A Risk Framework for Earthquake Prone Building Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2012 The New Zealand Department of Building and Housing (DBH – now the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, or MBIE) is carrying out a review of…
Roles, responsibilities, and funding of public entities after the Canterbury earthquakes Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 The Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 killed 185 people, damaged more than 100,000 homes, destroyed much of Christchurch's central business district, and badly damaged infrastructure.…
Attitudes towards the Surgical Safety Checklist and its use in New Zealand operating theatres Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 The Safe Surgery Saves Lives initiative was established by the World Alliance for Patient Safety as part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) efforts to reduce…
Evaluation of the Bowel Screening Pilot Last Publication Date: 04 Sep 2012 The Ministry of Health has contracted Litmus and Sapere Research Group to undertake an evaluation of the four-year Bowel Screening Pilot, which began in the Waitemata…
Report: Towards a value proposition scoping the cost of falls (August 2012) Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 This short scoping report seeks to express the value of preventing falls that lead to harm. The purpose is to inform where the Health Quality & Safety…
A Changing Landscape: Recruitment Challenges Following the Canterbury Earthquakes Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2012 This is the second report from the Canterbury Employers Survey that was run by the Department of Labour in October 2011.It focuses on employers’ perceptions of…
Puataunofo Come Home Safely, Impact Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 This report documents the range and impact of Puataunofo Come Home Safely initiatives as identified by key informants selected by Puataunofo Come Home Safely representatives. The positive…
Cost benefit analysis of the surgical safety checklist Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 Sapere Research Group undertook a cost benefit analysis of the WHO surgical safety checklist for the Health Quality & Safety Commission. The report concludes there is…
In Harms Way: A case study of Pacific workers in Manukau Manufacturing Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 There is an extensive research literature on health and safety in relation to migrants and ethnic minority communities, but there is very little published research specifically…
Falling Short in Workplace Safety: An analysis of falls in the construction sector Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Falls from height and falls on the same level have been identified in New Zealand and overseas as a significant cause of harm in the construction…
