The tragic death of an unsupervised technician maintaining a forestry harvester head in Wairoa highlights the issue of training and supervision in industry. The General Risk and Workplace Regulations are simple and clear when it comes to the PCBU’s responsibility, so you would wonder why it is that we persist in getting it wrong? InContinueContinue reading “DEATH OF UNSUPERVISED WORKER FOCUSES ATTENTION ON TRAINING AND SUPERVISION”
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TRANSPORTING NZ: ‘Business and wages support ‘ is urgent’
Transporting New Zealand, the peak body representing the road transport industry, is calling on the Government to urgently stand up a business and wage support package to support those impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. “As only the third national state of emergency in our history, we consider that the severity of this event warrants an immediateContinueContinue reading “TRANSPORTING NZ: ‘Business and wages support ‘ is urgent’”
INITIATIVE A BOOST FOR WOMEN IN STRUCTURAL STEEL
Nikki Hart (left to right), Michelle Gutierrez-Smith, Kelly Jeffries, Bridget Young More than 50 women gathered at the Hilton Auckland last night for the inaugural Women in Structural Steel event. Hosted by industry body Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ), the event brought women together from different backgrounds, different industry roles and different stages in theirContinueContinue reading “INITIATIVE A BOOST FOR WOMEN IN STRUCTURAL STEEL”
What Does 2023 Have in Store for our Sector?
Likely continued focus on climate change… MBIE’s Building for Climate Change initiatives look to be expanding. The Ministry initially signalled changes relating to embodied carbon and then, at the end of 2022, changes relating to operational carbon and reduced waste. This provided an initial focus on Module A carbon (product and construction emissions) and anContinueContinue reading “What Does 2023 Have in Store for our Sector?”
DREAM JOB: MANAPōURI MECHANICAL FITTER TICKS BOXES FOR GRADUATE
Holly Frewen is used to travelling, so making the trek from the depths of Fiordland’s Manapōuri hydro station to be in Timaru to graduate with her New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Trade) (Level 4) is no big deal. What is a big deal is being given the chance to celebrate this milestone. “All throughContinueContinue reading “DREAM JOB: MANAPōURI MECHANICAL FITTER TICKS BOXES FOR GRADUATE”
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS – LAKELAND STEEL AND BONFIGLIOLI BOLSTER LOCAL SECTOR
Lakeland Steel has been a leader in the design and manufacture of custom conveying systems for the New Zealand logging industry since 1976. While the company originated in the forestry sector, they now offer custom-built materials handling equipment and end-to-end engineering solutions for sawmills as well as bulk material handling and scrap metal companies. “WeContinueContinue reading “ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS – LAKELAND STEEL AND BONFIGLIOLI BOLSTER LOCAL SECTOR”
KEMPPI ADDS PULSE MODEL TO X5 FASTMIG WELDING RANGE
Leading international welding equipment manufacturer, Kemppi, has released its latest addition to its range of X5 FastMig welders – the new X5 FastMig Pulse. The X5 FastMig Pulse multi-process welding system has been specifically designed for steel, aluminium and stainless steel welding in industrial environments. The machine delivers a range of features that help significantlyContinueContinue reading “KEMPPI ADDS PULSE MODEL TO X5 FASTMIG WELDING RANGE”
SAVING LIVES IN CONSTRUCTION – NEW INITIATIVE TO LOWER WORKERS’ RISK OF STROKE
A new health initiative with the potential to save lives in the construction industry launched at Wainuiomata High School in February. Health15 is a new one-of-a-kind programme that brings free blood pressure tests and expert health and wellbeing advice directly to construction workers, to lower the risk of stroke among this vulnerable group. Construction workersContinueContinue reading “SAVING LIVES IN CONSTRUCTION – NEW INITIATIVE TO LOWER WORKERS’ RISK OF STROKE “
ENGINEERING YOUR FUTURE
Maintenance engineers are joining the new wave of certified maintenance planners forging a proactive maintenance management approach to plant reliability, says Craig Carlyle of Maintenance Transformations Ltd. “Engineers are learning how to move from a belts and braces approach to professional management, delivering powerful business weapons to the organisation in the process,” says Carlyle. BackedContinueContinue reading “ENGINEERING YOUR FUTURE”
LINEAR TECH BREAKTHROUGH: IGLIDUR E3 WITH 40% LESS FRICTION
Whether in an industrial environment or in a coffee machine, in order to maximise the service life of a linear guide and to keep the required drive energy low, it is important to reduce friction and wear as much as possible. Igus, a motion plastics specialist, has now achieved a breakthrough in tribological plastics: WithContinueContinue reading “LINEAR TECH BREAKTHROUGH: IGLIDUR E3 WITH 40% LESS FRICTION”
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