In this issue : July 2009

	COVER STORY NZCF hails advances in environmental management Innovative decontamination methods, specialist dust and noise control, safeguarding native trees and wildlife, bicycles for getting around sites, and installing worm farms to recycle scraps Read article »
NEWS Transfield Services awarded $1 billion ten-year telecommunications contract Transfield Services has been awarded a ten-year contract with a value of approximately $1 billion for telecommunications field services with Chorus, the fixed voice and broadband network division of Telecom New Zealand. Read article »
NEWS Revised standard for seismic performance of engineering systems in buildings Standards New Zealand has published a revised standard specifying seismic performance of engineering systems in buildings, NZS 4219:2009, which supersedes NZS 4219:1983. Read article »
	ROADING Major Waitomo highway works completed The installation of new guardrailing earlier in June along a section of State Highway 4 between Te Kuiti and Taumarunui has completed a $3.2 million package of highway improvement projects in the Waitomo District. Read article »
	HEALTH & SAFETY 3M health and safety award Entries from organisations in the construction and engineering sectors are being sought for the 3M health and safety award. This is the seventh year the organisation has offered this award to the industry. Read article »
	EDITORIAL There’s something wonderful about starting a new project – the anticipation of things to come, learning the ins and outs of the various processes and systems, meeting the new team, setting guidelines and timelines … Read article »

Event:

Safety is no accident! Visit the National Safety Show

The National Safety Show 2009 is the largest event in New Zealand dedicated to workplace health and safety, and provides those concerned with the opportunity to explore new products, services and innovations from the H&S industry.

The show will be held on 22 and 23 July at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland. Over 70 specialist companies from throughout New Zealand will present their wares in a dedicated venue to help solve problems and offer solutions to New Zealand businesses. Visitors will be sure to find the right mix of first-hand experience, critical updates and practical advice to apply in their own organisation.

Not only is the National Safety Show a free trade exhibition, but it also includes complementary onsite events such as the ‘Safety Matters’ seminar programme. Visitors will be able to meet safety experts and professionals who can help keep the workplace safe.

Free to visit, the National Safety Show is the place to meet safety industry specialists and discuss current and future needs, and gather information and advice to ensure the safety of the workplace. Register to visit online. The visitor badge provides access to the trade show, industry seminars and exhibitor workshops all taking place under one roof.

Safety Matters

Safety Matters is a two-day quality workplace safety seminar programme running alongside the National Safety Show to equip visitors with expert advice and guidance on specialised safety topics. The programme is FREE to all attendees of the National Safety Show.

Visitors can choose to attend one or all of these quality seminars, and two streams will run at the same time. A varied programme includes seminars suitable for the dedicated safety professional to the nominated safety person. Topics include machine guarding, the importance of proper training in the use of fire equipment in the workplace, and the management of hazardous goods. Some of New Zealand’s leading workplace H&S organisations and associations have committed their time and expertise to deliver a quality programme download the timetable pdf »

If you are looking for solutions to make your workplace safer and more productive and profitable, register online today for the National Safety Show.

For further information, and to register, visit www.safetyshow.co.nz