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 →

Have you identified your principal/critical risks? How are you maintaining your due diligence obligations? What’s your risk appetite? Have you identified what can go wrong, how can it happen and what the result will be? What is a Principal/Critical Risk? WorkSafe NZ refer to... Read More →

As Workplace Safety Partners, we are fortunate to be able to work in different businesses each day and interact with many leaders and workers in the process. We can see their safety maturity at different stages and partner with them on their journey to develop, implement and... Read More →

The bowtie risk analysis model is used to help simplify risk assessment and support business understanding of risk. Much like the name suggests, this style of risk assessment uses a format that looks like a bowtie. It enables users to conceptualise the interaction of causes,... Read More →