Committee
Minutes - Wednesday 21 February 2007
Wednesday, 21 February 2007,
8.30 am to 2.30pm
Boardroom, Museum Hotel, 90 Cable Street, Wellington
ATTENDEES
Present: Professor Neil Pearce (Chair), Dr Evan Dryson, Professor
Philippa Gander and Professor John Langley
In Attendance: Mark Wagstaffe
(NOHSAC Secretariat)
Apologies: Anne-Marie Feyer
Minutes by: Mark Wagstaffe
1. Previous
Minutes and Action Points
NOHSAC Minutes of 14 November
2006 were reviewed and the Committee agreed that they were a true and
accurate record of the meeting.
Proposed: Evan Dryson
Seconded: Philippa Gander
All action points were reviewed.
2. Meeting with Ministerial
Advisory Panel on Work Related Gradual Process Disease or Infection
Neil Pearce met with the Ministerial
Advisory Panel on Work Related Gradual Process Disease or Infection
for a discussion on possible areas of collaboration. At this stage the
two committees will continue to work co-operatively unless specific
requests are received from the Minister of Labour to work on specific
joint projects.
3. NOHsac Operations
The next meeting date for
2007 was discussed. The proposed date of 18 April 2007 is not acceptable
due to other commitments
Action
1: NOHSAC Secretariat to send an email out to the Committee asking for
their preferred dates for the next meeting.
Responsible:
NOHSAC Secretariat
Target
Date: March 07
4. NOHSAC’s Work Programme
National Profile Occupational
Safety and Health: Report to the Minister of Labour
Mark Wagstaffe presented the draft National Profile Occupational Safety
Health: Report to the Minister of Labour. Updated information in response
to NOHSAC’s letter was provided by the Council of Trade Unions and a
meeting held with the ACC provided additional information.
Additional suggestions and comments were made by the committee and these
will be added prior to circulating the Draft Report to Social Partners
and Government agencies for further comment.
Action
2: NOHSAC Secretariat to incorporate comments and circulate to committee
members.
Responsible:
Mark Wagstaffe
Target
Date: 5 March 2007
Action
3: NOHSAC Secretariat to send draft copies of the National Profile Occupational
Safety Health: Report to the Minister of Labour to Social Partners and
Government Agencies for comment.
Responsible:
Mark Wagstaffe
Target
Date: End of March
Action
4: Neil and Mark to prepare the ‘preferred options’ and forward to the
Committee for additions prior to the next meeting.
Responsible:
Mark Wagstaffe and Neil Pearce
Target
Date: April 2007
Request for Proposal on Musculoskeletal
disorders.
The RFP has been revised but
issuing the contract will depend on the progress of other researchers
with an interest in Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Action
5: Mark Wagstaffe will meet with Researchers into Musculoskeletal disorders
and inform the committee on progress in this area.
Responsible:
Mark Wagstaffe
Target
Date: March 2007
The
Evolving Work Environment in New Zealand, Implications for Occupational
Health and Safety
The RFP was placed on the NOHSAC website and responses close
on Friday 23 February 2007.
Action
6: Mark Wagstaffe will forward responses to the RFP to the committee
for consideration. If no responses are received Mark Wagstaffe will
make direct contact with Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and
Social Research and the Workplace Research Centre, Sydney University
for expressions of interest.
Responsible:
Mark Wagstaffe
Target
Date: March 2007
5. Other Matters
Chief Coroner
The committee agreed to invite
the Chief Coroner to a future meeting to discuss the recommendations
contained within the Surveillance of Occupational Disease and Injury
in New Zealand: Report to the Minister of Labour.
Responsible:
Mark Wagstaffe and John Langley
Target
Date: April 2007
Department of Labour – Memorandum
of Understanding
Alison Dalziel from the Department
of Labour had previously met with the Committee and agreed that the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) needed to reviewed and a detailed
list of ‘operational rules’ be included. The MOU has not yet been revised
but is understood that the Department is still committed to revising
the MOU by April 2007.
Action
7: Mark Wagstaffe and Alison Dalziel will review the MOU and forward
to the Committee for feedback. The final agreed MOU will be completed
by Neil Pearce and James Buwalda, the Secretary of DoL.
Responsible:
Mark Wagstaffe and the Committee
Target
Date: April 2007
Meeting Closed
The meeting was closed at 2.30pm, 21 February 2007.
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