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HSWA publications and guidance

WebPublications Health and Safety: A guide for mariners [PDF: 3.01Mb, 72 pages] The Health and Safety At Work Act at a Glance [PDF: 3.01Mb, 72 pages] Guidance Working safely in confined spaces [PDF: 957kB, 21 pages] Hazards and risks - HSWA guidance [PDF: 613kB, 8 pages] How MOSS and the Health and Safety at Work Act work together [PDF: 87kB, …

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Hazards and risks HSWA guidance

WebWhat this guidance contains. This guidance explains what hazards and risks are and provides an overview of requirements under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA). Introduction. Under HSWA a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a duty to address both ‘hazards’. and ‘risks’. A hazard is something that might

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The Port Health and Safety Leadership Group

WebThe membership of the group includes: Maritime NZ (Kirstie Hewlett, The Chief Executive of Maritime NZ and Chair of the Leadership Group) the Port Industry Association (Pat Kirk, Chair of the Port Industry Association) Ports (Roger Gray, Chief Executive Port of Auckland and Jon Moore, Chief Executive Northport) Stevedoring companies (Paul

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A step forward for port safety by employers, unions and …

Web05 December 2022. Safety on ports took an important step forward today when employers, unions, the Port Industry Association and government regulators - working together as the Port Health and Safety Leadership Group - published detailed guidelines for setting up a fatigue risk management system. The Chair of the Leadership Group, Maritime NZ

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Another step forward for work health and safety on ports

WebMaritime NZ Chief Executive Kirstie Hewlett says the recent decision to extend Maritime NZ’s Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) designation to cover the land side of New Zealand’s 13 commercial ports, will enable a holistic and targeted approach to supporting port businesses improve health and safety. “Ports are complex, dynamic and

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The Health and Safety at Work Act at a Glance

WebThe Health and Safety at Work Act. at a Glance. Maritime NZ has developed this brochure to help you understand your obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2015. It explains how HSWA and the Maritime Transport Act (MTA) work together and introduces some new terms and duties under HSWA. It also includes.

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Enforceable Undertakings

WebA guide for mariners. This guide provides information about your responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2015. [PDF: 3.01Mb, 72 pages] Download. Enforceable Undertakings are an alternative to prosecution when a duty holder has breached (including an alleged breach) Part 4 of the Health and Safety at …

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Health and Safety

WebThe Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) requires everyone in the workplace to be responsible for health and safety. Maritime New Zealand is the ‘regulator’ under HSWA for work on board ships and for ships as workplaces. WorkSafe NZ is the health and safety regulator for land-based workplaces.

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Ports and harbours

WebPort Health and Safety Leadership Group. Port safety update [31 May 2022] The regulations for New Zealand’s ports and harbours are set out in various acts and rules as well as a number of international maritime conventions and agreements that New Zealand is a signatory of. These apply to cargo and passenger vessels, fishing boats, charter

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Port sector plan for improving safety on our Ports

Web15 March 2023. The Port Health and Safety Leadership Group – made up of unions, ports and stevedoring companies, the Port Industry Association, Maritime NZ and WorkSafe – is proud to release its advice to the Minister of Transport, a multi-year Port Sector Insights Picture and Action Plan to make ports safer.

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Oil spill response strategy

WebThe New Zealand Marine Oil Spill Readiness and Response Strategy sets the overarching framework for how Maritime New Zealand and our partners will respond to a marine oil spill incident. Under the Maritime Transport Act 1994, Maritime NZ is required to regularly update the Strategy, last revised in 2022. This document, the New Zealand Marine

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Port sector insights picture and action plan

WebThis is a first step towards understanding the full picture concerning harm impacting port workers. The Port Sector Insights Picture seeks to inform further discussions and decisions for the Leadership Group and should be read with the Action Plan, which is outlined in part two of this document. The actions have been identified as the first

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Approved medical practitioners

WebFor STCW or STCW-F (aligned) certificates of competency or proficiency, only a registered medical practitioner who is approved by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) may conduct medical examinations and issue STCW certificates of medical fitness.

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