RECENT NEWS

7 useful tips to take workplace safety in New Zealand to the next step, for business owners to team leaders.

Our March newsletter explores two real-life examples of poor health and safety and provides valuable insights into the lessons we can all learn from them. It also announces the topic of our free workplace health and safety seminar for 2026, and shares a guide to work and safety in NZ. Lastly, our consultants' corner for this month looks into and shares opinions on the work and safety amendment bill.

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.

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.

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