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Most employers understand how to manage physical hazards. If a floor is slippery, it can be cleaned. If machinery is dangerous, guarding can be installed. If noise levels are high, hearing protection can be provided. Psychosocial risks can be more challenging because they are often less visible. Workload pressures, conflicting priorities, poor communication, workplace conflict, and unclear expectations can all affect people's wellbeing and ability to perform their work safely

By Sara Crawford. Winter can bring extra challenges for many workplaces, particularly where workers are outdoors, moving between sites, working early starts, or exposed to cold, wet or windy conditions. Even when temperatures are not extreme, winter weather can affect concentration, visibility, energy levels and overall wellbeing. This can increase the likelihood of mistakes, slips, trips, manual handling injuries, equipment damage and workers taking shortcuts to get the job

Recent News Request a Consultation In case you missed it... New ACC regulation updates could impact how workplace injuries and illnesses are covered. Recent changes expand recognised occupational diseases, adjust hearing loss assessments, and increase support for travel and review costs. It’s a good time for businesses to stay informed and ensure their health and safety processes reflect current expectations. Contractor Prequal Contractor prequalification is a key step in c

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 not inherently dangerous, unmanaged and sustained pressure can become a workplace hazard. Understanding where that line sits is increasingly important for businesses, especially as

At Safewise, we know that a strong safety culture is about more than managing physical hazards, plant and PPE. It also includes how work affects people’s mental health, wellbeing and ability to perform at their best. Psychosocial hazards at work are now widely recognised as a key health and safety risk in New Zealand. When these hazards are not well managed, they can contribute to stress, fatigue, errors, incidents and long‑term harm. A healthy psychosocial working environmen

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.