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New occupational health and safety management system standard

WEBThe Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) requires a business implementing a formal health and safety management system to engage with its …

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17.0 Health monitoring WorkSafe

WEBchecking on workers’ physical health for signs of discomfort, pain, or injury to muscles, ligaments, bones, tendons, blood vessels, and nerves, associated with …

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Why mentally healthy work is a health and safety issue

WEBMentally healthy work is work that prevents harm and supports mental wellbeing. Work can have a positive or negative impact on people’s mental wellbeing. …

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Managing health and safety WorkSafe

WEBManaging health and safety. Being safe at work is important. It is a responsibility shared by both the employer and the employee. This sections offers information on managing your …

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Health and safety by design: an introduction WorkSafe

WEB2.1 Health and Safety by Design. ‘Health and Safety by Design’ is the process of managing health and safety risks throughout the lifecycle of structures, plant, substance or other …

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The health and safety at work system WorkSafe

WEBA Health and safety system outcomes dashboard (the dashboard) has been developed to help monitor New Zealand’s progress towards achieving the HSW Strategy. It brings …

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How to manage work risks WorkSafe

WEBReview your work activities on an ongoing basis to identify any new risks that need to be managed. Work with other businesses if you have shared work risks (eg if you share a …

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Managing health and safety: A guide for farmers WorkSafe

WEBThis guide is for farmers, employers, employees, principals, contractors (and those who employ them – principals), health and safety advisers, health and safety …

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Writing health and safety documents for your workplace

WEBWriting for health and safety: guidance for workplace health and safety writers (PDF 1.2 MB) Last updated 4 September 2017 at 14:40. It is good practice to have health and …

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General requirements for workplaces WorkSafe

WEBAdditional guidance. WorkSafe has also produced specific guidance for the following requirements: Workplaces and workplace facilities. Workplaces must be clean, healthy, …

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Introduction to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

WEBAs a result, New Zealand underwent its most significant workplace health and safety reforms in 20 years resulting in the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) and …

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Regulations at a glance WorkSafe

WEBHealth and Safety at Work (Infringement Offences and Fees) Regulations 2016. These regulations specify which provision HSWA and Regulations infringement notices apply to …

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Getting started WorkSafe

WEBHSWA is New Zealand's workplace health and safety law and sets out the principles, duties and rights in relation to health and safety. Regardless of who you are, we want you to …

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Moving and handling people in the healthcare industry

WEBIt offers advice on developing a Moving and Handling Programme, and what that programme should include. This guideline includes: an explanation of how moving and …

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HSR training WorkSafe

WEBOnly HSRs who have successfully completed initial training can issue a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) or tell workers to cease unsafe work. Training introduces …

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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 WorkSafe

WEBThe Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 is New Zealand's workplace health and safety law. It came into effect on 4 April 2016. In 2013 the Independent Taskforce on …

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Managing the risks of shift work WorkSafe

WEB1.0 Introduction 1.1 Who is this guidance for? The purpose of this guidance is to support people to manage the risks of shift work. This guidance is intended for persons …

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