We know we have a problem in this country. Too many New Zealanders die or are seriously hurt while working. In comparison with other similar countries, our workplace health and safety record is woeful. Every year: 52 people die on the job, hundreds more are seriously injured, and 600-900 die from work-related diseases. Something has to change. We all need to work smarter and work together to do something about it. On 4 April 2016, the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) comes into force bringing new responsibilities for everyone in the workplace. The new law is part of a reform package aimed at reducing the number of serious work-related injuries and deaths in New Zealand by at least...

HSWA Regulations The majority of the first phase of regulations to support the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) have been now been finalised and will come into force on 4 April 2016, along with the Act.  The regulations supported with information and guidance from WorkSafe New Zealand are intended to support businesses (particularly small businesses) to understand what they need to do to comply with the general duties of the Act. Regulations at a glance Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016  Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) have duties to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the workplace is without risks to the health and safety of...