Fire – it will never happen to me

Feb 8, 2018 | Fire Safety, LifeCare

How many times have we heard of a tragic fire, given the victims our sympathy and thought ‘that would never happen to me’? I wonder how many of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire had thought ‘that would never happen to me’? In New Zealand, in a typical year,...

Resilience and how we can get more of it

Feb 8, 2018 | LifeCare

We all know people who crumble when something, which may appear trivial to us, happens to them. It can be tough for them to respond to pressure and the demands of daily life, though we want them to ‘man up’, and to know that things will get better. In short,...

It can happen anywhere

Feb 8, 2018 | First Aid, Health & Safety, LifeCare

I’ve been in the health and safety business for many years now and have worked with people in some of the toughest environments. Forestry, construction and meatworks, to name just a few, can be pretty dangerous places if adequate safety controls and first aid...

Our visit to the World Congress Health and Safety conference, Singapore

Feb 8, 2018 | LifeCare

Just recently, Joyce, Richelle and I flew to Singapore with the main objective of looking at health technology. I’m not sure if it is disappointing or reassuring that there wasn’t anything there that we don’t know about in New Zealand. As with most Health and Safety...

What is the real cost of an injury?

Feb 8, 2018 | Injury Management

After many years of listening to our clients, Life Care and the Rehab Guys have joined forces to establish Life Care Injury Management. It takes the frustration out of doctors giving medical certificates for time off work without ever communicating with the manager as...