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Health

& SAFETY

Health and Safety continues to be a core

strategic pillar for NZPM Group.

Our strategy is to continue improving our health and Over the last year we have continued to review our
safety performance through embedding healthy, safe processes and standard operating procedures to
and sustainable practices into our work culture, so that ensure they are robust, yet simple, to manage the
good behaviours are part of the way we work and risks of our daily work. Our procedures for managing
operate every day. hazardous substances were updated and a new
comprehensive in-house eLearning module was
Preventing injuries is a matter we take seriously, developed for our staff.
therefore addressing areas of risk within our business is
a high priority. On both a local and national basis, our NZPM has a target to occupy buildings with a minimum
teams proactively identify ways to reduce risks, address seismic rating of no less than 67%. Over the last year,
issues, identify improvements, and build engagement a considerable amount of assessment work was
towards a positive culture. undertaken on our buildings to identify work required
and prioritise buildings in high risk areas. We will
Our safety performance has continued to improve continue to work with our building owners to upgrade
year-on-year, with once again, record levels of near properties on a case-by-case basis, and where it is not
miss reporting, and a reduction in the frequency and practical or economic to upgrade a particular building,
severity of injuries. Our lost time injury days reduced we will consider relocation at the time of the next lease
from five to two days and total recordable injury agreement renewal.
frequency rate (injuries per million hours worked)
reduced from 15.1 to 7.7. There were no notifiable injuries NZPM has completed a comprehensive review with all
to WorkSafe during this year or the prior year. our properties to confirm if asbestos is present in any
building that we occupy. Where asbestos has been
Whilst our improved safety performance is identified, we have either had the product removed or
encouraging, we continue to target a zero harm have introduced a site specific management plan to
workplace. There is always opportunity for minimise our risk.
improvement and our emphasis on lead indicator
reporting highlights the areas for focus and further Wellness and mental health continues to be important
improvement. to us. In October 2019, Plumbing World ran a six week
Step.It.Up challenge where employees recorded their
Our directors and executives devote significant time daily steps with positive outcomes of improved health
to review operations and understand current and fitness, fun and team work. Earlier this year we
issues and we continue to invest in new equipment, introduced a mental health wallet card to help people
technology and training to support our operations identify and support those struggling with mental
and mitigate risk. health, and following positive feedback, we made

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