SAFETY INSITE WINTER 2011 - Site Safe
SAFETY INSITE WINTER 2011 - Site Safe
SAFETY INSITE WINTER 2011 - Site Safe
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What's New<br />
Health and <strong>Safe</strong>ty award (3M) - enter now!<br />
Last year the Taranaki Construction <strong>Safe</strong>ty Group won the 3M award for innovation in health<br />
and safety. The awards now in the ninth year promote excellence in health and safety for the<br />
New Zealand workforce.<br />
The closing date for applications is September 26, <strong>2011</strong>, and entries can be submitted to<br />
3msafetynz@mmm.com. Alternatively, written entries can be posted to 3MNZ Ltd, PO Box<br />
33246, Takapuna, Auckland.<br />
Hard Hat Tool Box Talk - New!<br />
The use of occupational protective helmets, commonly<br />
known as "hard hats", is a common means of protection<br />
from being struck by falling objects or from striking the head<br />
against a fixed or protruding object. Hard hats may also be<br />
required to protect against other hazards such as<br />
inadvertent contact with electricity, exposure to UV, weather,<br />
and extremes of temperature.<br />
• When must hard hats be worn?<br />
• How do you identify signs of wear or damage to a hard hat?<br />
• How do you correctly store a hard hat when not in use?<br />
To find out the answers to these questions and more go to the <strong>Site</strong> <strong>Safe</strong> website or see the<br />
tool box talk at the end of this newsletter.<br />
You can print out the full Toolbox Talk sheet to take to your next safety meeting.<br />
Health and <strong>Safe</strong>ty Industry Updates –<br />
International<br />
CPR Changes<br />
The CPR international committee known as ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on<br />
Resuscitation) reviews all of the research completed on CPR every five years.The key CPR<br />
changes in <strong>2011</strong> are not major like some years, and the most obvious change is that CPR<br />
steps are now the same for all adults, children and infants. This change will also assist all<br />
learning and retention of CPR techniques.<br />
The CPR <strong>2011</strong> guidelines are published on the New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC)<br />
website. For information on CPR courses, visit www.stjohn.org.nz or phone 0800 FIRSTAID<br />
(0800 347 782)<br />
The <strong>Site</strong> <strong>Safe</strong> Electrical Passport also incorporates an additional hour and a half for a First<br />
Aid / CPR refresher onto the standard four hour passport course, allowing electrical workers<br />
to achieve all sets of training for licensing renewal.<br />
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