There were two programmes that sparked this blog on fire safety, (yes, I am going to use lots of fiery…
Construction
Catastrophic Collapse – What does a Seattle Tower Crane and NZ Residential Scaffolding Have in Common?
The answer is they both will endure a catastrophic collapse if critical components are removed. What happened in Seattle? For…
What does a crane driver with a burnt hand and a bathtub selfie taker have in common?… Electrocution
In the past two weeks I’ve seen two articles about people getting electrocuted in the news: Man suffers ‘serious’ electric…
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’…
Do you have a killing machine at work? Forklift Fatalities in the news again.
Too many forklift (fork truck / powered industrial truck) operators are heading to the next world early according to news…
Fletcher Construction Enforceable Undertaking: Building a Retaining Wall or your Own Grave?
Fletcher Construction’s successful enforceable undertaking centres on a collapsed temporary retaining wall and a severely injured worker. What happened? In…
When Infrastructure goes wrong: Deadly Bridge Collapse in Miami
If you want to make a civil engineer squirm, ask them about the 1981 Hyatt Regency Collapse. Now, a similar…
Positive Construction Safety: ‘I Got Your Back’ Arrow International’s Project Wingman
I heard John Harper-Slade form the Construction Safety Council NZ speak last Monday at our monthly Central Otago HSE Meeting, and…
Z Energy Nails it! – Meaningful Contractor Management from an HSE Perspective
Hi All Recently I heard Francois Barton: Executive Director at Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum speak on the future of safety. He…