1. Selection

In each edition of Safeguard we select three questions arising from material published in that edition.
Here are the current questions, which relate to the March/April 2026 edition. Feel free to respond to any or all of them.

An edited selection of responses will appear in the following edition.

We ask for your contact details but they are not printed, so you can speak freely!

One respondent will be randomly drawn to receive a prize, namely a copy of the book From Safety to Safely, by Erik Hollnagel.

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* 1. The State of the Nation survey found only 37% of respondents felt NZ’s H&S performance is improving, a collapse from 66% only four years ago. What intervention – structural or legislative – do you think would help lift this figure?

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* 2. The FutureSafe project found we view WorkSafe as de facto leader of the H&S ecosystem, yet this is not possible given its narrow regulatory function and modest resources. Why does ecosystem leadership matter and what might it look like?

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* 3. Plenty of survey and reader feedback describes the challenge of being in a H&S role while battling lip service managers who always prioritise production. Think back to your least favourite H&S role. What was the key reason you left?

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* 4. What is your name?

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* 5. In which town or city do you live?

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* 6. What is your work phone number?

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