I was disappointed that Steve Carden: CEO of Pāmu Farms (LandCorp) had to cut his presentation short at HASANZ 2018.…
Getting real with Eldeen Pozniak and Hiring HSE Specialists
To understand why having Eldeen Pozniak as a Key Note speaker at the HASANZ 2018 Conference was a big deal,…
Scaffold Design and Management: Tradies – Don’t tutu with the scaffold!
The average builder, electrician, or plumber would do their proverbial prunes if another tradie pulled their work apart and threw…
Protecting your Future – Building Skills Maintenance: Construction Health and Safety evening in Queenstown
It was a privilege to have Dion Tapper of BSM, Darren Cockburn from WorksafeNZ, Deb McAlpine of 3M and Graham…
Improvement, Prohibition and Infringement Notices – What to do when a WorkSafeNZ Inspector turns up and isn’t happy.
I can’t ever imagine being a WorksafeNZ Inspector, it’s a thankless task especially when it comes to the pre-emptive ‘compliance’…
TMA! What Is HASANZ? and Super Mind Collaboration with Dr Julie Norris.
There is an intimidating number of letters behind Dr Norris’s name (FRAGCP, COH, AIOH and MD). They mean she is…
ACC Business Customer Seminar: ACC’s Right Messaging, International Rugby and Saw Milling, Just Breathe and “Craptastic” Stats
Below is a personal summary of the Central Otago ACC Business Customer Seminar ACC Has Finally Got Its Messaging Right!…
Beyond the barriers and busting the myths of safety by design With Wendi Croft
At the HASANZ 2018 Conference Wendi Croft introduced WorksafeNZ’s new guidelines for Health and Safety by Design: An Introduction. If…
Doing GOOD by Doing WELL – Geoff McDonald and Why Mental health is a Competitive Advantage
Geoff McDonald is a mental health champion, former Global Vice President HR Unilever (UK) and founder of Minds@Work. I attended…
Michelle Riley: Generative or bust: operationalising Hudson’s safety culture ladder at Melbourne Water
Michelle Riley is Melbourne Water’s ‘Safe People and Culture Manager’. At the HASANZ 2018 conference, she took us on a…