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CHARTER UPDATE
November 2016
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SAFETY SPOTLIGHT • We now have more than 300 signatories (and another 53 endorsees!) What an awesome result – well done everyone. • A huge thank you to all those who took part in the Charter’s Tidy Sites campaign during October – we’re excited about announcing the overall winner at the event on the 30th of November. • Did you miss out on WorkSafe’s trade breakfast on Asbestos and the new Regulations in early November? Never fear you can watch the presentations online here. • Take a walk around the block with WorkSafe’s new online Around the Block tool. Host Safety Steve provides you with information as you go on a journey through a typical city block, with clickable risk hotspots in each of the featured businesses. • The SunSmart website has been updated just in time for summer – It now includes a SunSmart Protection Alert page giving up to the minute UV readings for your area. Also check out the SunSmart resources for your workplace. • WorkSafe has revised its workers’ rights factsheets in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act. Download it here – they’re also working on translating it into several other languages. • If you’re one of the more than 100 signatories who have been asked to take part in the Deloitte and Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum’s second annual Health and Safety Leadership survey please make sure you complete it by Thursday 1 December. If you have not received an invitation to participate and you are a Chief Executive or Managing Director, please contact us asap. More than 1000 leaders from across the country are involved in the survey which will provide valuable insights into how health and safety is being handled at the executive table, as well as help to identify emerging trends and a comparison to the 2015 results. The previous report can be found here.
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GRAHAM’S VIEW The events of this month have certainly thrown many of us back down memory lane to 2010 and 2011. As our thoughts go out to all those affected by the earthquake in the early hours of November 14, particularly the people of Kaikoura and neighbouring towns such as Ward and Waiau it’s a chance to reflect on how easily life can change in an instant. The work to rebuild those communities hasn’t started, but it’s clear it will involve a significant cost and will take time. The infrastructure demands will take months, if not years. In Canterbury we’ve come a long way in nearly six years – but as we all know that work will continue for some time yet. Many of your organisations will be involved in lending a hand to those communities further north; be it with rescue or recovery work, or rebuilding, and it’s great to know you have the vision of the Charter behind you – to ensure everyone goes home safely every day. This will be the last newsletter for 2016 – so I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your commitment to safety and health in the rebuild during the year. Without our more than 360 members we wouldn’t be able to have the influence and impact on positive health and safety behavior that we strive for. Let’s look after each other, take time to have a break with family and friends and return for another year of rebuilding in 2017. Here’s to a very Merry Christmas and a fulfilling, healthy and safe new year!
Graham Darlow Charter Steering Group Chair
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CHARTER NEWS AGL recognised for health and safety excellence Safety Charter signatories AGL Scaffolding and Rigging have scooped an award at this year’s Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards. AGL was awarded the small business Unitec Safety Innovation Award for their scaffold awareness events. The Christchurch business initiated several of these awareness sessions, which highlighted what a safe scaffold should look like. Speaking at the awards, AGL’s Health and Safety Officer Kanei Johnson said health and safety was often seen as a challenge. “It’s not always an easy journey, but it’s great to be able to share a night together to acknowledge all the hard work that goes in to health and safety.” The judges said it was exciting to see such a small business demonstrating such strong leadership and commended AGL for tackling a challenging issue head on. Congratulations also to signatories Fulton Hogan and Fletcher Construction who were also finalists on the night. The annual awards and Site Safe graduation is sponsored by Hawkins, Fletcher Construction, Unitec, Cassidy Construction, Geeves Scaffolding, NZ Print, Vertical Horizonz, Kensington Swan and WorkSafe. For more information on the awards – visit Site Safe’s website.
AGL’s Kanei Johnson with the Safety Innovation (small business) award.
Guests applaud the winners and graduates at the Site Safe Evening of Celebration.
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Quenching thirst and spreading the impairment message After two successful summer impairment campaigns run by WorkSafe’s Canterbury Rebuild team with support from the Charter and ACC – this year it’s been expanded to also include a focus on alcohol and other drugs. WorkSafe teams have been out visiting more than 20 sites across the region to raise awareness about impairment, particularly as sites come under pressure to meet preChristmas deadlines. Project Manager Donna Burt says they’ve been stopping by sites, delivering toolbox talks, and handing out water bottles with specific messages around impairment. “Many of you have told us how much you liked the water bottles as they’re useful and have three simple messages for workers to remember,” says Donna. “Given this year WorkSafe and the Charter have also focused on alcohol and other drugs, we’ve expanded the campaign to include water bottles around this issue as well,” she says. Keep yourself & others safe. Avoid drugs & alcohol. NO DRUGS & ALCOHOL HERE
I’M FIT & READY FOR WORK
WE LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER
The water bottle labels for the impairment campaign, to focus on alcohol and other drugs, and fatigue.
Women in construction – mark it on your calendar! To celebrate International Women’s Day early next year, Safe Rebuild and the Charter are joining forces to host a special event for Women in Construction. If you’re a woman working in the construction industry you will want to get this into next year’s calendar now – mark out the afternoon of 8 March 2017. It promises to be a great event to focus on the contribution women make in the construction industry. The free event starts at 1pm for Safety Champion training specifically for women in construction, whether they are from large or small businesses. A motivational guest speaker will take over at 5pm, and there’ll be time for networking for those attending, finishing at 6.30pm. For more information or to reserve your spot contact Jo Duffy.
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Spreading the safety message while fundraising It was a chance to raise funds as well as spread the Safety Charter message at the New Zealand Certified Builders first tradeshow last month. Libi Carr from the Charter ran a stall with Safe Rebuild – fielding plenty of health and safety questions from punters. Held at the Hornby Workingman’s Club it was more than just an opportunity for attendees to check out some great tools and services on offer from suppliers. Certified Builders ran an auction fundraising for Camp Quality, auctioning goods donated by suppliers and supporters. The charity provides programmes for around 300 children each year who have been diagnosed with cancer. The auction raised nearly $6000 – a fantastic result.
Pat Coughlan (Regional President NZCB) dipping deep into his pocket for the auction and Richard Poff (Secretary NZCB Association) presenting the auction items.
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Safety ‘n Action continues Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training If your workplace is required to train new HSRs, Safety ‘n Action continues to provide full HSR training and has a number of training days coming up for December and January in Christchurch. The two-day course gives HSRs more confidence in their abilities and delivers both the changes to the new Health and Safety at Work Act, and the fundamentals of the HSR role in an interactive and engaging style. Our trainers are knowledgeable, patient, available, and ready to answer those burning questions that attendees have. There are four upcoming training days at Safety ‘n Action in Christchurch – spaces are limited so get in quick. The dates are: 5-6 December and 13-14 December 2016; and 12-13 January and 23-24 January 2017. Training costs $490 per person. A PCBU is now required to allow up to two days health and safety training every year for HSRs. Company bookings are also available - contact
[email protected] or 0800 222 388.
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW CHARTER MEMBERS A warm welcome to our newest ‘batch’ of Charter signatories:
TAGGART EARTHMOVING LTD
We now have 363 signatories and endorsees – so thanks to everyone who has supported, nominated and challenged other businesses to sign up for safety!
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COMING UP
24 NOV
Site Safe member seminar and graduation: Hear the latest in construction health and safety. This event will also recognise our 2016 Graduates for the Certificate in Construction Site Safety. Drinks and nibbles on arrival. Where: Rydges Latimer When: Drinks & Nibbles 5:00pm, Seminar 5:30 – 7:00pm RSVP now as ticket numbers/seats are limited, register here.
30 NOV
Don’t forget to RSVP to our final Safety Charter event for 2016: Join us to hear from Wiremu Edmonds - a powerful and internationally experienced speaker. His presentation “Standing in the Gap” will be a highlight of the year for Charter members. Where: Rydges Latimer When: 4:30 – 6:30pm For more information or to reserve your spot click here.
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Women in construction training and networking: To celebrate International Women’s Day, Safe Rebuild and the Charter are joining forces to host a special event for Women in Construction with a focus on the contribution women make in the construction industry. When: 1:00 – 6:30pm For more information or to reserve your spot contact Jo Duffy.
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