SafetyProSafety Blog

19 Jul

2017

Health and Safety Performance Improvement Toolkit

Simon Lawrence ACC, Audits, Managing Risk, Safety Culture, What's New No Comments

The Safety Star Rating Scheme is now the Health and Safety Performance Improvement Toolkit. It arrives Sept 2017. What is it, what’s it for? Background This new scheme surfaced after the 2013 report from the Independent Task Force on Workplace Health & Safety. The Task Force found there was no single factor causing New Zealand’s poor …

22 Jun

2017

Experience rating – does it work and can ACC improve it?

Simon Lawrence ACC, Audits, Legislation, What's New No Comments

ACC Experience Rating is likely to become simpler and offer higher rewards. But for those who gain, others may pay more. See what you think. Background New Zealand’s accident compensation system was created in 1974. It was a controversial but pioneering social reform. Aims included creating a fairer system based on the principles of “no …

16 Jun

2017

WSMP “update” available. Get yours now!

Simon Lawrence ACC, Audits, Legislation, Managing Risk, What's New No Comments

ACC discontinued the “WSMP” Scheme in February, but is it dead? Not if you’re still using it! There’s a really great “update” available now! Can that really be true? Sunset on a Scheme? Hundreds of employers raced to renew WSMP between October 2016 and February 2017. They have now sailed off to enjoy two sunset …

25 Nov

2016

Little Guys’ Big Day Out – update

Simon Lawrence Child safety, Events, Fatherless boys, What's New No Comments

Last day before “Little Guys’ Big Day Out” in support fatherless boys, and now it’s all about publicity. It’s a free parking and entry family event at Ambury Regional Park, Ambury Road, Mangere, Auckland on Saturday 26 November, 10:00 a.m. till 04:00 p.m. Please donate to Big Buddy via Givealittle, or if you feel you …

28 Oct

2016

Little Guys’ Big Day Out

Simon Lawrence Child safety, Events, Fatherless boys, What's New No Comments

Update: Little Guys’ Big Day Out, my event for fatherless boys: Among displays, we now have the Fire Service’s “Burning kitchen” educational demo. This is a serious lesson for anyone who uses a kitchen, which is all of us! Find out what happens when you throw water on a pot of burning cooking oil…. Where can you see this? …

19 Oct

2016

Fatherless boys need good male role models. Can you help?

Simon Lawrence Child safety, Events, Fatherless boys No Comments

I’m organising a “Little Guys’ Big Day Out” to support fatherless boys. It’s at Ambury Regional Park, Mangere, Auckland on Saturday 26 November, 10:00 a.m. till 04:00 p.m. Please donate to Big Buddy via Givealittle, or if you feel you want to get more involved, apply to be a Big Buddy. Why fatherless boys? I think I …

18 Oct

2016

WSMP. Is it on the scrapheap or is there still life?

Simon Lawrence ACC, Audits, Legislation No Comments

ACC is doing a “run-off” of the WSMP Audit after March 2017. Does that make the audit completely obsolete? Or does it still have something to offer? What did WSMP do well? Excuse me using the past tense in that heading above, but WSMP is as good as history now. Sure, as an ACC product, it isn’t completely gone yet, but it’s certainly …

20 May

2015

Regulations (HASAW) draft: Remote work, hazardous atmospheres, falling objects

Simon Lawrence Legislation, Un-categorised, What's New No Comments

“Draft For Consultation” Regulations have been published by MBIE under the proposed Health & Safety at Work Act. They are Phase 1 of a two part HASAW Regulations. The Draft is entitled the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2015. This post is the third in a series of five. In it, we look at …

05 May

2015

HASAW Regulations draft: Post 2 – Workplace facilities, first aid, emergencies & PPE

Simon Lawrence Legislation, Managing Risk, What's New No Comments

“Draft For Consultation” Regulations have been published by MBIE under the proposed Health & Safety at Work Act. They are Phase 1 of a two part HASAW Regulations. The Draft is entitled the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2015. This post is the second in a series of five. In it, we look …

03 May

2015

HASAW Regulations: Risk Management, Training/Supervision: What does the draft say?

Simon Lawrence Legislation, Managing Risk, What's New No Comments

Draft For Consultation Regulations have been published by MBIE under the proposed Health & Safety at Work Act. This is Phase 1 of a two part HASAW Regulations. The Draft is entitled the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2015. This post is the first in a series of five. In it, we look at the first two …