Thread: WorkSafe: hunting on farmland

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Well, I don't actually own the land Maca, I do run the business though so the buck can and will stop with me, there was quite a bit of consultation between management and the owners of the propertys and at the end of the day we just decided it was easier that way, it certainly was not a set in concrete requirement but it seemed to make the suits from ACC/Worksafe/Farmsafe happy.

We are having all electrical appliances tagged soon also, the company doing it are set to make a killing! theres a whole new industry springing up around H&S! we provide accommodation also so are having the refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, rice cookers and anything else that belongs to the company tagged also to cover our ass

I'll come and do it for you if I can go shooting? Oh fuck that's a no!

Originally Posted by Maca49

I'll come and do it for you if I can go shooting? Oh fuck that's a no!

oh but @Maca49 to get on the property you would surely be "fully inducted' and then you would need to be stopping all those nasty possums and rabbits from chewing the power cables (you have just tested and tagged) thus preventing a hazard from occurring and then Ryan would be seen to be taking all practicable steps to prevent harm.

Originally Posted by mikee

oh but @Maca49 to get on the property you would surely be "fully inducted' and then you would need to be stopping all those nasty possums and rabbits from chewing the power cables (you have just tested and tagged) thus preventing a hazard from occurring and then Ryan would be seen to be taking all practicable steps to prevent harm.

That's why I keep Hot butter, a needle and a porcupines arse in my kit for practice!

This health and safety rubbish has gone to far.Its designed to put the costs whether time or money on to small business. And help shut them down.Big companies can absorb the costs easy.Just more corporate grab as far as i'm concerned.Our great country is turning to shit slowly.

Originally Posted by H&K MAN

This health and safety rubbish has gone to far.Its designed to put the costs whether time or money on to small business. And help shut them down.Big companies can absorb the costs easy.Just more corporate grab as far as i'm concerned.Our great country is turning to shit slowly.

H&S has been taken over by the bureaucrat fucktards. .The corporate sector got rid of a lot of the cunts when the GFC hit, the government was also axing jobs for the self important fuckheads. Along came a directive for ACC to maximize profits and wham the bureaucrats had found another home. H&S is now a parasitic organism that will consume it's host.

Originally Posted by Steve123

H&S has been taken over by the bureaucrat fucktards. .The corporate sector got rid of a lot of the cunts when the GFC hit, the government was also axing jobs for the self important fuckheads. Along came a directive for ACC to maximize profits and wham the bureaucrats had found another home. H&S is now a parasitic organism that will consume it's host.

ACC do not administer the Act nor have a role in enforcing it. WorkSafe have those roles, which is a different Ministry.

The reality is, our work safety record is appalling and something had to be done. The catalysts for the change was Pike River. Or should have we just sat on our hands and left things as they were?
Under this new Act directors' and owners can no longer hide themselves behind companies or managers and avoid prosecution or heavy penalties. Unfortunately, because of the "invisibles' " new liability they are pushing an avalanche of silly directives onto CEO's and they in turn are pushing it down the chain. As has been said, its arse covering. I expect that Ryan is caught up in that.

But something had to be done. Some people simply need protecting from themselves, and some need to be protected from harming others'.
The greater majority of accidents are avoidable. Mainly through changed behaviours rather than changing attitudes. A few who have made comments on here are unlikely to change their attitude, but the spectre of the Act over them might change their behaviours.

The current legislation is far from perfect and requires amendments that I think will come, but its sending a wake up call about us having to stop harming people at work. And that's a good thing. Or do you think that the mayhem should be just left to continue?

Originally Posted by Tahr

ACC do not administer the Act nor have a role in enforcing it. WorkSafe have those roles, which is a different Ministry.

The reality is, our work safety record is appalling and something had to be done. The catalysts for the change was Pike River. Or should have we just sat on our hands and left things as they were?
Under this new Act directors' and owners can no longer hide themselves behind companies or managers and avoid prosecution or heavy penalties. Unfortunately, because of the "invisibles' " new liability they are pushing an avalanche of silly directives onto CEO's and they in turn are pushing it down the chain. As has been said, its arse covering. I expect that Ryan is caught up in that.

But something had to be done. Some people simply need protecting from themselves, and some need to be protected from harming others'.
The greater majority of accidents are avoidable. Mainly through changed behaviours rather than changing attitudes. A few who have made comments on here are unlikely to change their attitude, but the spectre of the Act over them might change their behaviours.

The current legislation is far from perfect and requires amendments that I think will come, but its sending a wake up call about us having to stop harming people at work. And that's a good thing. Or do you think that the mayhem should be just left to continue?

What's ironic with the new act is that it generates so much arse covering paperwork you can't be out onsite enough to supervise. Meanwhile petty beaurecrats swamp you with that much fuckin paperwork it's a joke. I spent a while fuckin morning replying to emails filling out investigation forms etc over some fuckin dust that got under a door.
Meanwhile the cocksucker who spin out over a small amount of dust failed to notify security and his own fuckin maintenance dept we had booked a shut down to re route mains cables. I've got no problem investigating why some Muppet almost got 2 sparkies electrocuted . It's not the act it's the fuckwit oxygen thieves administering it.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

ACC do not administer the Act nor have a role in enforcing it. WorkSafe have those roles, which is a different Ministry.

The reality is, our work safety record is appalling and something had to be done. The catalysts for the change was Pike River. Or should have we just sat on our hands and left things as they were?
Under this new Act directors' and owners can no longer hide themselves behind companies or managers and avoid prosecution or heavy penalties. Unfortunately, because of the "invisibles' " new liability they are pushing an avalanche of silly directives onto CEO's and they in turn are pushing it down the chain. As has been said, its arse covering. I expect that Ryan is caught up in that.

But something had to be done. Some people simply need protecting from themselves, and some need to be protected from harming others'.
The greater majority of accidents are avoidable. Mainly through changed behaviours rather than changing attitudes. A few who have made comments on here are unlikely to change their attitude, but the spectre of the Act over them might change their behaviours.

The current legislation is far from perfect and requires amendments that I think will come, but its sending a wake up call about us having to stop harming people at work. And that's a good thing. Or do you think that the mayhem should be just left to continue?

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