We all know how important it is as leaders to ensure we have an effective health and safety management system (HSMS) operating within the business. A good practice HSMS is: accessible for workers, well maintained, it is user-friendly (i.e. something workers can understand a... Read More →

Coming back to work after Christmas break can get even the best of us feeling the back-to-work blues. That meh feeling, being highly distractible, irritable, unable to concentrate, as we fall back into our normal routines. Here are some ways to help kick the back-to-work blues... Read More →

Be SunSmart – how to be safe in the sun this summer at work and at home. Did you know? The shorter the shadow, the stronger the UV Rays! With summer approaching, now is a good time to remind ourselves of the importance of being safe in the sun. Being SunSmart means... Read More →

Are you sitting too much? We sit at our desks, we sit in our cars and then we sit to eat and watch TV. You’ve probably heard the saying that “sitting is the new smoking”. We are generally aware that sitting for long periods is not good for us. Studies have shown that spending... Read More →

We are proud to announce that Intesafety’s Aaron Neighbours and Ken Rees are both HASANZ registered health and safety professionals. What is the HASANZ Register? The Health and Safety Association of New Zealand (HASANZ) is the umbrella organisation representing workplace... Read More →

Getting on with the ISO 45001 Transition Internationally, there have been many attempts to identify the success factors for effective Health and Safety programmes and develop the relative management systems. New Zealand business has primarily followed the AS/NZS 4801, 4804 and... Read More →

Recently I had the pleasure of attending an ISO 45001 briefing regarding the transition from the terminal AS/NZS 4801 & 18001 Health and Safety Management Standards criteria. What struck me during the presentation was the alignment to Intesafety’s existing approach of... Read More →

The importance of toolbox meetings, or ‘toolbox talks’. An effective workgroup toolbox meeting is one of the most vital methods of proactive communication and consultation within any organisation. Toolbox meeting key objectives are aimed at engagement, improving... Read More →

Have you implemented your health and safety system effectively? At Intesafety, we regularly undertake reviews of PCBU Health and Safety Systems and Processes. This isn’t only for compliance purposes, but also as a measure of whether it “fits” the organisation and is relative to... Read More →