Investigation of Causative Factors Associated with Summertime Workplace Fatalities Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 The apparent increase in the number of workplace fatalities during the summer months in New Zealand has raised concerns among health and safety organisations as well…
Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2007 This report, Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey, compares the health status of New Zealand adults living in urban and…
Improving Work-Related Road Safety in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 Work-related road safety remains a significant risk faced by New Zealand employers and employees. There are organisational, business, legal and cost implications. The AA Driver Education…
North Shore Hospital Inquiry Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This inquiry focuses on elderly patients in a major metropolitan hospital. It examines complaints involving five patients whose reported experiences mirrored numerous complaints received by the…
Musculoskeletal disorders in meat processing industry: a literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 This review of the peer-reviewed research literature was compiled as an output of the 2004-2006 COHFE project Addressing Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Meat and Seafood Processing,…
Reducing exposure to second-hand smoke Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2006 This report outlines changes associated with the implementation of the amended Smoke-free Environments Act 1990: 2003-2006.
Legal party pill use in New Zealand: Prevalence of use, availability, health harms and ‘gateway effects’ of benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) Last Publication Date: 30 May 2006 The principal aims of the 2006 National Household Survey of Legal Party Pill Use were to provide national population statistics on the prevalence and patterns of…
Attitudes to smokefree bars among New Zealand bar managers Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 This study assesses bar managers’ overall support for workplace smoking bans and their perceptions of the impact of smoking bans on venue revenue and individual rights.…
Work values and the quality of employment: a literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This paper reviews the literature on what people value in employment and on methods of measuring the quality of employment, with a view to measuring it…
Returning to work from injury Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 New Zealand has a comprehensive accident insurance system that pays much of the direct cost of accidental injuries, and compensates workers 80 percent of their earnings…