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Investing in workplace safety is not only good practice – it’s a standard requirement. In New Zealand, businesses are legally responsible for providing effective protection for their workers, according to the Worksafe guidelines. In this article, we outline the importance of championing health and safety in the workplace and how to ensure your employees are well-protected from risk. We also share...

For people that work on construction sites, there are various hazards to face on any given day. From work-related hazards to weather-related hazards, it’s important to make sure that you and your team are prepared for anything.Winter conditions pose a new set of challenges for workers, especially those operating outdoors. Eliminating the risk of falls, slips or illness can be helped by taking...

Having access to personal protective equipment (PPE) in the workplace is now seen as essential for many businesses while we all work through the COVID-19 pandemic. Having quality PPE on hand ensures that we not only protect ourselves from germs and contaminants, but it also ensures that we don’t spread anything to people that we may deal with on a daily basis in the workplace, like our customers....

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used to provide protection for workers and to reduce any exposure to hazards.

If you’re an employer it’s vital that you provide your staff with appropriate PPE for the job at hand. The New Zealand Health and Safety at Work Regulations 2016 state that a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) must provide: