Oct 2, 2025
Emergency Preparedness: A Timely Reminder with Daylight Saving
As the clocks change for daylight saving, it’s the perfect time to refresh more than just your alarm clock. Seasonal shifts are a great reminder to review your workplace and home emergency preparedness. Emergencies often happen without warning, but being ready can make all the difference.
Here are a few quick checks you can build into your daylight saving routine:
- Update Emergency Contacts: Ensure your team’s contact details are current and accessible.
- Check First Aid Kits: Replace expired items and make sure kits are fully stocked.
- Review Evacuation Plans: Confirm exit routes are clear and everyone knows where to go.
- Test Alarms & Equipment: Smoke detectors, emergency lighting, and fire extinguishers should all be checked.
- Refresh Training: Use this as a prompt to schedule your next emergency drill or refresher course.
Just like changing the batteries in your smoke alarm when the clocks shift, linking safety habits to daylight saving helps keep preparedness front of mind. Small steps now ensure that if the unexpected happens, you and your team can respond quickly and confidently.
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Oct 2, 2025
Trainer Spotlight: Wayne McCormick Sets a New Benchmark in Confined Space Training
Recent feedback from a participant on our Confined Space & Atmospheric Testing course highlighted the outstanding quality and delivery of the training. Wayne McCormick’s extensive industry background and ability to turn complex safety concepts into clear, practical learning made the session both engaging and highly effective.
The participant, with more than 30 years’ industry experience and exposure to many similar courses, described this as the best-run course they had ever attended. They praised the structure, relevance, and professionalism of the training, noting it set a new benchmark for safety education.
This feedback reinforces ITW’s commitment to providing training that equips teams with the confidence and skills needed to manage high-risk environments safely.
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Sep 24, 2025
New Course Launch: Slinging Regular Loads (Unit Standard 30072)
We’re excited to announce the launch of our Slinging Regular Loads (US 30072) training course – now available through Industry Training Works!
This practical, hands-on course is designed for workers involved in lifting operations where loads are lifted, moved, or placed using lifting equipment. Completing this unit standard ensures your team has the skills and knowledge to safely and efficiently sling regular loads, while meeting workplace safety and compliance requirements.
What the course covers:
- Understanding workplace and industry requirements for slinging operations
- Selecting and checking lifting equipment
- Safely attaching, and securing regular loads
- Hazard awareness and risk management
Who should attend:
This course is ideal for anyone working with cranes, hoists, or other lifting equipment as part of their daily role. It’s especially relevant to industries such as construction, manufacturing, transport, warehousing, and forestry.
Why choose Industry Training Works?
- NZQA-accredited training provider
- Trainers with extensive industry experience
- Competitive pricing and flexible delivery options
- Practical, real-world training that builds confidence on the job
Get started today
Enrolments are now open! Contact us at itw@itw.org.nz or visit www.itw.org.nz to secure your place and upskill your team in line with the latest workplace standards.
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Sep 24, 2025
Protecting Forestry Crews: Practical Health and Safety Support for the Bush
Forestry work is demanding, high-risk, and often takes place far from immediate help. At Industry Training Works, we understand the challenges your crews face — from unpredictable weather to rugged terrain — and we’re here to help keep them safe, healthy, and confident on the job.
Specialised First Aid for Forestry
Our First Aid Instructor brings real forestry experience to every course, delivering hands-on training designed for the realities of the bush.
Each session covers Unit Standards 6400, 6401, and 6402, and focuses on practical, scenario-based learning around the hazards your team is most likely to face, including:
- Chainsaw cuts and crush injuries
- Severe bleeding, hypothermia, and heat stress
- Managing long delays while waiting for help in remote areas
Training is immersive and realistic — your crew will learn how to improvise with limited gear, move casualties through rough ground, and communicate effectively under pressure.
Jump in on our First publicly scheduled course here!
Occupational Health Checks for Forestry Teams
To keep your workforce healthy for the long term, we offer Occupational Health Checks tailored to forestry environments. Delivered by qualified occupational health professionals, these checks monitor the unique risks your team faces, such as:
- Hearing tests to detect noise-related damage
- Skin checks for chemical or UV exposure
- Grip strength and range-of-motion testing to track vibration-related strain
Regular health monitoring not only meets compliance requirements — it helps identify early warning signs, confirm that your safety measures are effective, and ensure your crews are fit for work.
We’re Here to Support Your Team
Whether it’s practical first aid training on-site or ongoing health checks to protect your workforce, Industry Training Works is your partner in forestry safety.
Let’s work together to keep your crews strong, skilled, and safe in the bush.
📞 Contact us to book training or schedule health checks for your team.
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Sep 3, 2025
✨ Update on High-Risk Short Courses
From 1st September 2025, some of our high-risk short courses have changed. These updates come from Waihanga Ara Rau and are being applied across all training providers in New Zealand.
The good news? The changes are designed to cut down on bookwork and give you more hands-on, practical learning that’s relevant to the work you do every day.
🧗 Working at Height
- Use a Safety Harness System – Stays as a 1-day course, now focusing just on US 23229.
- Advanced Heights – Stays as a 2-day course, covering US 23229 + US 15757.
- Employ Height Safety Equipment (US 25045) – Now only available as a one-day standalone course at your workplace.
- Explain Safe Work Practices at Height (US 17600) – A standalone course that can be completed via eLearning.
🚧 Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP)
- Courses are now limited to US 23966 + two machines practical (1 day).
- Courses can still run at your site or ours.
- MEWP Refresher training is not changing.
👷 What This Means for You
We know it may take a little time to adjust to these new formats but rest assured — everyone in NZ is moving to the same structure, so requirements will be consistent no matter where you train.
Our team is here to help make the transition easy and keep your training on track.
👉 Got questions? Just reach out — we’re happy to talk through the best options for you and your team.
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Aug 25, 2025
World Diabetes Day – 14 November: November Special on Health Checks
World Diabetes Day, observed globally on 14 November, raises awareness about diabetes and the importance of early detection and prevention. This year highlights the ongoing challenges people with diabetes face—and the crucial role workplaces can play in supporting health.
At Industry Training Works, we know regular health checks are vital for identifying risks early and promoting safer, healthier workplaces. Diabetes is no exception.
November Special: Complimentary Glucose Test
To mark World Diabetes Day, all Occupational Health Checks booked during November will include a free glucose test. It’s a simple way to encourage your team to be proactive about their health while supporting global awareness.
Why It Matters
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Early detection can prevent serious complications.
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Workplace health checks promote healthier habits and reduce risk.
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Awareness campaigns remind us that workplace safety includes long-term wellbeing—not just immediate hazards.
Book Now
Take advantage of our November offer and make a positive step toward a healthier workplace.
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