Dr Bill Glass
Senior New Zealander of the Year
2019
Ryman Healthcare
Senior New Zealander of the Year
Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau
Bill Glass is the godfather of occupational health in New Zealand, spending over 60 years drawing attention to unseen fatal effects of exposure to substances in the workplace.
One of the major success of his career was the creation of the Asbestos Exposure Register. Bill′s efforts have resulted in better health for countless workers by not only proving the danger posed by substances like asbestos, lead and silica, but also by organising methods to reduce exposure.
