Workers frequently abused, study finds
A study of NZ construction businesses has revealed that workers are frequently abused and threatened, and that health and safety leaders are facing huge challenges
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The study collected more than 30,000 data points from construction businesses around the country and was led by Dr Steve Cantwell of safety software company SaferMe.
The work was co-funded by ACC via its Workplace Injury Prevention innovation programme and supported by CHASNZ (Construction Health & Safety NZ) and Civil Contractors NZ.
Among the set of six key findings published were:
- Verbal abuse and physical threats are common
- One in four workers avoid reporting injuries
- Health & Safety leaders suffer low levels of support, more workplace bullying, and poor role clarity
"Psychosocial hazards increase the likelihood of accidents and injuries, as well as making workers more likely to be absent or to leave a business.
It’s certainly contributing to our abysmal statistics as a nation, and more needs to be done to understand and address psychosocial hazards," says SaferMe founder and CEO Clint van Marrewijk.
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SaferMe is now focused on helping further industries and individual businesses to measure and address psychosocial hazards in their workplace with its Safety Snap tool, developed with co-funding from ACC.
Safety Snap is an evidence-based tool that helps a business understand the psychosocial challenges affecting staff on their worksites in less than one minute per week.
More information on Safety Snap is available at safer.me/features/safety-snap/
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