All “Safety” topics

Managing vehicle-related risks from supply chain pressures

Acknowledging the interconnected factors that determine wellbeing are particularly complex in a supply chain setting, WorkSafe commissioned an evidentially based investigation of solutions to minimise vehicle-related risks that emanate from supply chain pressures in Transport, Postal, Warehousing and Manufacturing (TPWM).

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Work site traffic management

In response to WorkSafe NZ’s “Guidance for keeping healthy and safe around vehicles and mobile plant at work sites” document, CILT President Keith Robinson outlines the requirements for creating Traffic Management Plans.

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What if transport was treated as an urgent public health matter?

High-level strategy and planning documents are unambiguous. Transport is an urgent public health matter – the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2018–2022 says, for example: ‘Reversing New Zealand’s current trauma trends requires a transport system that is designed for people, and one that considers their safety as the top priority.’

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New group to address intermodal safety issues

The NZ Intermodal Transport Safety Group (NZITSG) is a new body formed to establish and maintain best-practice safety and compliance standards for road transport operators loading, handling and delivering intermodal imported and exported freight.

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