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Lighting In The Workplace
Winter lighting can bring with it some risks to the workplace or even enhance other workplace risks due to poor visibility. Natural...
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Ladder Safety
Falls are one of the most common incidents in a workplace and at home. The cause of these is mainly from use of incorrect equipment or...
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Incident Investigation
Notifiable Incident & Investigation and what happens when it goes wrong? Our mission is to help you through the unknown by providing...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Hi-Viz Clothing
We often get asked about the best clothing and personal protective equipment for using on site. To be honest we tend to eliminate or...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Health Monitoring
We have all heard of health monitoring, but what exactly is it? and when do we go about conducting health monitoring? What is Health...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Hand Protection
Hands are one of the most injured part of the body in the workplace. Many of these hand injuries are preventable. By identifying hazards...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Foot Protection
Believe it or not, each foot contains 26 bones for support and 38 joints for movement! Your feet are a critical part of your body that...
Jun 15, 20214 min read
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Fire Extinguisher
Fire extinguishers provide people with a first line of defense in extinguishing small fires. Research shows that 80% of all fires in...
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Emergency Response
Emergency response and emergency evacuation drills are important to practice to ensure, that in the event of an emergency, all employees...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Electrical Safety
Electrical safety improvements are a common issue we identify at many sites and workplaces. Many of these issues are minor to remediate,...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Driving Near Miss
Traffic on our roads is beginning increase again and there is a lot of people in our community suffering from stress and fatigue. These...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Covid-19 Vaccines, Know Your Position
The information sourced primarily for the basis of this article is from MBIE. OHS Consultants Limited Incorporating Take 5 assumes no...
Jun 8, 20213 min read
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Communication
Communication is key in health and safety. Without effective and thorough communication, incidents are more likely to occur. Here are...
May 20, 20212 min read
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Cold and Flu
Cold and flu season is quickly approaching us and it is important that we start to take preventative actions to reduce the spread of...
May 20, 20212 min read
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Certified Handlers
Are certified handlers required at all businesses that handle hazardous substances? Businesses only require a certified handler if you...
May 20, 20212 min read
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Take Care of your Back
Back injuries are a very common injury within New Zealand. Many of these injuries are caused from lifting excessive weight or lifting...
May 20, 20213 min read
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PCBU & Officers Explained
We want to ensure that you understand what the term “officer” interprets as under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. If you are an...
May 20, 20213 min read
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Promote Health & Wellbeing at Work
The past few days have been a struggle for everyone in New Zealand and it is okay to not be okay. At times like this it is important for...
May 20, 20212 min read
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GHS7 Hazardous Substances
The seventh revised edition of the Global Harmonised System (GHS7) has been adopted as New Zealand’s official hazard classification...
Mar 22, 20213 min read
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Hazardous Substance Register
Hazardous Substances refer to chemicals or substances which can be toxic, corrosive and cause harm to people, animals or the environment....
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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