BUSINESS LEADERS’ HEALTHAND SAFETY FORUM
NICOLE ROSIE, CHIEF EXECUTIVEWORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND
October 2017
1The current state
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Numbers (3 year rolling average)
Forestry: 12
Agriculture: 45
Construction: 14Other: 62Manufacturing: 10
Current state
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2016 NumbersForestry: 12Agriculture: 81Construction: 45Manufacturing: 30
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2016 NumbersForestry: 12Agriculture: 81Construction: 45Manufacturing: 30
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2016 NumbersForestry: 156 Agriculture: 2,625Construction: 4,359Manufacturing: 5,340
2Key risks
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Critical risk
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The enhanced Safety Triangle
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Three critical risk categories
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ACUTE WORK RELATED HEALTH
CATASTROPHIC
51 p.a.600-900deaths p.a.
Rare – our research suggests we should expect average 8 p.a. in next 5 years
The New Zealand experience – fatalities
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Culture
Work-related health
Effective intervention
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3Culture
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Culture
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Dr David Michaels – former head OSHA, USA
Culture
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Robust health and safety systems - documentation
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4Accountability
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Accountability
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• Assessments and engagements -15,500 planned
• Investigations - 180 active (spans two
financial years)
• What’s new – Enforceable Undertakings (46 applications 6 accepted 7
declined)
• HSWA sentencings - 2 - fines significantly higher (4x higher)
• Multiple party prosecutions – first underway
Accountability
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WorkSafe’s role
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