NZ Institute of Safety Management

02/08/2025

PRESS RELEASE

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘀

The New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM), the professional association for health and safety experts, is concerned by the prospect of more lax machine guarding requirements signalled by the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety.

"Machines that are badly guarded are a major source of workplace harm. Nearly 200 hard-working New Zealanders are killed, hurt and maimed every year (according to the latest full year WorkSafe data) by improperly guarded machines. Simplifying machine guarding requirements in a way that lowers standards will lead to more deaths and injuries," said NZISM spokesperson, Mike Cosman.

"We agree with the Minister that guidance needs to be updated, made more specific to particular sectors and easier to understand and we’re happy to help with this. Proper guarding is not a simple one-size-fits all given the massive range of equipment and situations in which it is used across the country.

"There is a strong role for health and safety experts (like NZISM members) in giving that advice. You wouldn't ask a Police Officer to design the brakes on your truck and you can't expect WorkSafe to act as your consultant. If you use machinery you need to take steps to satisfy yourself that it will keep your workers safe."

ENDS

24/07/2025

📢 Are you aware of your health and safety legal risks?

Join NZISM President, Karl Berendt, and LegalVision Senior Associate, Jessica Prebble, for their upcoming webinar on Mitigating Your Business' Health & Safety Legal Risks. They’ll cover essential strategies to protect your business and team.

Here’s what they will discuss:
⚖️ Overview of the safety legal landscape and your obligations
🔒 Key risk mitigation strategies for businesses
📝 How to prepare for investigations or claims
👷‍♂️ Driving a safety-first leadership and culture

📅 When: Tuesday, 19 August, at 12 pm NZST

📽 Register here: https://go.legalvision.co.nz/mitigating-your-business-health-and-safety-legal-risks-NZISM.html

Can’t make it? Register anyway, and Legal Vision will send you the recording.

16/07/2025

⭐⭐ 𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 ⭐⭐ 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 #𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙄𝙣𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 - and it is SUSI RATNAKAR who submitted this great shot of Boffa Miskell's biosecurity team meeting with sub-contractors to assess terrain.

Thank you to everyone who put forward an entry AND to all those who cast a vote to help us decide. The member vote prevailed.

15/07/2025

Greg Dearsly showcasing the new clothing merch talking with INSHPO President Dee Arp ( NEBOSH) at the INSHPO Board meeting in Osaka Japan. Repping us beautifully, Greg!

08/07/2025

The photo comp has now closed and we've shortlisted 8. It's now your turn to cast a vote!

Select your fav here:
https://forms.office.com/r/6nJ8PcbP5R

04/07/2025

our 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. This is your last chance to show us the amazing work you and your teams are doing in the field... or simply a happy shot of a tea-break or some banter. If you are happy for NZISM to use your images for promotional purposes please email them through to Tanya at comms@nzism.org today.

𝗔 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗮𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 (𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽) 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀!

Our thanks to Angela Hunt for these great shots showing the team at Skevingtons completing a pipe installation to enable the rollout of core fibre network infrastructure across the Pukaki Canal.

03/07/2025

If you've set your focus on the C-suite, NZISM can provide an amazing, confidence-building opportunity to help you get some experience under your belt. We are offering an accredited NZISM member the opportunity to join our friendly, supportive Governance Board on a 2 year internship.

If you are interested, you've got one week left to submit a covering letter and CV to cpd@nzism.org

03/07/2025

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you'd like to win a free ticket to the Drew Rae roadshow (or free NZISM membership next year) send your pics to comms@nzism.org by 5pm Friday 4th July.

Here's a couple just received from Susi Ratnakar showing the folks at Boffa Miskell working hard on a biosecurity assignment

01/07/2025

If you are free tomorrow lunchtime, why not stay by your PC and invest in some knowledge that will no doubt help you out?

Grab a coffee and join Renee Graham, Head of Injury Prevention at ACC New Zealand, for webinar that will explain the refreshed strategic direction of ACC’s Workplace Injury Prevention (IP) programme. This session will outline how ACC is evolving its approach to better support safer workplaces across Aotearoa, with a focus on collaboration, innovation and measurable impact.

Join us!

Register here:
https://www.nzism.org/webinar-registrations/

25/06/2025

24/06/2025

Don't miss a valuable online session tomorrow with Jodhi Warwick-Ponga who will be providing a Māori perspective on health and safety, grounded in values like whakapapa, mana, mauri, and kaitiakitanga.

It’s not about declaring a right or wrong approach but about creating space to reflect on how different worldviews shape our actions and decisions.

Whether you're new to this conversation or already working in bicultural spaces, tomorrow's webinar invites respectful curiosity and a willingness to see safety through another lens.

Register here:

https://www.nzism.org/webinar-registrations

24/06/2025

ACC New Zealand levies will be invoiced from July and ACC is advising businesses to head to MyACC for Business to check company details are up to date so invoices can be issued correctly.

ACC calculates your levy on:
1. Classification Unit (CU): this tells ACC what industry you’re in.
2. Provisional payroll estimate: ACC gets this from Inland Revenue.
3. Employment status: do you work full or part time, or have you ceased trading?

𝗠𝘆𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
If your business isn't yet registered for MyACC for Business you might want to consider it. You can view information about your employees’ work-related claims, view and pay your levy invoice, or use live chat to talk to a customer service representative.

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲
A variety of levy changes came into effect on 1 April 2025 that may impact how ACC calculates your invoice.

The changes include:
1. a general increase in the average levy rate
2. a new levy classification if you operate in the sports sector or run a home improvement store
3. increasing the minimum cost threshold for claims that count towards an experience rated work levy to $750
4. changes to how interest is calculated on instalment plans, credits, and penalties (from 2026)
5. removing the No Claims Discount (from 2026)

For more on ACC levy invoices and the changes go to:
https://www.acc.co.nz/for-business.govt.nz

We're here for all businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand. Find out about the levies you pay, cover options, invoicing, and workplace health and safety initiatives.