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compliance across international locations is challenging. Balancing diverse
cultures, navigating different legislative systems, and adapting to multiple
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expert speakers to address these challenges and answer questions about keeping
up with health & safety or environmental obligations
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Haumaru Tāngata is a Māori-centered approach that responds to the over representation of Māori within workplace injury and mortality statistics.
The framework draws together the foundational principles, focus areas, activities and interventions, and measures detailed in this section of the document.
It focuses on high-risk sectors and gives a focused space for Māori workers, Māori businesses and health and safety representatives to design a bespoke framework to reduce workplace injury and fatalities. This within the context of the fact that past approaches have not always provided a platform to reduce the rates of workplace injury and death - particularly for Māori.
The
expectation is that Haumaru Tāngata will deliver a Māori centered model that is
meaningful to organisations, businesses, and individuals. A model – that is
effective, culturally responsive, and capable of reducing and preventing the
workplace injuries and fatalities that Māori experience.
To download a copy of the framework please click here. To learn more about Te Rōpū Marutatu o Aotearoa, the Māori Health & Safety Association please click here.
In the WorkSafe Strategy 2024 WorkSafe has changed the three keyways they influence from Engage, Educate and Enforce to:
Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum (Forum) approached Sense Partners to pull together a range of economic and qualitative data to better understand this country’s health, safety and wellbeing performance.
Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum (Forum) approached Sense Partners to pull together a range of economic and qualitative data to better understand this country’s health, safety and wellbeing performance.
With input from industry, we are currently working on redeveloping and updating our asbestos-related guidance.
The redeveloped guidance will be published in three stages. Stage one was published in August 2024 and includes the below guides:
There are two further stages to follow.
CHASANZ has partnered with MATES in Construction's dedicated and compassionate team in continuing to SPARK CHANGE.
This webinar discusses their latest comprehensive research on the state of mental health and well-being within New Zealand's construction industry, sharing key insights from over 2,000 workers across New Zealand.
There is a compelling line-up of guest-speakers, Dr Chris Bowden (Director of Research), Dr Lauren Donnan (Research and Innovation Manager) and James Sendall (Field Officer) who will be presenting MATES' newest research. The research identified five workplace-based psychosocial stressors common to and affecting all worker groups. These stressors will be outlined in more detail within the webinar.
A webinar on improving health and safety
outcomes for the construction sector through better design practices. Resources
also include a copy of the presentation and answers to questions asked during
the webinars.
Culture Amp's Senior People Scientist, Pip Lyons, and carsales Executive General Manager - People, Anthea Corridon, discuss how to support behavioural change within the framework of continuous performance. Click here to view the webinar.
This report brings together case studies and examples from 30 senior leaders across the Forum about the opportunities and challenges that flexible and new ways of working bring; as well as useful examples about how organisations are managing flexibility at work including for those employees who cannot work from home.
The report outlines five key principles organisations should be considering when exploring flexible working:
Safety
culture is one of the most provocative topics in the profession. But what is
safety culture exactly? With seemingly endless definitions, proprietary
assessment tools, and maturity models, the field of safety culture has become
confusing and controversial.
During the webinar Fred will provide some insights into what Safety Culture is
and isn’t, the potential dimensions of safety culture that we can observe and
those we can’t. There will also be ideas about how we might at least pay attention
to the right things to help us learn and improve.
Fred will demystify the concept of Safety Culture through her unique recipe for
Spaghetti and Meatballs, as well as providing practical considerations for
those tasked with the management of Safety Culture in the field.
Diving into the barriers holding women and minorities back, Building Belonging explores why in 2023 Aotearoa's trade industry is still lacking diversity. Join hosts and tradies Genevieve Black and Chris Donnelly as they talk to industry leaders and change-makers to find out how we can create a worksite and sector that is better for everyone. Click here to access the podcasts on Spotify.
In this two-part webinar, participants delve deeper into the actionable steps and techniques that can be implemented to foster a culture of bystander intervention. Originally recorded in support of the launch of Step Up, Step In: Active Bystander Intervention Guidelines. Click here to view the webinars.
Detective Sergeant Jacqui shared her experience and knowledge on:
This webinar is
for everyone who works or intends to work in construction, knowledge is power.
You may have never come across this in your workplace, or it may be something
that has happened to you. The more the facts are out there about this stuff,
the better equipped we all are to make construction a safer sector for
all.
Please click here to watch the recording. The passcode is #itmT1S4
The Stand Up, Step In Active Bystander Intervention Guidelines are now available.These are an initiative by Waihanga Ara Rau and Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Councils and have been developed to empower trade employers, managers, and workers to create a culture of accountability and establish work environments that prioritise safety, support, and respect. Read the guidelines now.
The impact of age diversity on health and safety
often goes overlooked, yet it affects every organisation, no matter the size or
industry.
Kate Field (Global Head of Human and Social Sustainability for BSI) will delve
into the challenges of overseeing the health and safety of a multigenerational
workforce, as well as the practical impact it has on your day-to-day
responsibilities.
The webinar will cover:
On the 3rd March was world
hearing day. This is an annual campaign to raise awareness on how to prevent
deafness and hearing loss from work activity and promote ear and haring
care.
Please see click here to watch a
WorkSafe NZ video on the topic. For more information about Noise please click here.
In this webinar Dr. Kelly Dale, Matt Vaughan and Chris Polaczuk discussed sleep pathologies and ways to improve the quality of your sleep, as well as things you and your employer can do around this. To watch the webinar recording, download the presentation or clinical paper please click here
This study found significant excess cancer and other disease mortality amongst male Scottish firefighters compared to the general male population.
This
essay from WorkSafe covers the role of a health and safety representative,
challenges health and safety representatives face, how businesses and organisations can support and enable health
and safety representatives and how health and safety representatives can use
their role to support mentally healthy work.
WorkSafe’s Katie Buckley, a speech language pathologist and expert in ergonomics, explains the scientific discipline of Human Factors | Ngā Āhua Tangata.
Hear
from Brent Sutton, the founder of Learning Teams Inc. Brent works in the
commercial, government and education sectors to improve health and safety
outcomes through operational learning and strategies to drive improvements in
operational excellence using HOP (Human and Organisation Performance)
principles.
Brent takes organisations on a learning journey to
understand how workers are seen as the solution, how to engage people and
leverage their skills. He advocates for doing safety ‘with people’ so both
frontline workers and the organisation learn and improve together.
HOP and Learning Teams have reshaped the ‘find-and-fix’ strategy for many organisations to a
‘find-understand-learn-improve’ approach. Everyday learning is a continuation
of those core principles. Brent will discuss HOP and Learning Teams, including
how to facilitate learning from everyday work, critical and dynamic risks with
the 4Ds (Dumb, Dangerous, Difficult, Different).
Available on a range of platforms including:
Available on a range of platforms including:
CHASANZ hosted a webinar last week discussing the importance of developing frontline leaders and the impact they can have on health, safety and wellbeing. To watch the recording and view the presentation please click here
Did you know, up to 60% of a company’s management team consists of frontline managers, who are responsible for up to 80% of the workforce? Despite this, they often lack the support they need to excel. Discover why frontline managers are pivotal in frontline industries such as retail, heath & aged care, childcare, and more. Click here to download the White Paper
In this video, Chris Jones spells out the vision for better governance with the 5 Cs of Capable, Curious, Courageous, Context and Care. This is an excerpt from a recent webinar where Chris Jones and Francois Barton discussed a new set of guiding principles for a reimagined approach to health and safety governance.
This webinar key takeaways are on:
To watch the webinar recording please click here. To download a copy of the presentation slides please click here.
Tim Bailey, Z Energy retail lead, discusses what mentally healthy work means at Z.
Z Energy staff Eruera, Gurvinder, Leanne, Sukhpal, Louise, and Ita discuss what mentally healthy work means to them and the support available at Z.
Z Energy staff Eruera, Gurvinder, Leanne, Sukhpal, Louise, and Ita discuss the support available at Z, including the ‘We’ve Got Your Back’ and ‘Back on Your Feet’ programmes.
Benny Mathews, Kmart National Health and Safety Governance Manager for Australia and New Zealand, and Matt Hallal, Country Manager for Kmart New Zealand, discuss the tools and resources Kmart has available to support staff.
Kmart managers Helen, Vikram, and LieungSue discuss how they support their staff to deal with psychosocial risks and challenges in their day-to-day work.
Kmart staff Chav, James, Leila, and Tanya, discuss the support they have received and seen others receive at work.
Please note:
The Resilience Institute Global Resilience Report 2023. This report explores the state of global resilience. In our uncertain times, the human capacity to bounce, grow, connect, and flow is being tested. The primary focus this year is on young people. CDC data shows that many elements of their physical, emotional, and mental well-being are in decline.
The Resilience Institute Global Resilience Report 2022 features critical insights from their research during the pandemic and includes their view on the top 5 skills for building a culture of resilience at work.
A one pager with tips and tricks for staying safe during the clean up after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Together with Construction Sector Accord, Mates in Construction and industry, CHASNZ has written this simple 1 page high-level guide to assist those businesses involved in remediating flood damaged buildings and property. While many risks are obvious and dealt with normally in the course of everyday work, there are some hidden dangers to think about when planning and undertaking this type of work. Included in this document are links to other resources that can help when dealing with these risks.
During
this webinar, Culture Amp's Senior People Scientist, Gavin Morse and Melinda
Bell, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses the most prevalent forms of
psychosocial hazards encountered at work and explore the types of interventions
that can best support to help reduce psychosocial risk. To watch the
recording please click here
During this webinar CultureAmp covers:
A CLN survey data revealed that what organizations thought they were portraying and what they actually were putting into practice wasn't aligned when it came to psychological safety
The report includes:
Available on a range of platforms including:
NEBOSH
and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) hosted a webinar on this years
World Day for Health and Safety Work. The session explores and discusses how organisations can address these hazards and
implement preventative measures to ensure people work in a safe and healthy
environment.
Last week CHASANZ hosted a webinar with Dr. Matthew Hallowell discussing moving from injury frequency rates to measures that help identify and prevent harm.
Dr. Matthew Hallowell is the Founder and Executive Director of the Construction Safety Research Alliance (CSRA) and an Endowed Professor of Construction Engineering at the University of Colorado.
In every workplace, you're likely to
encounter colleagues (or learners) who are more difficult to work with than
others. But before you rush to judgment, you should determine if and how you
might be contributing to the situation, and what you can do to help. In this
course, join psychologist Dr. Emily Anhalt as she shows you how to navigate and
communicate with people who you find challenging to deal with at work. Pause
and reflect on your role in challenging work situations to uncover how empathy
can help you work better with others. Emily shares strategies to respond to a
wide variety of particularly challenging work situations, including with people
whose behavior is negative, absent, competitive, and passive-aggressive. By the
end of this course, you’ll be prepared with new skills and practical strategies
to have an effective conversation with someone you find difficult to work with.
To access the free LinkedIn eLearning course please click
here
Culture
AMP episode from the podcast series called Culture First. To listen to the
podcast click here
Culture AMP episode from the podcast series called Culture First. To listen to the podcast click here.
Culture
AMP episode from the podcast series called Culture First. To listen to the
podcast click here
Sustainability
and workplace health, safety and wellbeing are closely connected. By
integrating sustainable strategies, organisations can reduce risk to the
environment, business and people.
+IMPAC brings you the chance to hear from MakeUK’s environmental expert Martin
Elliker, who walks you through how sustainability impacts organisations and what it means to be a
sustainability champion. He talks about IEMA and its global role in the sector,
plus you’ll discover why getting solid sustainability training, like the IEMA
Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management, is key for industry
professionals today.
This digital resource focuses on research (2022) from New Zealand and overseas, to support organisations to understand the effectiveness of interventions.
This
essay from WorkSafe introduces psychosocial factors as a key determinant of
mentally healthy work and briefly outline the link between work and
psychosocial hazards, before drawing upon three theories of work stress (job
demands-resources theory; effort-reward imbalance theory; and organisational
justice theory) to explain how psychosocial factors can lead to adverse
outcomes for workers and the organisations in which they work.