COVID-19

COVID-19 controls at work

Information to help workplaces manage COVID-19 - including whether employer vaccination or regular surveillance testing requirements are necessary.

Our enforcement approach during COVID-19

Our inspectors, trainee inspectors, and authorised officers are authorised by the Director-General of Health to be COVID-19 enforcement officers under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (COVID-19 legislation) and its Orders.

Managing the impact of COVID-19 at your business

Business.govt.nz has some guidance about planning for COVID-19 and how it may affect your workers, suppliers, or customers. You want to do everything you can to protect your workplace, workers, and community.

Operating safely – what you need to think about

It’s important that you continue thinking about how to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission at work. These prompts are general and apply for all businesses and services.

Using disposable respirators to protect from COVID-19

Some businesses, services, and workers want to use disposable respirators – like P2 and N95 – to protect from COVID-19.

Information for workers

Here’s what workers need to know about how the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) applies during COVID-19.

Resources for maintaining mentally healthy work during COVID-19

There is a range of specific COVID-19 mental health guidance available for people, including for those working from home.

Working from home

Having workers work from home is one way that businesses and services can manage the risk of work-related COVID-19 transmission. Working from home may be appropriate for some workers, depending on the type of work they do.

Checking that people are safe and well to work

It is vital that workers who are unwell do not come into contact with other workers or other people at work.