Two appointments complete RBNZ Senior Leadership team
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Release date 14 January 2019 Ms Simone Robbers and Mr Christian Hawkesby will join the Reserve Bank of New Zealand as Assistant Governors, Governor Adrian Orr announced today. Their appointments complete the Reserve Bank’s new Senior Leadership Team structure announced in 2018. Ms Simone Robbers will take up the […]
Read More →Check safety critical equipment regularly
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 11 January 2019 A worker has died after a wire rope being used as a handrail appears to have parted as he leaned against it and resulted in him falling onto the ground. Initial examination of the wire rope has found corrosion at the site of the parting. It is unclear […]
Read More →Reserve Bank appoints Chief Information Officer
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Release date 09 January 2019 The Reserve Bank today announced the appointment of Scott Fisher as Head of Digital Services/Chief Information Officer. Mr Fisher has been acting CIO since October 2018 and joined the Bank in January 2018 as Manager Digital Operations. Prior to joining the bank, he worked as […]
Read More →Shellfish biotoxin alert – between Granville Point and Cape Karikari
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert – between Granville Point and Cape Karikari The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the Northland area between Granville Point and Cape Karikari (Whakapouaka). This warning includes Houhora and […]
Read More →Clearing tracks of 1080 bait
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 20 December 2018 This technical bulletin clarifies the certified handler and controlled substance licence requirements for workers clearing tracks of 1080 bait. Background 1080 is a poison widely used in pest eradication programmes. For operations over large areas of forest and bush, it is commonly applied aerially. The requirements for training and licensing of workers […]
Read More →Farmers urged to focus on critical risks to avoid joining summer accident toll
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 19 December 2018 Summer is a busy time on the farm, but it’s also among the most hazardous periods for accidents. Almost 550 farmers suffered injuries serious enough for them to take at least a week off work over the last summer (December 2017 – February 2018) while there were three […]
Read More →Worker crushed by container swinglift
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 19 December 2018 In the past two years, 10 people working in the transport, postal and warehousing sector have died while at work. Three of these deaths occurred in June 2017 and one had its sequel in the Hamilton District Court on Monday. Transport company Altranz (2008) Ltd was sentenced after […]
Read More →Reserve Bank aims for best regulatory relationships
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Release date 18 December 2018 In a step toward achieving the best “regulator-regulated” relationships possible, the Reserve Bank (Te Putea Matua) has established a Relationship Charter for working effectively with banks. The Charter will also be discussed with insurers and non-bank deposit takers in the near future. Reserve Bank […]
Read More →Dr John McDermott to join Motu
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Release date 18 December 2018 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Chief Economist Dr John McDermott will be leaving the Bank next year to join the economic research institute Motu. Dr McDermott joined the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in June 2007, heading the Bank’s economic function. Governor Adrian Orr […]
Read More →Reserve Bank proposes that bank owners bear greater share of financial system’s risks
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Release date 14 December 2018 The Reserve Bank is consulting on a proposal to raise the amount of capital that banks must hold. “Insisting that bank shareholders have a meaningful stake in their bank provides a greater incentive to ensure it is well managed. Having shareholders able to absorb […]
Read More →WES and BEI explained
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 13 December 2018 Earlier this year we consulted on proposed changes to 15 Workplace Exposure Standards (WES) and 17 biological exposure indices (BEI) as part of ongoing WorkSafe consultation on, and review of, chemicals and their effects on workers. You may know about WES and BEI or heard other people talk […]
Read More →Reserve Bank publishes climate change strategy and joins global network
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Release date 13 December 2018 The Reserve Bank today published a strategy focusing on how the Bank can contribute to efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. The Bank has also been welcomed as member of the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System […]
Read More →Removal notice – section 318(1)(ba)
Source: Companies Office – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Removal notice – section 318(1)(ba) Notice of intention to remove 11 companies from the Companies Register I intend to remove the following companies from the Register under section 318(1)(ba) of the Companies Act 1993 on the grounds that the companies failed to respond to a requirement made under […]
Read More →RBNZ Senior Leadership Team appointment
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Release date 12 December 2018 The Reserve Bank has appointed Patrick Hoerler to its Senior Leadership Team – as Assistant Governor and General Manager of Business Operations. Mr Hoerler joined the Reserve Bank in January 2017 and was most recently the Bank’s Head of Risk and Audit. As Assistant Governor […]
Read More →Fires on mining equipment
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 7 December 2018 This technical bulletin highlights the importance of inspection and maintenance to reduce fire risks in all plant and equipment in extractive operations. Background Worksafe’s High Hazard Unit has recently been notified of a series of events involving fires starting on plant in the extractives sector. Most of these incidents have been […]
Read More →Forklift incident a reminder for companies to learn from their mistakes
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 6 December 2018 Mistakes must be learnt from says WorkSafe after a freight company was sentenced in the Auckland District Court last week. PBT Transport Limited was fined $250,000 following an incident in September 2016 where a worker sustained back injuries, after the freight cage he was working in fell three […]
Read More →Reverse profile diving
MIL OSI – Source: Worksafe New Zealand 6 December 2018 This bulletin provides guidance about reverse profile diving during occupational diving operations. It has been developed in consultation with the Diving Industry Advisory Group (DIAG). It updates information first shared by DIAG in 2017. Introduction WorkSafe consulted with DIAG to determine whether reverse profile diving […]
Read More →Bounce diving
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 6 December 2018 This bulletin provides guidance about bounce diving during occupational diving operations. It has been developed in consultation with the Diving Industry Advisory Group (DIAG). Introduction WorkSafe consulted with DIAG to determine whether bounce diving is a suitable practice for an occupational diver. What is bounce diving? Bounce diving […]
Read More →Use of underwater thermal cutting equipment in occupational diving
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 6 December 2018 This bulletin provides guidance about the use of underwater thermal cutting equipment during occupational diving operations. It has been developed in consultation with the Diving Industry Advisory Group (DIAG). Introduction WorkSafe consulted with DIAG to determine whether SCUBA and SSBA are suitable breathing systems for an occupational diver […]
Read More →WorkSafe accepts enforceable undertaking from Trojan Holdings
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 5 December 2018 WorkSafe New Zealand has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Trojan Holdings Limited, following an incident at the Cromwell Transfer Station in June 2016 where a worker fell into the waste hopper and sustained serious injuries. The worker, employed by Trojan Holdings, was assisting a truck driver to empty […]
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