Category: H&S News

In August this year we asked for your continued financial support through our member levies. Your invoice may look a little bit different this year as it is now sent directly to you from the Charter office. Your Charter levy is based on the size of your organisation, that is, the number of full time […]

It was great to see so many of you at the Annual General Meeting on 18 July – our first as an Incorporated Society. We successfully elected the three remaining members of the Board: Ian Campbell, McConnell Dowell, Ron Angel, E tū and Richard Holyoake, Beca. For a full list of current Board members, please […]

The New Zealand Institute of Building and building supply merchant Carters have launched a series of skills training workshops for construction managers, those managing commercial building sites and larger residential projects. The Building Legends workshops have been specifically designed to provide training to accelerate the development of the next generation of New Zealand’s construction managers. The Christchurch workshops […]

The inaugural SafeSkills Conference, organised by Safeguard, is on in Christchurch on Thursday 23 August. This practical, interactive conference will look at ways of improving HSR performance, worker participation and employee engagement in health & safety. Most business say that their employees are their greatest asset and that worker engagement in critical to achieving positive […]

Have you or your team achieved great health and safety in construction? Share your success with the industry by entering the Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards. The awards are now open for entries from business and individuals who have demonstrated leadership, innovation and commitment to health and safety. The awards are free to enter for […]

Site Safe is proud to announce applications for scholarships are now open. Each year, the Site Safe scholarships help the health and safety leaders of the future to jump start their careers by completing free higher-level training. The scholarship includes fully-funded training towards completion of a Level 3 NZQA Certificate or equivalent study worth 40 […]

The Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety presented our latest Charter Champion awards at the July member event. These awards celebrate members who display excellence in any of the then Charter commitments and actions, who show great health and safety leadership and who live the Charter values. Receiving the Charter Champion awards in July […]

At our July member event, we welcomed seven new Charter signatories – congratulations to: Complete Coatings Group Ltd He Toki Apprentice Trust Precise Building Solutions Ltd Southern Lakes Scaffolding The Lowdown Data Ltd Vortex Construction Ltd Wrightway Construction It’s great to have you all on board! We look forward to helping you work towards meeting […]

The inaugural SafeSkills conference 2018, organised by Safeguard and held in Christchurch on 23 August, is targeted at improving engagement, participation and leadership skills necessary to develop high-performing and motivated employees focused on the health and safety of your business. Ideal for representatives, committees, managers as well as health and safety professionals, this one-day event will […]

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 […]

Fatigue is an issue that WorkSafe are keen to ensure businesses are taking into account in their management of health and safety risks. WorkSafe have been working closely with other health and safety regulators such as NZTA, Maritime New Zealand and CAA to develop some key messages about fatigue. These include what can cause fatigue, […]

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 […]

Building on a site that is tightly restricted for space and access is a challenge and one that the team at Clive Barrington are taking on with care and pride. We dropped by to see how Acting Site Foreman, Jamie Ellis, and his colleague Steve Walters, are working through the challenges of this very interesting […]

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 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 […]

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 […]