November 2008 - Vol. 6 No 1
Welcome to our November 2008 Newsletter.
In this edition:
- Definition
change for Serious Harm
The Minister of Labour has announced changes to the above definition. They are expected to be in place by the end of 2008.
What are the changes?
The injury must be a trauma, an acute illness through workplace exposure, or a chronic illness or injury requiring medical intervention. For trauma, the requirement that it is “temporary severe loss of bodily function” will be replaced by “physical incapacity", which means a person is "unable to perform their normal duties for a period of seven or more calendar days".
What does this mean to you?
There are two main impacts. First: You may need to review your Hazard Register. The HSE Act says employers must eliminate, isolate or minimise Significant Hazards, which are defined (among other things), as hazards that are an actual or potential cause or source of Serious Harm. Second: Serious Harm accidents must be reported to the health and safety section of DoL (“OSH”), division of DoL. Call us if you need help 09 535 4355.
- OHS
management solution
Can safety management be made easy? Yes it can. If you are a user of SafetyBase, you can look forward to dumping all that paper and bureaucracy. No installation or maintenance. [ Find out more ]
- Managing
safety in the recession
It’s tempting to slash and burn to survive a recession, but why not see it as an opportunity to get more out of your safety system for less $$? [ more ]
- What
makes a good safety leader?
Managers tend to believe that leadership is about being tough and decisive. But safety management is about people and their behaviour. We look at what leadership actually is, and what anyone can do to reduce stress while improving their leadership qualities. [ more ]
- What
works with safety systems? Less may be more
Is the proliferation of processes and procedures inevitable? Is it even effective? There is plenty of evidence that removing clutter, increasing choice and leading by example is the environment that enables safe decisions and behaviour by individuals.[ more ]
- Cultivating
wimps – stop wrapping kids in cotton wool
Continuing our coverage of determined moves in the UK towards “sensible risk taking”, we ask whether we are cultivating a society of risk averse people. Surely, it’s more choice we need, not less...[ more ]
- Safety
Humour
Yes, we have some more funnies and videos. Send us some contributions. E-mail us.
- What
can SafetyPro do for you?
• SafetyBase: Safety management on the web: Your current option for an e-solution.
• Mentoring while you develop your safety system?
• Audits or pre audits to ACC or 4801 standard.
• Safety training for your personnel.
• A selection of OHS management systems.
• Specific hazard or compliance advice.
E-mail us or call (64) 9 535 4355.
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