This approved code of practice is for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) involved in forestry and harvesting operations.

This Part covers managing the risks of mobile plant, mechanised harvesting including winch-assisted harvesting, manual felling including machine-assisted felling, cable logging including manual breaking out.

This Part looks at managing the risks around working on landings and loading and unloading log trucks. It includes information on landing design and layout, mobile plant on landings, mechanised processing on landings, loading and unloading log trucks, wood residual and biomass processing.

Silviculture covers a wide range of activities around the establishment, growth and management of forests. This Part provides guidance on managing the health and safety risks of weed control and spraying (before and after planting), planting, pruning, thinning, seed collection.

There are sections on constructing and maintaining access roads, constructing crossings, constructing log landing and loading areas, traffic management and signage, marking ropes rigged across roads, controlling authorised visitors.

This Part provides guidance on safe worker; general workplace requirements and facilities; first aid; emergency plans; personal protective equipment (PPE); training, information, instruction and supervision; communications; alcohol and drugs; mobile plant.

This Part provides an explanation of the duty holders in HSWA; overview on how PCBUs in a contracting chain could work together to manage health and safety; your duty to manage risk; some things to consider when managing health risks including using exposure and health monitoring; the common health risks to forestry workers and what you can do to eliminate or minimise these risks; expectations of principals, contractors, subcontractors, and other PCBUs.

This code of practice sets a process that may be used to identify, assess and control hazards associated with manual handling.

This Approved Code of Practice sets out WorkSafe New Zealand’s (WorkSafe) expectations about how to comply with asbestos health and safety law, including the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016.

The principal objective of the legislation and this code of practice is to reduce the incidence and severity of hearing loss resulting from excessive noise exposure in workplaces. The most effective and reliable way to prevent and control this significant hazard is to eliminate, or at least quieten the sources of noise to which employees are exposed.

Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for roll over protective structures on tractors in agricultural operations.

This code provides guidance on the design, manufacture, supply, safe operation, maintenance and inspection of cranes.

This code of practice has been published to assist in realising the aim of better provision for safety by providing recommendations and procedures for the safe use and maintenance of powder-actuated fastening tools. It is recommended for all employees who have to use a powder-actuated tool in the course of their work.

This Approved Code of Practice provides recommendations and procedures for safe practice while carrying out lifting and rigging work in industry.

This ACOP describes recognised and preferred work practices for work on trees near power lines and sets out the minimum standards of safety and safe work methods.

This ACOP provides practical advice to everyone engaged in work associated with arboriculture on how they can meet their obligations under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and its associated Regulations.

Details precautions to be taken with the range of solvents and chemical additives used in the manufacture of paints, printing inks and resins. Also included is information on general work methods and the health monitoring of employees.

Provides for the protection of all personnel involved in industrial processes which use isocyanates includes some material on spray painting and spray coating.

The purpose of the this code of practice is to establish reasonable safety and health protection requirements to eliminate or reduce the hazards of explosion and fire inherent in the processing and handling of sulphur, and mixtures containing sulphur, thereby protecting the safety of employees involved. The code is primarily concerned with the hazards arising from the processing of solid sulphur, but also considers the major risks associated with handling sulphur in liquid form.

This approved code of practice applies to all pressure equipment covered by the PECPR Regulations except boilers and hot water boilers.

This code of practice has been developed to provide practical guidance for the dairy industry on the design, operation and maintenance of spray drying plant and ancillary plant for the avoidance of fire and explosion, and minimising the effects of fire and explosion

Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for safety in photoengraving and lithographic processes. Gives occupational safety and health standards for the industry and describes acceptable means of achieving them.

This code of practice outlines a standard of training that should be provided by forklift owners, managers and trainers of forklift operators. Each work environment may require training to suit the needs of that environment.While this code has been based on the existing New Zealand Standard NZS/ASME/ANSI B56.1 Safety standard for low and high lift trucks, any other standard providing an equal or better standard and recognised and approved by Standards New Zealand, will be acceptable.

This approved code of practice sets out WorkSafe’s expectations for managing emergencies in mining and tunnelling operations.

This approved code of practice sets out WorkSafe’s expectations for managing emergencies in mining and tunnelling operations.

This approved code of practice provides information to assist a site senior executive to develop a fire or explosion principal hazard management plan.

A new regulatory framework for mining in New Zealand came into force in December 2013. This Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) provides information to assist a site senior executive in developing the Ventilation Principal Control Plan required by the new Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013. The relevant Regulations are reproduced in this document, accompanied by ACOP requirements and practical guidance to assist the mine/tunnel operator in meeting their obligations under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE Act) and its associated Regulations.

This approved code of practice sets out WorkSafe’s expectations for addressing risks relating to air quality in the extractives industry (mining and tunnelling operations, and alluvial mining and quarrying operations).

This approved code of practice sets out WorkSafe’s expectations for managing ground or strata instability in underground mining and tunnelling operations. It applies to all underground mining and tunnelling operations where ground or strata instability is a principal hazard.

The Code of Practice for the design and construction of vehicles for the bulk transportation of flammable liquids by road sets out WorkSafe’s expectations about identifying and controlling the health and safety risks arising from the design and construction of road tank wagons.

This supplement to the code has been prepared to cover underground petroleum storage systems (UPSS) installed prior to the introduction of the code in 1992. It reflects collective experience and expertise in risk management for these tankage systems, and must be read in conjunction with the code, which applies to existing as well as new installations

This code of practice has been prepared in response to concern over the integrity of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems (UPSS) and reflects collective experience and expertise in risk management.

The purpose of this code is to address the matters associated with the maintenance and safety of CNG refuelling stations. It should be read in conjunction with the NZS 5425 series of codes. It is intended that CNG operators could adopt this code as a means of compliance with the statutory requirements for the maintenance and safety of CNG refuelling stations.

Table 6 from the Approved Code of Practice: Management and Removal of Asbestos.

The purpose of this approved code of practice is to provide a means of operation of below ground stationary container systems for petroleum in order to minimise the possibility of substance releases.

The purpose of this approved code of practice is to provide a means for the design and installation of below ground stationary container systems for petroleum to minimise the possibility of a substance release from a below ground stationary container system.

The purpose of this approved Code is to provide a practical means of meeting the controls for secondary containment systems. The Code seeks to address the range of secondary containment options a person in charge is likely to face when developing a new site or making significant changes to an existing site.

This Code of Practice sets out requirements for the design, performance and testing of retail fireworks. It also provides information on the importation, storage, transport, sale and use of retail fireworks categories 1.3G (UN 0335), 1.4G (UN 0336) and 1.4S (UN 0337).

The purpose of the Code is to ensure the safe handling of pyrotechnics and the safe operation of outdoor pyrotechnic displays. It covers practical aspects of managing and firing pyrotechnic displays