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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...

Sustainability has become a key focus for many businesses in recent years, however with a reliance on face masks for many daily operations, there are growing concerns around the sustainability of this type of PPE. In fact, an estimated 3 million face masks are used every minute, with 1.5 billion ending up in the ocean, in 2020 alone. Currently, New Zealand doesn’t have a standardised system for...

While COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing down, there are some simple things that can be done to help reduce the spread. As detailed by The World Health Organisation (WHO), studies of influenza, influenza-like illnesses, and human coronaviruses (not including COVID-19) have shown that the use of a medical mask can help to prevent the spread of infectious droplets from an infected person to someone...

As masks have grown in popularity over the past few months, some industries have found themselves out of their mask of choice. Take tradies for example – the majority of their work is done on a building site where they’re often exposed to dust and contaminants that require the use of an appropriate mask. With the public and various businesses buying up any mask they can get their hands on to keep...

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: