Agriculture psychosocial risks

Agriculture workers were slightly more likely to rate their health as good or above compared to all workers.

Agriculture psychosocial risks

Agriculture workers were slightly more likely to rate their health as good or above compared to all workers.

Psychosocial risks infographics

Infographics on psychosocial risks for the construction, agriculture, manufacturing, and forestry sectors, as well as for all New Zealand workers.

Psychosocial risks for all New Zealand workers

80% of workers rate their health as being ‘good’ or above.

Construction psychosocial risks

Construction workers rated their health similar to all workers.

Forestry psychosocial risks

Forestry workers were more likely to rate their health as good or above compared to all workers.

Manufacturing psychosocial risks

Manufacturing workers were slightly more likely to rate their health as good or above compared to all workers.

Guidelines on managing psychosocial risks at work

Mentally healthy work - good practice guidelines for managing psychosocial risks at work

Mentally healthy work in retail: Case studies

WorkSafe joined with Kmart New Zealand and Z Energy to look at how businesses minimise psychosocial risks in their workplaces.

Psychosocial factors

All businesses have psychosocial factors that impact workers. Learn more about key psychosocial hazards and risks.

Mental health when working from home: for PCBUs

This guidance for PCBUs provides advice on how to manage the psychosocial (mental health) risks for workers who are working from home. There is also an infographic available that summarises some of the information in this guidance.

Psychosocial hazards in work environments and effective approaches for managing them

This report defines psychosocial health in the workplace context, identifies psychosocial health risks in the workplace and is intended to inform our approach to reducing psychosocial harm to New Zealand’s workers.

Construction

The construction sector includes the civil, commercial and residential sub-sectors, and specialist trades such as carpentry, plumbing, roofing, and electrical. On this page are resources to help those in the construction sector manage their work health and safety risks.

Agriculture

The agriculture sector covers farming, including livestock farming, horticulture, and related services such as shearing, spraying, fertiliser spreading, and harvesting. On this page are resources to help those in the agriculture sector manage their work health and safety risks.

Forestry

The forestry sector primarily covers forest harvesting in commercial forestry operations. On this page are resources to help those in the forestry sector manage their work health and safety risks.

Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector includes 17 sub-sectors and more than 150 different categories of production or processing including food, beverage, clothing, furniture, building products, vehicles, machinery, equipment, chemicals, plastics, rubber, petroleum, and mineral products. On this page are resources to help those in the manufacturing sector manage their work health and safety risks.

Psychosocial surveys of first responders

WorkSafe’s 2024 surveys of police officers and ambulance workers reveal significant and overlapping challenges in the wellbeing and mental health of first responders.

A psychosocial survey of healthcare workers

These findings help to improve our understanding of the psychosocial working environment for healthcare workers in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Psychosocial survey of the retail sector

The psychosocial survey of the retail sector provides a comprehensive analysis of psychosocial health and wellbeing specifically in retail.

Health conditions notified to WorkSafe

Reducing work-related ill health is a priority for WorkSafe. We have specialists in a range of work health and safety fields who support businesses to manage work-related health risks.

New Zealand Psychosocial Survey

The New Zealand Psychosocial Survey aims to improve understanding of the psychosocial working environment in New Zealand.

Working with animals

This section covers key points and other useful information about working with animals, identifying common hazards, and appropriate controls.

More information and resources for 'Safe practice for forestry and harvesting operations'

The resources and links referred to in Approved code of practice: Safe practice for forestry and harvesting operations are listed on this page.

Research

WorkSafe’s Research and Evaluation team was established early in 2014 and a programme of work is underway

Work health and safety: An overview of harm and risk in Aotearoa New Zealand 2024

This report provides an overview of work-related fatalities, injuries, and factors associated with ill health in Aotearoa New Zealand.

4.0 Managing work-related health