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A short look into the timeline of Safewise's Tracey and her professional life. Explores how her experiences led her to establish Safewise Limited, a health and safety management consultancy firm in Hamilton, New Zealand.

The days are finally getting longer again, and we're out and about socialising more too. It's important to have fun in life but remember to consider whether you have to go to work soon after socialising or not. Make sure you have plenty of time to rest after partying before you have to head to work. What are the alcohol limits for drivers? For drivers under 20 years, the limit is zero For drivers 20 years and up, the limit is 250mg The blood alcohol is 50mg of alcohol per 100

Last week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the Covid-19 Protection Framework, which is intended to help us stay safe from Covid-19 into the future. The framework relies on vaccinations and kicks in when 90% of the eligible population in each DHB has been fully vaccinated. Requiring 90% in each DHB should ensure that each region of New Zealand is protected. Auckland will be able to move to Red when all three of its DHBs have 90% full vaccination. There is a strong focu

That appears to be the question of the day. We are getting asked this often. The question is always accompanied by – my client won’t let us on site unless we are vaccinated, my customers are saying they won’t use us unless we are fully vaccinated, the newspaper reports that The Warehouse is proposing compulsory vaccination. The answer is very complicated. COVID-19 is challenging enough from a health and safety perspective, but many of the issues need to be managed under HR. T

Summer is the favourite season for many of us. We love the long days, the hot weather and the chance to be outside. Whether socialising or working in the garden, summer is fun. Last year, summer was incredibly hot, and workers were becoming tired and distracted by the middle of the afternoon. Safewise would, on average, investigate two serious harm (now notifiable events) incidents a year for our clients. Last summer there were four in January alone. Each of these involved di