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Health & Safety changes : are you ready?
Many of you will be aware of the Health and Safety Reform Bill which has been before Parliament. Working Safer: a blueprint for health and safety at work reforms New Zealand's health and safety system following the recommendations of the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety and the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy.
The new Health and Safety at Work Act replaces the Health and Safety in Employment Act and the Machinery Act 1950. The Act will come into force on 4 April 2016, after which new obligations – and consequences for breaching them – will be enforceable. What does the new Act mean for employers?
Once in effect, the HSW Act will place new obligations on:
New ‘Guidelines for using computers’ publication
- What you should know
ACC and the Department of Labour have produced an updated publication produced an updated publication Guidelines for using computers - preventing and managing discomfort, pain and injury’ . The guidelines provide important information on how to provide a safe and healthy computer work environment. Ergonomist Marion Edwin, CNZErg, was one of the writing team of the 'Guidelines for Using Computers' and through her business, Optimise Ltd, is providing training seminars, on the guidelines and legislative requirements. To find out more about the seminars go to the Optimise website for more information.