What is work-related health?

Work-related health is about the impact work can have on people’s health. In the past, we've called it occupational health

Management and removal of asbestos

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.

Titles of advice to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

We are proactively releasing the titles of briefing, reports, and aides-memoire sent to the office of the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety.

Independent review – Notification of refusal to issue a compliance certificate

WorkSafe commissioned a review into the notification of refusal to issue a compliance certificate process.

Controlled substance licences

You will require a controlled substance licence (CSL) to possess certain explosives, vertebrate toxic agents or fumigants.

New draft code of practice for residential construction

We are developing draft content for an approved of practice for residential construction.

Two new draft codes of practice in agriculture

We are developing draft content for two approved codes of practice (ACOPs) in agriculture.

Consultation: ACOP Identifying H&S roles and responsibilities on a residential construction site

Consultation: ACOP for safe farm vehicle operation

Consultation: ACOP for roles and responsibilities in agriculture

We have updated our asbestos guidance

With input from industry, WorkSafe has redeveloped and updated our asbestos-related guidance.

Our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) approach

Our vision is everyone who goes to work comes home healthy and safe. Achieving this requires a workplace culture where we value diverse perspectives and work to create an environment where everyone feels they belong.

Publications

Read our high hazards industry publications, including our latest year in review.

Relationship agreements

WorkSafe New Zealand has formalised its relationships with a number of relevant government agencies through written agreements, such as memoranda of understanding (MOUs).

Quarterly reports

Our quarterly reports to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety detail progress against our performance framework and key priorities

1080 annual reporting

You must provide an annual report to us if, at any time in a year, sodium fluoroacetate (1080) is present in your workplace, including if your workplace is a laboratory. The report must be provided by 31 March for the preceding calendar year.

Methyl bromide fumigations annual monitoring report

You must provide an annual monitoring report to WorkSafe if methyl bromide was used in quantities great than 500 kg at your work site. The report must be provided by 30 June for the preceding calendar year.

Certification requirements for gas appliances

Gas appliances and specified fittings must be certified by a recognised certification body or certification regime before they can be offered for sale in New Zealand

Low and extra low voltage electrical installations

Electrical installations at low and extra low voltages need to be designed and installed in a way that ensures they will be safe to use. There are processes surrounding design, construction, certification, inspection, connection and periodic verification to make sure safety is maintained throughout the life of the installation.

Our prosecution process

This page explains the process – from starting a prosecution to publishing court outcomes.

Gas regulations

The Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010 prescribe the general rules and requirements about safety

Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010

These Regulations do the following:
Gather together and state the generic rules and requirements about electrical safety, and what is deemed to be electrically safe and electrically unsafe
Deal with the design, construction and use of works…

How we investigate

This policy sets out our approach to investigating work health and safety and energy safety issues.

Development of the New Zealand risk assessment of pushing and pulling (NZRAPP)

This report outlines the development process of the New Zealand risk assessment of pushing and pulling (NZRAPP). It provides a record of the logic behind why specific changes to the HSE tools were made.

Where we focus our effort: priority plans

Our priority plans bring our strategy to life by describing how we will deliver our role as Aotearoa New Zealand’s primary work health and safety regulator.

Who we are

Find out more about who we are and what we do and meet our Board and our leadership team.

Electricity and gas gazette notices

Electricity and gas gazette notices that have been formally issued establishing prohibitions, declared articles and other regulatory instruments under the provisions of Acts and Regulations

Regulations at a glance

The Health and Safety at Work Act Regulations are intended to support businesses to understand what they need to do to comply with the general duties of the Act.