Welcome
From July 1st 2009 there will be substantial changes to how we deliver training to Health and Safety Representives.
We will be funded to train 2,000 Health and Safety Representatives per year, down from 6,000 per year.
Our main focus will be to train Health and Safety Representatives from the 7 industry sectors listed below:
Agriculture
Construction - with an emphasis on civil construction
Forestry
Meat processing
Metal manufacturing
Road freight transport
Public Health - with an emphasis on residential care
We will be limited in where we can organise training outside the main centres.
We will keep you informed of any other changes as they come to hand.
For further queries send a message to our Communications Officer
We need your help.....
Last July we signed a new contract with ACC to continue training Health and safety representatives. The new contract states that we have to provide ACC with each H&S reps details which include their birth dates. We are obtaining this information when H&S reps attend our training courses. We are also obliged to provide the Employer ACC number, Industry code, and sub classification PCU code.
Please use our online webform to complete the information.
This fact sheet has been prepared to provide some answers to questions being asked about the current polit
The Ministry of Health has asked Allen & Clarke to look into what exposures to PCP took place in the New Zealand timber industry, to provide recommendations for a support service as well as develop criteria for who should be able to access any service that is proposed.
Allen and Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Ltd (Allen & Clarke) today released the terms of reference for a project to design and consult widely on a possible support service for workers in the timber industry who were historically exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP).
The difficulties in making contact with those involved is not to be underestimated.
“Former timber workers of course live all across the country. It is therefore going to be quite difficult to approach everyone. We will be contacting employer and employee groups, unions, and other agencies to assist with spreading the news that this project is underway. However, if you are a former timber worker who worked with PCP, then do please contact us to register your details and we will then be able to consult with you when we have some proposals for your consideration”.
Green Party spokersperson Catherine Delahunty acknowledged it was an important step but was disappointed it did not include an outreach campaign to reach those affected.
“While it is good that Allen and Clarke on behalf of the Ministry of Health are calling for workers to come forward, it is no good without a well funded campaign to find and alert these workers. PCP was banned nearly two decades ago and workers are now spread far and wide. We would expect an absolute commitment to a support service,” said Ms Delahunty.
Department of Labour v Callum Molloy Ltd
Court Number: CRN 08075500165
We are currently updating records on our training database as part of the new reporting requirements with ACC. This may mean you have been contacted more than once to provide your employers ACC number and your date of birth. This is a nine digit number, starts and ends with a letter and has seven numbers in between eg: A1234567E
If this has caused any inconvenience please accept our apologies. This is a large piece of work for us to undertake as we have over 22,000 reps registered on our database. The provision of each employers ACC number and health and safety reps date of birth is now required when regsitering on our website. If you have any questions please contact us at healthandsafety@nzctu.org.nz
