WorkSafe shake-up starts with hotline for ‘overzealous’ road cone use

The last road cone hotline ended with a PM laughed out of office

In the 1990s, British conservatives found themselves synonymous with a disastrous road cone hotline. Now the Act Party has decided to give it another go. The post The last road cone hotline ended with a PM laughed out of office appeared first on Newsroom.

‘Road cone’ hotline for excessive use on streets to be launched

The changes form part of a broader set of health and safety reforms - and include a tipline on excessive use of road cones.

WorkSafe Makes Significant Shift To Rebalance Its Activities, Launches Road Cone Hotline

The tipline will be complemented by a joint engagement programme by WorkSafe with NZTA and key industry stakeholders, educating those involved with temporary traffic management to adopt a risk-based approach.

WorkSafe shake-up starts with hotline for ‘overzealous’ road cone use

WorkSafe is being told to shed its “safety-at-all-costs mentality” and heavy-handed approach to punishment for a honed focus on managing critical risks and...

WorkSafe Needs More Investment To Keep Workers Safe, Not A Road Cone Hot Line – PSA

The Government’s latest plan for making workplaces safer won’t work when WorkSafe lacks the resources to be the tough regulator it needs to be. “We have an appalling safety record in this country, and this plan fails to invest more in WorkSafe so it can do a better job of ensuring workers come home safe and sound,” said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association for Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. WorkSafe has received…

Government overhauls WorkSafe - Daily Telegraph NZ

WorkSafe New Zealand is set to undergo major changes as the Government shifts the agency’s focus from enforcement to guidance and support for businesses and workers, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announced. The move follows widespread concerns raised during public consultations about WorkSafe’s inconsistent practices, punitive culture, and lack of practical advice. Van Velden said the reforms aim to create a more cons…