Health and safety 101: Regulations (part 2)

February 22, 2016

The following was originally written as a newsletter article for ETNZ. So, if you’ve spend your summer reading the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) and have been left with that gnawing “this-is-so-good-I-just-don’t-want-it-to-end” feeling, have I got good news for you! Followspot ballyhoo on audience GO! Smoke machine GO! House curtain GO! Pyros GO!…. Announcing […]

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Health and safety 101: What are your roles under the Health and Safety at Work Act?

December 17, 2015

The following post was originally written as a newsletter article for ETNZ. Last month I covered the different roles under the Health and Safety at Work Act (due to come into effect 4 April 2015) giving entertainment industry examples. This month I’ll explain some of the duties under the new Act, specifically the “primary duty […]

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Health and safety 101: Where do you fit under the Health and Safety at Work Act?

November 20, 2015

The following post was originally written as a newsletter article for ETNZ. Since I last wrote (a while ago, I know… sorry, I’ve been on tour…) the Health and Safety Reform Bill has been passed by Parliament and we now have a brand new Health and Safety at Work Act that is due to come […]

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Health and safety 101: New H&S regulations with the new laws

April 24, 2015

The following post was originally written as a newsletter article for ETNZ. A couple of weeks ago I went to a seminar on the new health and safety law regulations. “Wow, you lead a fascinating life Cathy” I hear you say… Well in that hour of my life I am never getting back here is […]

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Health and safety 101: Some definitions for the new H&S laws

December 19, 2014

The following post was originally written as a newsletter article for ETNZ. (Brought to you with much assistance from the “Health and Safety Reform Bill update – Sept 14, from the WorkSafe NZ website) In last’s month’s newsletter I took you on a brief history tour of the background of the NZ Health and Safety […]

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Health and safety 101: The new health and safety laws (a beginners guide)

November 18, 2014

The following post was originally written as a newsletter article for ETNZ. Over the next few months I will take you on a journey through the new health and safety law changes from the point of view of a theatre tech who has attended one or two too many health and safety seminars, so that […]

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Wind vs the temporary events structure

June 25, 2013

Wind. It’s a topical subject right now here in Wellington, New Zealand as we are cleaning up from hurricane force winds that last week had the anemometer readings tipping 200km/hr on the biggest gusts. Down at our local park a massive macrocarpa tree has been uprooted and lies across the car park. Across town windows […]

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