Why Class 5 Hearing Protection Can Over Protect Your Workers

05 May 2021

Most people when buying hearing protection for themselves or their workers will look at the packaging and see that there is a hearing protection ‘Class’ system. In general terms each class gives protection against the following noise levels. Class 1 – 85 to less than...

Its GHS Time

30 April 2021

Today is the 30 April 2021 – its GHS time! New Zealand has adopted the GHS 7 hazardous substances classification system for classifying our hazardous substances.There are a few things to be aware of: Most of the old classifications correlate to the new ones...

Asbestos In Your Home

28 April 2021

Is there Asbestos in your home? What you should know before undertaking any work. Was your house built before 2000? The year 2000 is the date after which as a PCBU or homeowner asbestos is presumed not to be present in the materials used to build/line or furnish homes...

GHS Classification Changes

15 April 2021

On 30 April 2021 New Zealand adopted the GHS classification system in place of the HSNO classification system that we have been using for the last 20 years. This webinar looks at what is changing and why, and more importantly what this means for you right now and in...

5 Reasons you shouldn’t collect your own asbestos samples

06 April 2021

Health risk When an asbestos-containing material (ACM) is disturbed, it can become friable and airborne. In this state, asbestos fibres have the potential to be inhaled and lodged in the lungs, which could lead to serious long-term health effects. Sampling effectively...

Class 6 & 8 Hazardous Substances

28 October 2020

Hazardous substance classifications 6 & 8 are treated differently in the Regulations. In this free online webinar learn what substances are included in these classifications, what you can and can’t do with them and how to manage them. Click here to...