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Mike Lewis and Derek Stannard

Risk Evaluation of Dioxin Exposure to Workers at Dow AgroSciences, New Plymouth
February, 2005

This report attempts to evaluate the risks of dioxin exposure to workers at the Dow AgroSciences, New Plymouth from current site activities. It is primarily concerned with potential routes for exposure to current workers but does not seek to quantify the associated levels of risk. More

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Meenakshi Sankar, Robyn Bailey and Bob Williams

Doing Action Research
March, 2005

This paper discusses experiences in doing action research and shares some methodological insights with other practitioners.
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Meenakshi Sankar

Government-community engagement - Key learning and emerging principles
March, 2005

This paper documents researchers'' experiences in engaging with communities and shares these experiences with other practitioners and the wider stakeholder community.
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NZ Immigration Service

Migrants and their take-up of ESOL tuition
March, 2005

This research examines migrants'' take-up of English language tuition. The research provides data on the numbers and characteristics of migrants who pre-purchased tuition and on the take-up (and non take-up) of the tuition. Migrants'' absence rates from New Zealand during the tuition entitlement period are also explored. More

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Mike Lewis

Monitoring Report: Use of Methyl Bromide at the Port of Nelson
May, 2005

Prepared by: Mike Lewis Occupational Hygiene Specialist, Workplace Group

Purpose: To evaluate methyl bromide exposure to workers at the Port of Nelson, from the fumigation operation undertaken at Shed 3.
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Ministerial Advisory Panel

Report of the Ministerial Advisory Panel on Work Related Gradual Process Disease or Infection
June, 2005

In this report the advisory panel has identified key issues associated with current scopes of cover for those who suffer work related gradual process, disease, or infection and propose significant changes to assisting those unable to perform their daily living activities. More

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Roopali Johri

Work values and the quality of employment: a literature review
August, 2005

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on what people value in employment and on methods of measuring the quality of employment, with a view to measuring it in New Zealand. More

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Frances Butcher and Andrew Stewart-Loughnan

Reporting on Workplace Health and Safety and Employment Relations: a stock-take of current practice
September, 2005

The stock-take of New Zealand’s one hundred largest employers showing levels, quality and principles of health and safety and employment relations reporting through annual reports. More

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