Author: Lois
We had an amazing couple of hours touring the working site at Dialog Fitzroy on Wednesday. Most certainly we all came away with a much better appreciation of the absolute hard work that goes into creating all those pipes we see around our industrial sites. The Dialog Fitzroy Production Planners must be on the go 24/7! Thank you, Richard Ellis, for an illuminating morning.
Men’s Health
Our presentation for November is on Men’s Health, after looking at the statistics, (NZ Medical Journal) we have found there is very little research going on in this area, for every $1.00 spent on women’s, we spend .06 cents on men’s.
Our business community have the majority of our men at their place of work, so the challenge is going out to them to see what they can introduce to help their men. We would like to share the idea’s amongst our business community, and hopefully we are not just talking about something for the month of November, but something that will be brought in and kept as part of their Company’s culture.
We sincerely hope our business community will take up this challenge and help give their men tools that will help them lead a healthier and happier lifestyle. We always say our business’s are our people…..
On the 23rd November there will be a site visit to Dialog Fitzroy. This will start with a short meeting, with coffee, ( we will have facilities that people can login to this meeting) followed by a tour of the working site. We will have the opportunity to search for hazards/risks that may not already be controlled. Hosted by Richard Ellis
Please wear your PPE..
Geoff Bourke is hosting a tour of his working site on the 21st March 2023, all members of our Beligned Working Group are very welcome. We will have a short meeting prior, then a tour with the challenge of finding any hazards/risks that are not already monitored. “A fresh set of eyes”
https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/15569-health-and-safety-at-work-reform-pdf
The Government has announced changes to a range of outdated,
complex and incomplete health and safety requirements. New health
and safety regulations will provide more clarity and certainty for
businesses and better safety and health for workers.
During the public consultation, many stakeholders supported changing the regulations that
apply to plant and structures and wanted greater clarity and certainty. The changes have been
designed to ensure the rules are clear, effective, flexible, durable and proportionate, making it
easier for businesses to manage risks, and better ensure people come home from work safe
and healthy.
In this Webinar, BeSafe Taranaki is going to explore the difficulties that we all face when our Management of Change (MOC) fails. The reasons behind why we have failures in this area and tools that we can bring onboard that can help mitigate these risks.
We have 3 presenters that will talk about what has happened in their workplaces, the reasons why the incidents happened and learned outcomes.
Justine Peterson will carry this forward by providing some tools that we can take onboard and use breakout rooms, so we are all able to discuss and put our ideas forward.
This is a virtual session of Responding to Omicron – lessons from Australia, and how NZ organisations are preparing. Huge thanks once again to Dr Ian Norton, Wendi Croft and Darren Evans for sharing their insights, and to HASANZ for their support of the GM Safety Forum.
The recording of the session is now available here: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/M2vP1X1S19OkNjZu-3banV6p917Oy3186s-mSxQBtyYgVPkGOJ8LfdZKhIe4S2ih.G3NTitCqR-soBbiE (Passcode: !MD1M2$.)
The Living with Covid Principles which the GM Safety Forum has published with Ministry of Health endorsement is also available online – a great resource: https://www.hasanz.org.nz/gm-safety-forum–living-with-covid-principles/
Cutting through the COVID noise – focusing on what matters
This informal and interactive session is an opportunity to hear how various business leaders across NZ and in Taranaki are making sense of the current Omicron surge.
Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum Executive Director Francois Barton will share perspectives from NZ and Australian leaders on how businesses are preparing and responding to increasing rates of positive cases. You will also hear how local Taranaki businesses are supporting their people whilst keeping their businesses operating.
Omicron marks a transition from an exclusive public health crisis, to a health-induced business continuity challenge. This shift is critical to grasp for how we communicate and assure our workers, their families as well as our clients and suppliers.
Please review the invitation as there are links to some pre reading
You’re invited to join a Microsoft Teams meeting
Title: Covid Presentation – Francois Barton – Richard Ellis – National Road Carriers
Time: Tuesday 1st March 10:30:00 am New Zealand Daylight Time
Join on your computer or mobile app
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Restricted Work Injury: Pain below shoulder blade
This forum is for our member companies on the 2nd December and 7.30am – if you have not received you invite please contact besafe@besafe.org.nz
Please be aware that this video goes for approximately 55 minutes, so allow time to see it in its entirety.
Presenter Craig Marriot – General Manager HSEQ – First Gas
Craig has 30 years’ experience managing safety in high-hazard industries. Following a career in the UK nuclear industry he moved to Taranaki in 2008. Since then he has worked here in NZ and consulted internationally, supporting organisations ranging from a fertiliser manufacture in the US, to a government educational foundation in Qatar.
Craig is a strong advocate of challenging conventional safety thinking and author of the book Challenging the Safety Quo. He is known for bringing a pragmatic approach to translate health and safety management theory into workable solutions. Craig is the General Manager HSEQ at Firstgas Group.
Title: Engage Webinar – Craig Marriot
Time: Thursday, 21 October 2021 10:30:00 am New Zealand Daylight Time
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Stress and the Client/Builder relationship 1st November 2021
http://www.buildingwellness.co.nz/
Bicycle Incident
Dropped Object
Level Gauge Failure
Atmospheric Event
Crushed Finger
Dropped Object October 2021
Dropped Spanner
BeSafe Taranaki Trust AGM will be held on the 22nd August 2024 at 7.00am – 10.00am at the Devon Hotel
Francois Barton NZ Business Leaders Health & Safety Forum – State of the Nation 2024
Kerry Williamson – BeAligned 2024
Frances Boyce – BeEngaged 2024
Frances Boyce – BeSafe Taranaki Trust future Strategy
Poster – Symptoms & Signs of Depression
Business Leaders Health & Safety Forum
The next meeting is to be held on the 18th February 2025 at 8.00am – Toi Foundation
21st September 2022 @ 8.00 am Via Teams
24th August 2023 @ 8.00 am via Teams
Truck License requirements in NZ explained:
Intro https://youtu.be/FtYg8017s58
Video 1: Site Safety https://youtu.be/0-95uV6151M
Video 2: ABS Braking https://youtu.be/YEDuT_yMnD0
Video 3: Scanning ahead https://youtu.be/piq84Vt0K3U
Video 4: Pre trip checkshttps://youtu.be/lo-oo-7FF2U