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Team kōrero/talk – presentation (PDF 389 KB)
TYPE: PresentationTOPIC: Health and safety at work, Work-related health
It's important to manage risks at work. A regular kōrero/talk can help support teams to identify, raise, and manage risks and hazards.
Step up – presentation (PDF 403 KB)
TYPE: PresentationTOPIC: Health and safety at work, Work-related health
It can be helpful to understand different views on health and safety at your workplace. This framework helps map out what people think, feel, say and do when it comes to health and safety.
Speak up – presentation (PDF 385 KB)
TYPE: PresentationTOPIC: Health and safety at work, Work-related health
This activity focuses what can be done to support people to speak up at work.
Recognising good work – presentation (PDF 370 KB)
TYPE: PresentationTOPIC: Health and safety at work, Work-related health
Having regular, productive kōrero/talk at work is a big part of building a strong health and safety culture. Talking about what is working well helps people recognise what makes a difference and encourages them to keep improving.
Growing connection – presentation (PDF 373 KB)
TYPE: PresentationTOPIC: Health and safety at work, Work-related health
It's important to grow connection so that everyone knows about the harms, risks, hazards and controls at work; everyone feels included and is involved in health and
safety decisions; working relationships improve; and people can consistently look out for others.
Facilitator notes – Speak up, step up: How to build a strong health and safety culture (PDF 615 KB)
TYPE: PresentationTOPIC: Health and safety at work, Work-related health
This document should be used to support the delivery of the ‘Speak up, Step up’ workshop. It will help you run the workshop with workers, pointing out what you can do to encourage discussion and run the activities successfully, and give you a better understanding of how the workshop can help you build a strong health and safety culture.
Sentencing notes: WorkSafe New Zealand v Turley Farms Limited (PDF 149 KB)
TYPE: Sentencing notesTOPIC: Traffic management, Vehicles
Minute: WorkSafe New Zealand v Turley Farms Limited (DOC 32 KB)
TYPE: Sentencing notesTOPIC: Traffic management, Vehicles
Guidance removed from WorkSafe website – May 2025 (PDF 133 KB)
TYPE: ReportTOPIC: Corporate
Consultation: Good practice guidelines for conducting asbestos assessments (PDF 3.4 MB)
TYPE: ConsultationTOPIC: Asbestos
Feedback form: Good practice guidelines for conducting asbestos assessments (DOCX 68 KB)
TYPE: Consultation, FormTOPIC: Asbestos
Extractives quarterly report – Q3 January to March 2025 (PDF 2.3 MB)
TYPE: Quarterly reportTOPIC: Excavations, Health and safety at work
This report provides extractives-specific information to mining, tunnelling, and quarrying operations in New Zealand. The main source of the information is industry itself, through notifiable incident reporting and quarterly reporting. The report also contains information on the activities of the regulator, as well as commentary on industry performance and focus areas for regulation. Operators should use the report to assist them in improving safety management systems and undertaking risk assessments at their sites.
Halcyon Power Limited exemption from the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 (PDF 104 KB)
TYPE: ExemptionTOPIC: Hazardous substances
WorkSafe has granted an exemption (HS2310) to Halcyon Power Limited from compliance with regulations 17.17(1)(a) and 17.17(4) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 in relation to the grouping of stationary tanks to be used for hydrogen storage at 141 Roscommon Road, Manukau City Centre, Auckland.
How we investigate (PDF 177 KB)
TYPE: CorporateThis policy sets out our approach to investigating work health and safety and energy safety issues.
Amusement device register – June 2025 (PDF 150 KB)
TYPE: RegisterTOPIC: Amusement devices
Find a list of registered amusement devices.
Tank wagon record (XLSM 457 KB)
TYPE: RegisterTOPIC: Hazardous substances
The tank wagon record contains information about tank wagons, transportable containers, and tank wagon fabricators that have been allocated a record number.
Stationary container system design and fabricator record (XLSX 305 KB)
TYPE: RegisterTOPIC: Hazardous substances
The stationary container system design and fabricator record contains information about stationary tanks, process containers, and fabricators that have been allocated a record number and for which additional conditions may have been imposed by WorkSafe.
Record of gas cylinders (XLSX 495 KB)
TYPE: RegisterTOPIC: Compressed air, Gas, Hazardous substances
Check this record for gas cylinder designs approved for use, filling, and testing in New Zealand.
Restricted entry intervals for pesticides – quick guide (PDF 988 KB)
TYPE: Quick guideTOPIC: Air quality, Chemicals, Clean air, Hazardous substances, Hazardous substances - insecticides, Health and safety at work
What to know when using insecticides containing organophosphates or carbamates (OPCs) (PDF 204 KB)
TYPE: Quick guideTOPIC: Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Hazardous substances - insecticides, Health and safety at work
OPCs are insecticides used to control insect pests – they pose significant risk to human health, and many are no longer approved for use. This guide is for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) and sets out OPCs’ effects on human health and what you can do to minimise the risk.
Sivanto Prime – HSR101642 – amended 28 May 2025 (PDF 100 KB)
TYPE: Decision documentTOPIC: Chemicals
REIs set on 10 December 2024 – amended 28 May 2025 (PDF 299 KB)
TYPE: Decision documentTOPIC: Chemicals
Luna Privilege – HSR100746 – amended 28 May 2025 (PDF 98 KB)
TYPE: Decision documentTOPIC: Chemicals
Luna Sensation – HSR100998 – amended 28 May 2025 (PDF 98 KB)
TYPE: Decision documentTOPIC: Chemicals
Conducting asbestos surveys: Good practice guidelines for asbestos surveyors (PDF 3.8 MB)
TYPE: Good practice guideTOPIC: Asbestos, Hazardous substances, Health and safety at work
These guidelines provide good practice advice for how to plan, carry out, and report the results of an asbestos survey.
Sentencing notes – WorkSafe New Zealand v Prowash Wellington Limited (PDF 198 KB)
TYPE: Sentencing notesTOPIC: Health and safety at work, Working at height, Working at height - scaffolding, Working at height - roofs
How to manage work risks (PDF 81 KB)
TYPE: Fact sheetTOPIC: Worker engagement, participation and representation
This fact sheet provides brief guidance for a business on how to manage work-related health and safety risks.
Agriculture psychosocial risks – infographic (PDF 200 KB)
TYPE: PosterTOPIC: Bullying, Fatigue, Health and safety at work, Staying safe on farms, Stress, Violence, Work-related health