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General risk and workplace management - part 1 (PDF 661 KB)

TYPE:   Interpretative guide
TOPIC:   Emergency procedures, Exposure monitoring, First aid, Health and safety at work, Health monitoring, Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Part 1 of guidance on the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016. This guide covers requirements for workplaces and facilities, information, training, instruction and supervision, personal protective equipment, monitoring, first aid, emergency plans and young people.

ISBN:  
978-0-908336-59-3 (print) 978-0-908336-60-9 (online)
 
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General risk and workplace management - part 1

Risk of serious injury when assembling structural steel at ground level – safety alert (PDF 150 KB)

TYPE:   Alert
TOPIC:   Health and safety at work, Plant, Plant and equipment

Structural steel beams assembled on the ground can become unstable and fall without warning. Before starting work, PCBUs/businesses should carry out a site-specific risk assessment to identify instability risks and put controls in place.

 
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Risk of serious injury when assembling structural steel at ground level – safety alert

Annual report: 2024/25 (PDF 1.2 MB)

TYPE:   Annual report
TOPIC:   Corporate

The 2024/25 year has been one of significant transformation and purposeful progress for WorkSafe New Zealand. In a time of organisational change and evolving expectations, WorkSafe remained firmly focused on its core mission: to ensure that people across New Zealand are healthy and safe at work.

ISSN:  
2382–2201 (print) 2382–221X (online)
 
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Annual report: 2024/25

Statement of intent 2025–29 (PDF 1.7 MB)

TYPE:   Statement of intent
TOPIC:   Corporate

WorkSafe’s Statement of intent (2025/26 to 2028/29) reflects a reset of our strategic priorities in order to improve the impact of what we do, with a much stronger focus on our educate and engage roles together with a more holistic and nuanced approach to our enforce role.

ISSN:  
2382-0624 (print) 2382-0632 (online)
 
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Statement of intent 2025–29

Statement of intent: 2013–17 (PDF 355 KB)

TYPE:   Report, Statement of intent
TOPIC:   Corporate

WorkSafe New Zealand came into existence on 16 December 2013 as a new Crown Agent. This statement of intent is an initial statement of WorkSafe's strategic direction and operations. We will refresh components of this document, including our performance story, ahead of the 2014/15 financial year. As this document has been published in the middle of the 2013/14 financial year, this Statement of Intent will be the primary accountability document against which we will report in our annual report.

ISBN:  
9780478425031 (Print) 9780478425062 (Online)
Statement of intent: 2013–17

Statement of performance expectations: 2026/27 (PDF 4 MB)

TYPE:   Statement of performance expectation
TOPIC:   Corporate

In 2026/27, WorkSafe will continue to shift how we work. We will provide clearer and more accessible guidance, progress practical approved codes of practice, strengthen the capability and consistency of our inspectorate, and improve the way we oversee high-risk activities and third-party operators.

ISSN:  
2382-0608 (print) 2382-0616 (online)
 
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Statement of performance expectations: 2026/27

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