3 April 2008
ARCH Wood Protection has appointed Peter Carruthers general manger New Zealand with responsibilities also for operations in Lautoka, Fiji.
The announcement by managing director Steve Wisnewski is part of a major reorganisation of the company’s activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Carruthers will report to Graeme Rees who was recently appointed managing director of Arch Wood Protection, Asia Pacific. Carruthers has been with Arch Wood Protection and its predecessor companies for more than 20 years and was previously group market development manager, based in Sydney. He will relocate to Auckland where he will head the NZ wood protection team.
Graeme Rees has overall responsibility for the Arch Wood Protection business in the Asia-Pacific region, including operations in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Malaysia, China and Japan. Ron Moon was recently appointed international sales manager, based in Auckland.
Getting Injured Forest Workers ‘Back on Track’
A new industry-led injury management resource in New Zealand is set to improve on forestry’s gains in bringing down injury rates.
While new claims in forestry to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) have been coming down, the number of long-term injuries – or people who have been off work for more than 12 months – has remained high.
A total 471 workers were listed by ACC as off work for more than a year in 2006-2007, costing the industry $7.6 million.
“Long-term injuries are both a pain and a drain for forestry workers, contractors, and business owners,” ACC program manager Don Ramsay said. “We know that better injury management will make significant improvements.”
To support workers through injury and get them back to work, the forestry industry and ACC has developed the new ‘Back On Track’ kit, aimed specifically at supporting forestry workers from the minute they are injured, right through to being injury-free.
“When a worker is injured good communication is essential between the doctors, the employer, the employee and ACC,” ACC account manager Peter Musk said.
“The ‘Back on Track’ kit contains information and electronic copies of forms and letter templates employers need to have on hand at this time. This means that when a worker is injured, their information is communicated well so doctors and ACC have everything they need to make the proper assessments.”
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