September Newsletter 2026 | Health and SAfety Management Systems
We Have a New Page on Our Website…
For those that missed it, we held three webinars last week to introduce the changes in the Health and Safety Amendment Bill Act and have had a few clients reach out asking for a recording.
So we got to thinking… why not have all the information and resources in one place, on our website?
We’re all playing the waiting game
There won’t be any more changes to the amendment until after the election, but by having all the information compiled on the one page, you’ll know where to look for updates when they do happen. We’ve also uploaded all three webinar recordings for you to view at your leisure.
Good health and safety management systems
Our most recent blog explores what makes a health and safety management system good, highlighting some of the core elements the most effective systems have in common.
From new workers to policies, discover the core components of an effective health and safety system.
And the winner of our cheeseboard is...
Interactionz!
We recently sent our management clients our annual survey and those that completed it went in to win a Safewise cheeseboard. Thank you to all our management clients who partook in our annual survey, your feedback means the world to us!
Safeguards in the Workplace
A recent article by WorkSafe highlights the importance of farmers ensuring their machinery is properly guarded. While we aren’t all in the farming business, this advice still stands.
Is your team safe from the machinery they work with?
How are we doing?
We’re always looking for ways to improve; your feedback means a lot to us!
Consultant’s Corner
By Sara Crawford.
The Importance of Contractor Prequal
Whilst conducting pre-qualification is not compulsory, managing contractor is required in the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and a pre-qualification is a good way for you to ensure they are qualified and competent to carry out the task you are requiring them to undertake.
Pre-qualification process requires the contractor/company to provide evidence that they have processes in place to manage health and safety, including how they communicate and engage health and safety matters with their workers, training and competencies etc.
A good pre-qualification process should be risk-based and proportionate. For lower-risk work, it may be enough to confirm basic insurance, licences, training records, and simple health and safety procedures. For higher-risk activities, such as work at height, confined space entry, electrical work, etc. a more robust review may be required. This could include emergency procedures, maintenance records, and previous incident or enforcement history
It is also important to remember that pre-qualification is not treated as a one-off or a tick-box exercise. It should form part of a wider contractor management process, ideally before work is started and continues throughout the relationship. Once a contractor has been approved, the contractor still needs to be inducted, ensure they understand site-specific hazards, and is clear on the controls and expectations that apply to the site and work being carried out.
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