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There are four core pillars of workplace safety in New Zealand: leadership and due diligence, risk management, worker engagement and participation, and incident reporting and notification. In order to meet work and safety in NZ requirements, a living health and safety system that incorporates these four pillars is needed.

Compliance Doesn’t Replace Management. Having a compliance certificate doesn’t mean your workplace is safe. Ongoing workplace health and safety management requires daily attention, leadership commitment, and a culture that supports safe behaviour.

Learn about NZTA Work Time Breach Assessments, a sneak peek of how Safewise is giving back in 2026, and do a survey on our newsletters.

Sara shares what a near miss in safety is and steps on how to encourage your team to report near misses better.

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 number of notifiable incidents has steadily risen over the last few years; both COVID-19 and economic hardship could play a role in this. However, there are methods businesses can utilise to reduce the likelihood of notifiable incidents occurring. From cultivating a safety culture to proactively identifying hazards, there is much leadership can do.

This month's newsletter looks at staying safe in the festive season, and wellbeing in the workplace.

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

A woman wearing a lot of PPE gear. What Is Workplace Health & Safety? For many years, workplace health and safety have only really focused on the safety aspect. The health bit was just lip service. Although we know more people die from work-related health harm (750 – 900 per annum, WorkSafe NZ ) than work-related injuries (70 in 2024, WorkSafe NZ ), it seemed that providing PPE and hoping people wear it was the way to go. Over the past few years, the focus on safety has expan