Construction industry presentations

Asbestos Trade Breakfast (March 2017)

Presentations on the Asbestos Regulations and asbestos and your health from WorkSafe, and identifying and managing asbestos removal from TriEx.

Asbestos - the new regulations (2016)

Presentations on the Asbestos Regulations and asbestos and your health from WorkSafe, and identifying and managing asbestos removal from TriEx.

Managing alcohol and other drugs in construction (June 2016)

Covering why Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) is an issue in construction, how and why to develop an AOD policy, pre-employment and random testing and resources available to help

Work-related health (April 2016)

A trade breakfast aimed at small to medium sized enterprises in construction on work-related health. Covering the new HSWA, what inspectors are looking for in terms of work-related health on site and Fletcher Construction talks about its occupational health strategy

Electrical safety on construction sites (October 2015)

Managing electrical safety on sites. Case studies from Fulton Hogan and Jim the Builder as well as presentations from Energy Safety and WorkSafe New Zealand

Scaffolding and edge protection (March 2015)

Working with scaffolding and edge protection on site. Case studies from Daveron Scaffolding and Jennian Homes, and presentations from WorkSafe on what to expect from the regulator

Improving health in construction: A focus on dust and noise (March 2015)

Work-related health in construction, with a focus on dust and noise

Improving health and safety in manufacturing (February 2015)

What WorkSafe is looking for from manufacturing companies, occupational health in manufacturing, manual handling and wellness at Fletcher Aluminium, and a case study from B&D Doors

Fatigue in construction (July 2014)

Half-day forum on fatigue and impairment in construction featuring speakers from Australia and across New Zealand

Excavation safety (May 2014)

Trade breakfast for those carrying out excavations, or working close to them, and in particular, those people working on the Canterbury rebuild

Mobile plant safety (March 2014)

Learn more about the hazards and how to keep yourself and others safe by watching the presentations made at our trade breakfast on mobile plant safety

Asbestos Trans-Tasman Forum (December 2013)

Researchers and experts on asbestos from Australia and across New Zealand came together in Canterbury to discuss asbestos management in the rebuild

Preventing falls from heights (August 2013)

Our inspectors were telling us that many people in the construction industry wanted more information about how to work safely on residential roofs.