Facilities management companies employ a mix of in-house staff and external contractors. We asked two major players about their approach to managing contractor health & safety.

BP’s Dr RICHARD HERON was responsible for the safety of tens of thousands of clean-up workers after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This is his account of the strategies used to protect and monitor their health.

Online control banding systems are designed to help SMEs manage the risk of hazardous substance exposures. DEREK MILLER explains how they work.

Forthcoming regulations will significantly reform what is required to manage asbestos in buildings. MIKE COSMAN suggests a way forward for employers and building owners.

ADELLE LIEBENBERG asks: in comparing our exposure monitoring results to WES, are we correctly adjusting for non-8-hour shifts?

Boards and senior executives – “officers” in the new legislation – need effective data to inform their management of risk, says SHARRON O’NEILL.

BRENT SUTTON says the new health and safety legislation is an opportunity to reconsider how we report risk and outcomes to management.

SIMON ARCUS from the Institute of Directors explains why company directors are paying attention to health and safety like never before.

Commercial vehicles are workplaces too. GWYNNE PENNELL outlines how the NZ Police carries out its health and safety role.

A kerbside food waste collection project reaped the benefit of advanced planning and industry sector engagement. GREG DEARSLY reports.

GEORGE ADAMS explains why health risk assessment needs to become part of “business as usual” for employers.

Don’t listen to those who spread messages of doom about forthcoming legislative changes, say SHERI SUCKLING and TONY RIGG.

JOE GALLAGHER contrasts two different bus rides: one as a student, and the ride he is on now.