OSH
The Occupational Safety and Health division of the Department of Labour has a site at www.osh.govt.nz Included on the site are a number of guidelines (there’s one for small businesses) as well as some standard forms you may find useful including:
- Accident investigation form
- First Aid Register
- Hazard Identification
- Notice of accident / Serious Harm
- Notification of Particular Hazardous Work
- Workplace Accident Register
Site Safe
Mainzeal was one of the founding members of Site Safe, an organisation set up to undertake the research, development and co-ordination of health and safety activities specifically designed and targeted at the construction industry. Online information is at www.sitesafe.org.nz and includes details of the Site Safe Passport and the Supervisor Gold Card training.
All personnel on Mainzeal sites must hold a current Site Safe Passport.
First Aid
First Aid information and training courses are available through St John’s Ambulance at www.stjohn.org.nz and Red Cross at www.redcross.org.nz
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment can be purchased online from Protector Safety at www.protectorsafety.co.nz and from NZ Safety Limited at www.nzsafety.co.nz
Health & Safety Planning
A written plan is a good way of recording what you will do to manage health and safety. OSH and Site Safe have information to help you put together a plan.
A model procedure is available to assist subcontractors who do not already have written Health and Safety Procedures. The model should be adapted as necessary to fit in with your business operation.
It is not enough to have a policy and procedure - these must be implemented and constantly managed and reviewed. Mainzeal firmly believes that implementing the processes outlined in this model coupled with real commitment by both management and workers will reduce the potential for accidents.
The model has been structured into two parts:
1. Company Health and Safety Policy and Procedures; (company processes)
2. Site Safety Plan. (Site specific Forms 1 - 6)
Once your Company Health and Safety Policy and Procedures have been evaluated and accepted by Mainzeal you will only be required to submit a brief Site Specific Safety Plan on each project. This will considerably reduce the administration cost/time, and focus on site specifics.
 Download Acrobat .PDF file of the H&S model procedure.
Download Microsoft Word copy of the H&S model procedure.
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