Category: H&S News

In the later part of 2017, the Charter team met with the Canterbury Labour Hire Safety Forum. The purpose of the session was to share more about what it means […]

In November last year, Libi Carr (our Charter Officer) was invited to speak at a get together for Labour on Hire (LOH) workers on the topic of: Courageous conversations in […]

It’s hot! In weather like this we need to watch out for heat stress. Planning for working in hot weather needs to be in place before it becomes too hot. Heat […]

“When I can’t see or feel the sun, I’m safe and can’t get burnt, right?” Wrong! We can’t see or feel UV radiation. Sunlight or warmth from the sun is […]

WorkSafe’s website has a fresh look and feel, with better search features and some nifty new functions like data visualisation. The website brings together all their websites so, for example, […]

On 1 December the Hazardous Substances Regulations came into force. The aim is to reduce both the immediate harm to people and longer-term illness caused by hazardous substances in the […]

Huge congratulations to our three Charter members who won big at the 2017 Site Safe awards in early November. Mach3 was awarded the Kensington Swan Safety Leadership Award for owner […]

A warm welcome to the Canterbury Safety Charter Hubbers Floorings and Furnishings! General Manager, Catherine Thomson Bush invited Libi Carr and Jo Duffy to meet their Health and Safety Committee. […]

As you know, the Charter is now an Incorporated Society under a new name: The Canterbury Safety Charter. Our educational materials and promotional tools have been updated to reflect our […]

Many thanks to those who attended our “Beyond the Rebuild” event on 7 November. We had around 100 members join us to celebrate the official launch of the Charter as […]

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Kate Cunningham, who with husband Blair, own and run Blair Cunningham Construction, identified a need for men to talk more openly about mental wellbeing and ways they can support themselves […]

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The National Association for Women in Construction (NAWIC) recently announced their 2017 Hays NAWIC Excellence Award winners. Winners from Canterbury and Charter signatories are: Laura Clifford, Hawkins Construction, won the […]

We are very pleased to let you know that today the Charter has become an Incorporated Society and takes on a new name – The Canterbury Safety Charter. The name […]

We are pleased to let you know that today the Steering Group agreed to four new Charter actions to better support diversity in the construction workforce. These changes were recommended […]