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Find out more about the key concepts of HSWA – New Zealand's workplace health and safety law.
Under HSWA, a business or undertaking (PCBU) must look after the health and safety of its workers and any other workers it influences or directs.
A PCBU must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers, and that other persons are not put at risk by its work.
Businesses working together for the health and safety of everyone in the workplace is a fundamental part of HSWA's design.
Businesses who are in the supply chain have a duty to ensure that the work they do or the things they provide to other workplaces don't create health and safety risks.
Find out more about how HSWA applies to volunteers and officers who are volunteers.
An HSR is a worker who has been elected by the members of their work group to represent them in health and safety matters.
There are a range of offences and penalties under HSWA and regulations. Imprisonment is reserved for the most serious offences.
