Leptospirosis - Reducing the impact on New Zealand workplaces Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 It is extremely unlikely that Leptospirosis will be eliminated entirely from the New Zealand environment. There is no human vaccine. Therefore the emphasis must be to…
Time Use Survey Scoping Paper Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 Assessing the population’s wellbeing involves understanding how people lead their daily lives. Time use surveys measure the ways people spend their time. From a social viewpoint,…
An Evaluation of Health and Safety Management Practices in the Hairdressing Industry Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 Project Aim To evaluate the present state of health and safety management practices used to reduce the risk of injury and disease in the Hairdressing Industry. Project Outcomes A…
Health and Safety - Good business sense Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 Healthy and safe workplaces are fundamental to achieving Productive Work and High Quality Working Lives for New Zealand. We all need to increase our understanding of…
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…
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,…
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…
