Safewise - Health and Safety

26/05/2026

When does 'normal' workplace pressure cross the line and become a health and safety risk? 🤔 Read to find out:

Pressure is part of modern working life in New Zealand. Tight deadlines, shifting priorities, weather disruptions, staff shortages and increasing client expectations are familiar to many of us. In some industries, pressure is not the exception; it is the baseline.However, while pressure itself is no...

12/05/2026

Did you know the forestry sector's fatality rate is about 20 times higher than the average for all sectors?

Workplace health and safety, at its core, is about making sure people get home safely. Let's all do what we can to ensure that preventable incidents don't happen 💪

11/05/2026

These sectors carry the highest risk in New Zealand ⚠️

Based on WorkSafe NZ data and industry reports, all five consistently record the most serious workplace injuries and fatalities across the country.

07/05/2026

When the weather is wet, it's important to adapt your driving to the conditions. Help keep yourself, and others, safe 💪

Are you confident in your wet-weather driving?

05/05/2026

Health & Safety Representatives play a vital role in keeping New Zealand workplaces safe.

Whether you’re stepping into the H&S rep. role or supporting one in your workplace, understanding the training expectations is key to building a strong safety culture.

27/04/2026

How’s work?

On 28 April 2026, we mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, with this year’s focus on creating a healthy psychosocial working environment.

How work is designed, organised, and managed has a real impact on people. Things like workload, working hours, role clarity, support, autonomy, and fair processes all shape how work feels day to day and directly affect health, safety, and performance.

When these factors aren’t managed well, they become hazards, just like physical or chemical risks. And they deserve the same level of attention.

Today is a good reminder to pause, check in, and ask the question that matters: How’s work, really?

27/04/2026

If asbestos might be present, the key advice is simple: stop and check before work starts.

Clear systems make safer decisions easier.

24/04/2026

Want to grow as a business leader?

Tracey shares her top 3 health and safety tips you need to know to take your workplace to the next level 💪

20/04/2026

WorkSafe New Zealand has published updated asbestos guidance to help improve safety for anyone working with or around asbestos.

The guidance has been developed with industry input and includes tailored resources for specific roles, making it easier to understand what is required and how to apply it in practice. It also reflects the latest approaches to asbestos surveys, removal, assessments, and clearance inspections.

With asbestos continuing to cause serious harm across New Zealand workplaces, access to clear and practical guidance is essential.

Read more: https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/updated-asbestos-guidance-now-available-for-new-zealand-businesses-and-workers/