Attitudes and Behaviours survey 2017

Results from our latest survey of worker and employer health and safety attitudes and behaviours.

Attitudes shape behaviour, and this is no less true of the workplace.

That’s why we commission a detailed survey each year of how employers and workers think about health and safety, and what that means in practice. The more we know, the more effective we can be in ensuring everyone returns home from work healthy and safe.

This year’s survey is the 4th by research company Nielsen and establishes a solid base of research that can help us design more effective health and safety initiatives. More than 3,000 workers and nearly 2,000 employers completed the survey. Respondents came from 6 sectors: agriculture, construction, forestry, manufacturing, commercial fishing and “other”.

The first 4 sectors, all high-risk areas for WorkSafe, are examined in a cross-sector report. Individual reports are also available on:

agriculture
construction
forestry
manufacturing
worker engagement and participation.

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Cross-sector summary (PDF 46 KB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Cross-sector report (PDF 2.6 MB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Agriculture summary (PDF 40 KB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Agriculture report (PDF 2 MB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Construction summary (PDF 38 KB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Construction report (PDF 1.8 MB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Forestry summary (PDF 36 KB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Forestry report (PDF 1.9 MB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Manufacturing summary (PDF 44 KB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Manufacturing report (PDF 2.7 MB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Worker engagement and participation summary (PDF 44 KB)

2017 Attitudes and Behaviours Survey - Worker engagement and participation report (PDF 1.3 MB)

“Other” results are for comparison purposes only, and cover a variety of non-high-risk workplaces. Maritime New Zealand has prepared a report on commercial fishing(external link).