Hi John

I used Dual for my Indemnity & Liability Insurance when I was contracting, they were recommended by my Insurance Broker.

Regards
Stuart

But in this case we know for sure that Bob is getting less than 3 hours of sleep a night, so it is highly likely that fatigue is likely to be impacting on his work environment. As a responsible PCBU we.have to address the risks we know about. — Rachael

Hi Rachael, what you know for sure is that the vehicle is out at 3am. Does Bob go to bed early because he gets up early to go to the gym? Does Bob's wife/partner go out at 3am? Does one of the kids take the car?
You could ask Bob if he knows that his car is being used at 3am and go from there.

Hi Matthew

I've used http://www.bowtiexp.com/ before, it was user friendly. The only downside is if you have a large bowtie to print off, it can take up a lot of paper unless you have access to an A1 plotter printer.

Stuart

I think you answered your own question "We measure a speeding incident as one over 10% above the speed limit for more than 30 seconds"

Wouldn't a safety conversation be better than individual performance discussion? Do you have a Making Fair & Just Decisions matrix?

Hi Ian

I'd recommend BWARE reasonable pricing, PC & mobile access. I found it easy to use, staff liked it, and customer support was good.

Stuart

Thank you Tony, much appreciated.

Hi Sandra
SafetynAction have a couple of courses that might be of interest.
SafetynAction Courses
Regards
Stuart

It all depends on what the customer requires. At the moment Safe365 are the only certified Totika Scheme provider but more to be added to the list.

Hi Don, CHASNZ have adopted it, I understand there is more to be announced later this month. As I mentioned before, Totika is based on PAS91 (Publicly Available Specification). PAS91 Download

Hi Averil
CHASNZ has introduced the Totika Prequalification Scheme https://www.chasnz.org/totika, this scheme is the first in New Zealand to PAS91 Standard, which is also recognised by the Government. I'm working on Contractor Management at the moment, and in the Health industry we're looking at Totika for all DHB's. PAS91 is available to download and has the standard questions plus appendices if required.

I have to say that I liked the ad when it aired on TV, and seeing the comments I feel a little sorry for WorkSafe. It seems like they're damned if they do & damned if they don't.

As Health & Safety professionals we've all got our part to play in supporting our employers & colleagues. We're quick to complain about the campaign without offering solutions.

“It’s embedded in Kiwi culture to have one another’s backs and we wanted to reflect this in our campaign. We want to empower workplaces to address health and safety concerns and celebrate those in the workplace who sense it, and stop it.”
In the last five years, WorkSafe has recorded 363 workplace deaths and more than 120,000 workplace injuries resulting in a week away from work.Mr Parkes said as a regulator, WorkSafe would always have a role to play in workplace health and safety.
“But it is clear that we can’t do this alone. This mammoth task, of reducing our workplace harm needs to be shared by all New Zealanders. We all have a role to play.”

363 workplace deaths over 5 years averages out at 6 a month, and an average of 2000 workplace injuries requiring a week off work occurring on a weekly basis. Fair play to WorkSafe for trying something new, I'm supporting it and using it as an icebreaker conversation.

That was my response. The director insisted we needed it because he had it in previous companies. I've explained we have a Fatigue Policy & Fatigue Management standard, but to no avail.

I noted that welding fume was not on the list which was disappointing given the HSE (UK) bulletin issued earlier this year.

Thanks Andrew :up: . Unfortunately I hit post comment instead of preview post, but that was my line of thinking. For me it makes it quite clear that they cannot charge for inductions.

For me the following makes it quite clear that a PCBU is not legally allowed to charge for inductions;
HASAW Act 2015
[PCBU must not levy workers
A PCBU must not impose a levy or charge on a worker (or permit a levy or charge to be imposed on a worker) for anything done, or provided, in relation to health & safety.

Did those prosecutions include S9 of the General Risk & Workplace Regs which does set out the level of fines?

The General Risk & Workplace Management Regulations 2016 puts a Duty on a PCBU to provide information, supervision, training & instruction. From a competency assurance perspective, training refreshers at regular intervals are a good way to demonstrate that you are keeping your people up to date with the knowledge they require to implement the right hazard management practices as something may have changed since they last attended training.

Hi Everyone,
I'm Stuart Oakey, I'm HSQE Manager for a Construction &Project Management Company based in Auckland on a contract basis - I work from home in New Plymouth. I've had my NEBOSH General Cert since 2001, and have working in Power Plant operations until last year.

Even with the Exposure Standards, how many workplaces are actually enforcing the requirements? As Alan says in his post people think donning PPE takes too long.
I had a toolbox talk with our team about the risks involved. One of our team told us that of 60 welders in his former work place there are only 7 left alive. The others all died from cancer associated with welding fume exposure.

Knowing what harm this hazard actually does is, for me, the driver to make sure adequate controls are in place. This means extraction ventilation by the weld, forced air ventilated welding helmets - not cheap but the benefit far exceeds the cost.

Hi Jim,
Site based committees are a good idea, have you considered an H&S Committee terms of reference document? For me a committee would have reps from each site department, a management team rep, plus you. At my last site we asked for nominations for Committee Chairperson & Committee Secretary in November so we could elect the positions in December. These roles were for a year. Your terms of reference should mention a Quorum - the need to have at least 51% committee member attendance in order to vote on any decisions.
It's important for the committee to share meeting info & minutes, also encourage them & their teams to suggest agenda items so it's not all coming from you.