZ Army, working as an HSR and Anti-Harassment Advisor alongside […]
Engaging with Health and Safety Representatives
Under the direction of the new Health & Safety Representative Group, Chair Callum Thwaites (Project Manager for Arrow International) and the group have dropped the word ‘leadership’ from their title […]
New Director Strategic Engagement and Implementation, WorkSafe New Zealand
We’re pleased to announce that Paula Knaap has been appointed to the new role of Director of Strategic Engagement and Implementation at WorkSafe New Zealand. Paula brings a wealth of […]
Professional Services Working Group (PSWG)
The PSWG was developed from a dedicated group of industry specialists – from project managers to engineers to designers to engage with and assist the Charter to produce health and […]
Updates to the Charter Board
Craig Sengalow has recently left WorkSafe and will no longer be the WorkSafe representative Board member on the Charter. Craig was the Construction Sector Lead at WorkSafe and responsible for […]
Writing health and safety documents
It’s good practice to have health and safety documents. WorkSafe have produced guidance to help you write health and safety documents. The guidelines will help you to answer the following […]
Charter levies
In August this year we asked for your continued financial support through our member levies. Your invoice may look a little bit different this year as it is now sent […]
2018 AGM and July member event
It was great to see so many of you at the Annual General Meeting on 18 July – our first as an Incorporated Society. We successfully elected the three remaining […]
NZIOB and Carters Building Legends workshops
The New Zealand Institute of Building and building supply merchant Carters have launched a series of skills training workshops for construction managers, those managing commercial building sites and larger residential projects. The […]
Upskill at SafeSkills
The inaugural SafeSkills Conference, organised by Safeguard, is on in Christchurch on Thursday 23 August. This practical, interactive conference will look at ways of improving HSR performance, worker participation and […]