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Posted on Thursday 16 April, 2020
Construction Health & Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ) has been tasked by the Construction Sector Accord with developing safe work processes for all who work in and around the construction sector, while New Zealand is operating under COVID-19 alert levels.
Businesses must,...
Posted on Thursday 16 April, 2020
The NZIOB’s COVID-19 themed webinars on Contracts and Wellbeing have proven very popular, with in excess of 600 people registering for the two events held so far. The second webinars for both series are scheduled for next week.
Wellbeing Webinar: Identifying signs...
Posted on Thursday 09 April, 2020
This week may be short, though the list of work the government and construction industry have been collaborating on is long.
While New Zealand is observing COVID-19 alert levels, the NZIOB will be sharing with members the joint New Zealand Construction Industry Council (NZCIC)...
Posted on Thursday 09 April, 2020
The Construction Sector Accord’s Steering Group has been tasked with developing a strong connection between industry and government throughout the full lifecycle of COVID-19. Initially set-up in April 2019 to transform the construction industry, the Accord’s Steering Group (made up of...
Posted on Thursday 09 April, 2020
An early demonstration that government is committed to the Industry Response Plan announced on Monday (see previous story) was Wednesday’s publication by MBIE’s Chief Executive of guidelines to government agencies engaged in construction projects, whether they be vertical or horizontal in nature....
Posted on Thursday 09 April, 2020
Following the government’s announcement of COVID-19 alert levels, the NZIOB saw a need for our membership, and the wider construction industry, to be provided with accurate information and guidance on critical issues that construction practitioners and companies are facing right...
Posted on Friday 03 April, 2020
COVID-19: Building and construction sector guidance on MBIE’s Building Performance website
The NZIOB has fielded several queries from members in relation to what building work constitutes essential services. Construction practitioners should use the following questions to reach a pragmatic decision on...
Posted on Friday 03 April, 2020
The construction industry is fortunate to have an accord in place, being the Construction Sector Accord. Through that entity, the industry is getting clear signals from the Government, that it understands fully the importance of construction to New Zealand, and...
Posted on Friday 03 April, 2020
A traditional strength of the NZIOB has been its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme, which until now has been primarily delivered via face-to-face mediums: seminars, site visits, workshops, and conferences. With COVID-19, we are developing a suite of webinars and...
