By NZISM Master account
31/10/2024
NZISM’s collective response to the Government's call to "Have Your Say" on health and safety reform has been released. It is a document we can all be proud of and a testament to what can be achieved when knowledgeable and engaged professionals unite to have their voices heard.
Our thanks go out to the NZISM submissions writing team (Jeff Sissons, Mike Cosman, Robyn Bennett and Kim Payton) and to ALL members who invested the time to contribute. Your input was invaluable and greatly appreciated.
You can view both NZISM’s submission and our open letter Letter to the Minister below.
The joint open letter to the Minister - poignantly released on Labour Day - demonstrated unprecedented unity amongst health and safety, business and union communities and, rather than re-writing the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, urged the Government to focus on three things:
It was signed by:
and further strengthened by official endorsement from 16 key health and safety organisations.
It is a strong statement to Government from those who understand and deal in health and safety, or its consequences, every day.
Thank you for joining the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) network.
We hold various online and face-to-face events throughout the year and if one occurs near you, we would love to meet you in person.
LinkedIn - Please make sure you join our LinkedIn group to stay connected and on top of our planned webinars and events. We encourage you to post anything in the WISE group page that you think other network members would find useful or inspiring. Please don't be shy. The more we reach out, the more we connect with each other, and the more we can help each other on our journeys.
We might send you the occasional email but our web page on the NZISM website is always the best place to go for an overview of what's coming up in the WISE calendar.
Best wishes,
Margaret van Schaik
WISE Chair