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Two years after new health and safety legislation came into force a survey shows the scale of the challenge to have worker’s health taken as seriously as their safety. Safeguard magazine’s annual State of the Nation survey shows 80% of respondents believe the safety of workers is taken seriously, while only 50% believe the same […]

11 – 15 June marked Men’s Health Week 2018. This year guys all over the country were encouraged to take the Accuro What’s Your Score? health survey. It’s not too late to take the survey – see how your score compares with your workmates. Registered Master Builders is a proud sponsor of Men’s Health Week […]

The Charter is proud to be associated with Certified Builders and the Canterbury Men’s Centre and would like to give a big shout out to both organisations. Certified Builders held their annual golf day and auction and made a large donation to support the mission of the Canterbury Men’s Centre of happy, healthy Canterbury men. On […]

Winter is fast approaching – check out these tips from the Ministry of Social Development to help keep you and your family healthy through winter: Have the influenza vaccination. For some people the flu vaccine is free. Wash your hands. Winter illnesses are easily spread by hands. Wash both sides of the hands and between the fingers […]

The Safety Charter team – Julie Forde, GM and Libi Carr, Project Officer – recently made a visit to Cornerstone Building to talk manual handling and heavy lifting. The Cornerstone team are currently working on a large project building a church. They are getting ready to build and stand the wall frames and will soon […]

Hearing loss is permanent. Once the damage is done, there’s no cure. Give your ears a battering today and you might not notice any effects tomorrow. But noise-induced hearing loss is caused by repeated exposures to loud noise over many years. Noise is a particular problem on construction sites. Many construction tasks, tools and equipment produce high […]

It is with sadness that we farewell Libi, our Project Officer, from the Charter. Libi has been an integral part of the Charter’s success over the past four years and the Charter team and Board would like to take this opportunity to thank Libi and reflect on her great work. Libi started with the Charter […]

On Saturday 28 April, we joined many others in commemorating Workers Memorial Day – a time to remember those who have lost their lives at work. We heard from a range of speakers on the theme of ‘Organised Workplaces are Safer Workplaces’ – including the Hon Megan Woods, Minister for the Greater Christchurch Regeneration. David […]

Asbestos continues to be the biggest cause of workplace fatalities in New Zealand. Almost 50 years after New Zealand businesses working in and around construction were first made aware of the risks of asbestos, the cancer causing material is still not being managed effectively. As of 4 April this year, businesses must take greater responsibility […]

It was great to see over 150 of you at our successful mental wellness breakfast event in April. We had positive feedback from members on how engaging the speakers were and how the topic and content was really valuable. Our keynote speaker was Lance Burdett, Director of Warn International, who brought some humour and great […]

Following our very successful HSR breakfast event in March, the HSR Leadership Group is full steam ahead delivering on their work programme for 2018. With several of our HSR’s indicating they’d like to be more active within the Charter, we’re looking forward to welcoming new members to the Leadership Group. Click here to find out […]

It was a crisp autumn morning when we visited new signatory Southern Lakes Scaffolding to meet their team and introduce them to what being part of the Safety Charter is all about. Owner and Director Garrit grew up in Christchurch and started Southern Lakes Scaffolding in Cromwell in 2005, returning to Christchurch in 2010 to […]

It was great to see around 80 women from the construction industry at the ‘Hands on at Hirepool’ event recently. Participants got to try their hand at using concrete breakers from Charter Endorsee Hilti, and diggers, boom and scissor lifts provided by Hirepool. It’s great when women can come along to events like this and […]

Asbestos is the number one workplace killer in New Zealand. If you’re a tradie, the asbestos management plan is one of your greatest tools to stay safe when you arrive at a new worksite. If you’re going to a site where you know or suspect there may be asbestos, ask the client to see their […]

We are seeking nominations for the Canterbury Safety Charter Board and will be electing three members at the AGM on Wednesday 18 July. A further three members will be nominated by the independent Board Appointment Panel. Please note the Board may co-op additional members as it sees fit. The nomination process is set out in […]

Suck it Up Ltd are a hydro excavation business and the team move heavy hoses around and dig holes with shovels so they need good lifting and handling practice to ensure they protect themselves from body stressing injuries. Their H&S Manager, Doug Knight, contacted the Charter and requested a toolbox talk on manual handling and […]