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Health & Safety Guides

Free, plain-English guides for New Zealand businesses

Our health & safety guides provide plain-English information to help New Zealand businesses better understand workplace safety, common legal duties, contractor prequalification, and practical ways to manage an effective OHS management system. They are designed to make health and safety requirements easier to understand, with practical guidance on policies, procedures, risk management, worker training, incident reporting, audits, records, and day-to-day compliance. The guides support good health and safety practice and help businesses identify what they may need to consider when improving or maintaining their health and safety systems.

Compliance & the law

Duties & responsibilities 8

Health & safety for small business & sole tradersYes, the HSWA applies to sole traders and small businesses - what is required, and how it scales to your size.Read guide →Officer & director due diligenceThe personal duty under section 44: who is an officer, the six due-diligence steps, and personal liability.Read guide →Other persons at workplacesWho other persons are, the PCBU duty to keep visitors, customers and the public safe, and the duties those people have themselves under HSWA.Read guide →The primary duty of care & reasonably practicableWhat section 36 requires, what "so far as is reasonably practicable" means, eliminate-then-minimise, and the penalty tiers.Read guide →Upstream duties: designers, makers & suppliersHow the HSWA reaches back to those who design, manufacture, import, supply or install plant, substances and structures - designing risk out early.Read guide →Volunteers & health and safetyWhen a volunteer association has no HSWA duties, when volunteers are volunteer workers owed the primary duty of care, casual volunteers, and volunteer officers.Read guide →What is a PCBU? Meaning & overlapping dutiesWho is and isn't a PCBU under section 17, and the section 34 duty to consult, co-operate and co-ordinate (the 3 Cs).Read guide →Worker vs contractor statusWhy everyone who works for you is a "worker" under section 19, and how the gateway test (from 21 Feb 2026) decides employment status.Read guide →

NZ compliance & WorkSafe 7

Common WorkSafe prosecutions & the lessonsWhat WorkSafe prosecutes and why, how sentencing and reparations work under HSWA, and the practical lessons to take from them.Read guide →High-risk work licences (HRWL)What work needs a licence in Australia, the classes, how to get one, validity, and the NZ comparison.Read guide →Major hazard facilities (MHF)The MHF Regulations 2016, how WorkSafe designates lower and upper tier facilities by hazardous substance thresholds, and the safety case regime.Read guide →Notifiable events: when to notify WorkSafeWhat counts as a notifiable event, how and when to notify WorkSafe, and the penalties for failing to notify.Read guide →NZ health & safety compliance: facts, duties & penaltiesWho must comply under the HSWA, the exact penalty tiers, and what an OHS management system must cover.Read guide →NZ health & safety reform 2026The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill: critical risks, the new small PCBU category, officer due diligence, safe-harbour codes of practice, and what it means for you. Proposed, not yet law.Read guide →WorkSafe inspections, improvement & prohibition noticesWhat an inspector can do, the notices they can issue, PINs from HSRs, and how to respond.Read guide →

Standards & frameworks 3

AS/NZS standards explainedWhat AS and AS/NZS standards are, who writes them, and when a standard becomes legally binding.Read guide →ISO 45001 explainedWhat the OHS management-system standard is, whether you need it, and how it relates to the HSWA.Read guide →WHS Codes of PracticeWhat an approved code is, whether you must follow it, and how codes are used as evidence of reasonably practicable.Read guide →

Australia & trans-Tasman 8

ACC vs Australian workers' compensationNZ's single no-fault ACC vs Australia's state and Commonwealth schemes, and what it means for employers.Read guide →Australian model WHS laws explainedThe model Act/Regulations/Codes, who has adopted them (all except Victoria), the regulators, and how they compare to the HSWA.Read guide →Australian psychosocial WHS regulationsEvery jurisdiction now requires managing psychosocial hazards: what the law requires, the rollout, and the NZ position.Read guide →Industrial manslaughter laws across AustraliaNow an offence in every jurisdiction: when each introduced it, the penalties, who can be charged, and the NZ contrast.Read guide →NZ HSWA vs Australia WHS ActWhat is shared across the Tasman, and the key differences in regulators and industrial manslaughter.Read guide →Operating across NZ and AustraliaRun one safety system across the Tasman: the shared foundations, the differences that matter, and a practical approach.Read guide →WHS enforcement & penalties in AustraliaImprovement and prohibition notices, the Category 1/2/3 offences, enforceable undertakings, and the penalties.Read guide →WHS state by state (incl. Victoria)Why the harmonised states still vary and how Victoria's OHS Act 2004 stands apart, with a regulator table.Read guide →

Core OHSMS - how to do it

Set up your system 5

Hazard register & risk assessmentHazard vs risk, the hierarchy of controls, and how to build and maintain a hazard register.Read guide →How to set up a health & safety systemWhere to start and how the pieces fit: leadership and policy, finding and controlling risks, training and engaging workers, and reviewing. The pillar that ties the Core OHSMS guides together.Read guide →Permit-to-work systemsA formal way to authorise high-risk work like hot work, confined space entry, work at height and isolation, the roles involved, and safe close-out.Read guide →Safe operating procedures (SOPs)How written SOPs turn your risk assessments into clear steps, support the duty to provide information and instruction, and stay useful.Read guide →Writing a health & safety policyWhat a policy is, what to include, who signs it, and how to make it more than a piece of paper.Read guide →

Manage hazards & people 5

Exposure & health monitoringThe difference between exposure and health monitoring, who carries them out, consent and cost, and why monitoring never replaces controls.Read guide →Hazardous substances inventoryWhat the 2017 Regulations require you to record, keeping it accessible to emergency services, SDS, and location compliance certificates.Read guide →PPE: who pays & what's requiredWhy the business pays for PPE, when a worker can provide their own, and why PPE is the last resort.Read guide →Safety data sheets (SDS)What an SDS is, the duty to have a current one for every hazardous substance, the 16 sections, keeping it accessible, and updates.Read guide →Workplace facilities & welfareWhat the GRWM Regulations require: toilets, drinking water, hand-washing, eating and rest areas, lighting, ventilation, and remote-site facilities.Read guide →

Be ready & respond 3

Emergency & evacuation planningThe emergency plan every workplace must have (GRWM reg 14), testing and training, plus FENZ schemes.Read guide →Incident & accident investigationFind the root cause, not someone to blame: the process, near misses, and the link to notifiable events.Read guide →Workplace first aid requirementsYour duty to provide first aiders, kits and facilities - and how to work out what is adequate.Read guide →

Check & improve 4

Health & safety audits & self-assessmentAudit vs inspection, internal vs external, and how regular checking keeps your system effective.Read guide →Lead vs lag indicators & safety metricsThe difference between leading and lagging indicators, why a low injury rate can mislead, and how to build a balanced set of safety metrics.Read guide →Record keeping & document controlWhat records to keep, retention periods (5 years for notifiable events), and version control.Read guide →The business case & ROI of health & safetyThe real cost of poor safety, the hidden costs of injuries, the benefits of getting it right, and how to build the business case.Read guide →

People, participation & training

Engagement & representation 4

HSRs, committees & worker participationHow workers get a say: requesting HSRs and committees, HSR training, and the 2023 law change.Read guide →The right to cease unsafe workWhen a worker can stop or refuse unsafe work under section 83, what they must do, an HSR power to direct cessation, and protection from adverse action.Read guide →Toolbox talks (+ topic ideas)How to run short, effective safety talks, how often, and a list of topic ideas to use.Read guide →Worker engagement & participationThe two connected HSWA duties to engage with workers and give them a real say, what they require, and why effectiveness matters more than the system.Read guide →

Training & competency 4

Supervision & competencyThe duty to provide information, training, instruction and supervision, what competent means, verifying it, and keeping records.Read guide →Training & competency recordsYour training duty (s36), the difference between training and competency, and tracking expiries.Read guide →Worker induction & onboardingWhat to cover for new workers, contractors and visitors - and why you must record it.Read guide →Young & new workersWhy the first weeks are the most dangerous, and protecting new and young workers with induction and supervision.Read guide →

Contractors & prequalification

The schemes 4

Avetta, ISNetworld & other prequalification schemesBeyond SiteWise and PreQual: how Avetta and ISNetworld (ISN) work, the other Totika member schemes like SHE and Pegasus, and where they fit in NZ.Read guide →PreQual explainedIMPAC's PreQual: who requires it, PreQual vs PreQual Totika, and how to pass the assessment.Read guide →SiteWise explainedSite Safe's prequalification system: the Red/Amber/Green/Gold grades, what it costs, and how to reach Green or Gold.Read guide →Totika explainedNZ's national "prequalify once" standard from CHASNZ, its member schemes, and what it recognises.Read guide →

Choosing & comparing 3

How to choose a prequalification schemeLet your clients guide you, use Totika to prequalify once, weigh cost and renewal, and avoid paying for overlapping schemes.Read guide →Prequalification vs ISO 45001 vs SafePlusPrequalification is a gate to win work, ISO 45001 certifies your system, and SafePlus assesses how safety works in practice - how they differ and connect.Read guide →SiteWise, PreQual & Totika: the NZ prequalification guideHow contractor prequalification works, the SiteWise grades (Green 75%+, Gold 90%+), and how to pass.Read guide →

Passing & managing 4

Contractor & subcontractor managementOverlapping duties, the "3 Cs", why you cannot contract out, and building H&S into contract management.Read guide →Maintaining your prequalification gradeRenewal cadences, a simple monthly rhythm, watching expiry dates, and lifting Amber to Green to Gold.Read guide →Passing your first prequalification assessmentThe evidence pack assessors want, how recent it must be, and a pre-submission checklist.Read guide →Why prequalification submissions failThe common reasons for a low score - missing evidence, undated records, open incidents - and how to fix each.Read guide →

Construction & site

Working at height 5

Mobile elevating work platformsScissor and boom lifts: when a harness is required, pre-start inspections, the crush and tip-over risks, and operator training.Read guide →Roof work & fragile surfacesEdge protection on all exposed edges and openings, the danger of fragile and brittle roofing and skylights, and the working-on-roofs guidelines.Read guide →Safe use of ladders & stepladdersWhy ladders are a last resort for short tasks, the AS/NZS 1892 standard, three points of contact, and avoiding overreach.Read guide →Scaffolding safetyWhen you need a certified scaffolder, the 5-metre and notifiable-work rules, inspection requirements, and edge and falling-object protection.Read guide →Working at heightWhy the "3-metre rule" is a myth, the risk-based duty, and the hierarchy of fall controls.Read guide →

Structures & groundwork 5

Crane & lifting operationsThe Approved Code of Practice for Cranes, competent operators and riggers, lift planning, ground stability, and the 4-metre powerline rule.Read guide →Demolition safetyThe pre-demolition asbestos survey duty, preventing uncontrolled structural collapse, isolating services, and protecting workers and the public.Read guide →Excavation & trenching safetyPreventing collapse with shoring, benching and battering, the 1.5-metre notifiable rule, underground services, and daily inspection.Read guide →Temporary works, falsework & formworkFalsework, formwork and propping that carry real loads during construction, the design and coordination duties, and the danger of informal alteration.Read guide →Tilt-up & precast concreteWhy a single prop failure can cause progressive collapse, engineered propping and bracing, lifting, and the WorkSafe precast guidance.Read guide →

Site setup & planning 2

Site sign-in & visitor managementKnowing who is on site, your duty to visitors, briefings, and accounting for everyone in an emergency.Read guide →SSSPs & SWMS explained (+ template)Site plan vs task method statement, what each must include, and whether they are required in NZ.Read guide →

Specific hazards & wellbeing

Health, exposure & airborne risks 16

Abrasive blastingThe silica and lead dust risk, choosing silica-free abrasives, enclosed blasting, supplied-air respirators, noise and confined-space hazards.Read guide →Asbestos managementNZ's biggest disease killer: the 2016 Regulations, management plans, and Class A/B removal licensing.Read guide →Biological hazardsBacteria, viruses and fungi, zoonoses like leptospirosis, Legionnaires disease from soil and water, and how to control infection risk.Read guide →Carbon monoxide & gas detectionWhy CO is an invisible killer, the engine and forklift sources, ventilation and substitution controls, and atmospheric testing.Read guide →Diesel engine exhaust & DPMWhy diesel exhaust is a recognised carcinogen, where it concentrates such as tunnels, mines and workshops, and controls from low-emission plant to ventilation.Read guide →Gas cylinders & compressed gasThe fire, oxidiser, asphyxiation and pressure hazards, upright secured storage, flashback arrestors, and the Hazardous Substances Regulations.Read guide →Hazardous substances (inventories & registers)The Regulations 2017, keeping an inventory and current SDS, and the WorkSafe Calculator for controls.Read guide →Lead exposureWhen lead becomes a risk, the health effects and body burden, controlling dust and fume, hygiene, and blood lead monitoring.Read guide →Occupational noise & hearing conservationThe 85 dB(A) and 140 dB(C) limits, why noise-induced hearing loss is permanent but preventable, the noise control hierarchy, and audiometry.Read guide →Radiation safetyThe two regimes for ionising and non-ionising radiation, source and use licences, dose limits, and the time-distance-shielding controls.Read guide →Respirable crystalline silica & engineered stoneThe 0.025 mg/m3 exposure standard, accelerated silicosis, the NZ position on an engineered-stone ban, and the dust controls that protect workers.Read guide →Respiratory protection (RPE) & fit testingRPE as the last line of defence, the AS/NZS standards, P1/P2/P3 filters, mandatory fit testing, and why facial hair breaks the seal.Read guide →Spray painting & isocyanatesWhy two-pack paints cause occupational asthma and respiratory sensitisation, and controlling exposure with spray booths and supplied-air respirators.Read guide →Sun & UV exposureWhy solar UV is one of the most common workplace carcinogens, the UV index, and SunSmart controls - shade, clothing, hats and sunscreen.Read guide →Welding fumeNow classified a Group 1 carcinogen, what is in the fume, the manganese and chromium risks, and controlling exposure with extraction and RPE.Read guide →Wood dustA Group 1 carcinogen causing nasal cancer, the asthma and dermatitis risk, controlling dust with extraction, and the combustible-dust hazard.Read guide →

Plant, machinery & energy 8

Confined spacesEntry permits, atmospheric testing, stand-by persons, and why the rescue plan saves lives.Read guide →Electrical safety & test-and-tagWhat the law requires, why test-and-tag isn't mandatory, AS/NZS 3760, frequencies and RCDs.Read guide →Energy isolation & lockout-tagout (LOTO)How to reach a verified zero-energy state before servicing machinery: the LOTO steps, stored energy, and AS/NZS 4024.Read guide →Forklift & mobile plant safetyOperator certification and the WorkSafe ACOP, the F endorsement, pedestrian separation, load stability, and pre-start checks.Read guide →Hot work & permit-to-workWelding, cutting and grinding fire risk, the hot work permit and fire watch, clearing combustibles, and hot work in confined spaces.Read guide →Machine guarding & safeguardingThe AS/NZS 4024 safety of machinery standards, fixed, interlocked and presence-sensing guards, fail-safe interlocks, and the common overrides that hurt people.Read guide →Plant & machinery safetyGuarding, isolation and lockout, the AS/NZS 4024 standard, and upstream duties for suppliers.Read guide →Pressure equipment & vesselsThe PECPR Regulations 1999, design verification and inspection by recognised bodies, competent persons, seismic design, and the explosion risk.Read guide →

Physical & ergonomic hazards 9

Animal handling safetyWhy cattle and other stock injure people, yard design and escape routes, safe handling, and managing zoonoses.Read guide →Hand-arm & whole-body vibrationHAVS and whole-body vibration, the exposure action and limit values, and controls from low-vibration tools to job rotation.Read guide →Manual handling & musculoskeletalWhy there is no legal lifting limit, the real risk factors, and controlling strain with the hierarchy.Read guide →Office & display screen ergonomicsPreventing musculoskeletal discomfort from screen work, setting up the chair, desk and monitor, and home-working setups.Read guide →Slips, trips & fallsWhy they are one of the most common workplace injuries, what causes them, and how to design them out with the hierarchy of controls.Read guide →Working in cold & cold stressThe risk of hypothermia and cold stress outdoors and in cool stores, the warning signs, and controls from shelter and heating to thermal PPE.Read guide →Working in heat & heat stressWhy there is no maximum legal temperature, the signs of heat exhaustion and stroke, and the controls - water, rest and shade.Read guide →Working near waterThe drowning risk, edge protection and barriers, lifejackets to NZS 5823, rescue plans and equipment, and plant entering water.Read guide →Workplace lighting & thermal comfortThe GRWM Regulations duty for suitable lighting and ventilation, what thermal comfort means, and practical controls.Read guide →

People, transport & psychosocial risks 6

Driving for work & fleet safetyWork-related driving is covered by the HSWA - the risks, your duties, and managing fleet safety and maintenance.Read guide →Fatigue & hours of workFatigue as a hazard you must manage: causes, impairment, and controls through hours, rostering and breaks.Read guide →Lone & remote worker safetyGRWM reg 21, why isolation is about access to help, communication, check-ins and emergencies.Read guide →Psychosocial hazards & mental health at workWhy the HSWA covers mental health, common psychosocial hazards, and how to manage them at the source.Read guide →Traffic management plansSeparating people from vehicles on site, plus on-road TTM and the NZGTTM that replaced CoPTTM.Read guide →Workplace violence & aggressionInternal and external aggression, robbery and customer abuse, your HSWA duty, practical controls, and responding well after an incident.Read guide →

Industry guides

Primary industries & resources 9

Farm vehicle safetyChoosing the right vehicle for the job, and the cross-cutting rules on helmets, passengers, children, seatbelts, training and terrain.Read guide →Health & safety for arboricultureTree work: working at height in trees, aerial rescue, chainsaws and chippers, drop zones, and power lines.Read guide →Health & safety for farmingNZ's highest-harm sector: vehicles, machinery, animals, chemicals and working alone.Read guide →Health & safety for fishing & aquacultureMaritime NZ as the HSWA regulator at sea, safety management systems, and the big risks - falls overboard, deck hazards, fatigue and isolation.Read guide →Health & safety for forestryThe highest fatality rate of any sector: felling, breaking out, machinery and remote work.Read guide →Health & safety for horticulture & viticultureAgrichemicals, PTO and machine guarding, quads and side-by-sides, power lines, and seasonal workers.Read guide →Health & safety for mining & quarryingThe dedicated 2016 extractives regulations, the site senior executive, certificates of competence, and principal hazards.Read guide →Quad bikes & side-by-sidesRollover the leading cause of farm death, crush protection devices, helmets, seatbelts, and choosing the right vehicle for the job.Read guide →Tractor safetyRollover protection and seatbelts, the runover risk of getting off a moving tractor, PTO entanglement, slopes and loads, and training.Read guide →

Construction, trades & industrial 6

Health & safety for automotive & mechanical workshopsVehicle hoists and jacks, flammable substances, solvents and isocyanate paints, and engineering controls.Read guide →Health & safety for constructionThe highest injury-rate sector: falls, vehicles, dust, and managing a fast-changing site.Read guide →Health & safety for electricity & linesThe regulatory framework, live and de-energised work, wire strike, and the minimum approach distances for working near power lines.Read guide →Health & safety for manufacturingThe sector with the most injuries: machinery and isolation, plus toxic dust, fumes and noise.Read guide →Health & safety for meat processingMachinery and knife injuries, slips on wet floors, cold work, ammonia refrigeration, manual handling and zoonoses, and how to control them.Read guide →Health & safety for trades & subcontractorsYou are a PCBU and a worker, overlapping duties, why you cannot contract out, and prequalification.Read guide →

Transport, logistics & ports 4

Health & safety for ports & stevedoringMaritime NZ as the primary regulator from 1 July 2024, the new stevedoring code of practice, and the big risks - vehicles, loads, height and fatigue.Read guide →Health & safety for transportVehicles are the biggest killer at work: driving, fatigue, loading and the yard.Read guide →Health & safety for warehousing & logisticsForklifts and operator certificates, pallet racking collapse and seismic restraint, and manual handling.Read guide →Health & safety for waste & recyclingReversing collection vehicles, working from moving trucks, manual handling, sharps and biological hazards, and plant at recovery facilities.Read guide →

Commercial, retail & service 6

Health & safety for adventure activitiesThe Adventure Activities Regulations 2016, the mandatory safety audit and WorkSafe registration, and the certification scheme.Read guide →Health & safety for cleaningThe underestimated job: chemicals, slips, lone and night work, and others' premises.Read guide →Health & safety for events & one-off projectsWhy temporary worksites are still workplaces, overlapping PCBU duties, planning as the key control, public safety, and contractors and volunteers.Read guide →Health & safety for hospitalityBurns, slips and cuts, manual handling, young and casual workers, and late-night lone work.Read guide →Health & safety for offices & low-risk workplacesLow-risk is not no-risk: ergonomics, psychosocial risk, and the basics every workplace still needs.Read guide →Health & safety for retailViolence, aggression and robbery, lone working, the psychosocial load, and manual handling.Read guide →

Care, health & education 4

Health & safety for aged care & disability supportMoving and handling people, occupational violence, lone and community work, infection and psychosocial load - in facilities, homes and vehicles.Read guide →Health & safety for healthcare & carePatient handling, violence and aggression, psychosocial load and burnout, and lone community work.Read guide →Health & safety for laboratoriesThe Hazardous Substances Regulations, the laboratory manager, fume cupboards, biological and gas hazards, and compliance certificates.Read guide →Health & safety for schools & ECEThe board as PCBU, the big risks from EOTC to playgrounds and contractors, worker participation, and notifiable events.Read guide →

Wellbeing, culture & support

Culture & leadership 2

Building a positive safety cultureWhat safety culture really is, the role of reporting and a just culture, and practical ways to build and measure it.Read guide →Safety leadership & visible commitmentVisible, felt leadership, officers' due diligence under HSWA, and the six due-diligence steps.Read guide →

Wellbeing & support 6

Drug & alcohol policyManaging impairment as the real duty, why there's no testing law, and getting a policy right.Read guide →Health & safety for pregnant & new mothersThe HSWA duty for pregnant, breastfeeding and recently pregnant workers: the hazards that matter most, reassessing the role, adjusting work, and facilities.Read guide →Mental health first aidWhat it is, the ALGEE approach, how it complements your psychosocial-risk duty, and connecting people to professional help.Read guide →Return-to-work & injury managementWhy recovery at work works, ACC-funded support, the employer's role, and graduated return to suitable duties.Read guide →Working from home & hybrid workWhy the home is a workplace under HSWA, what is reasonably practicable, and managing ergonomic and psychosocial risks.Read guide →Workplace bullying & harassmentWorkSafe's definition, what is and isn't bullying, your HSWA and employment duties, and responding well.Read guide →

Choosing a H&S system

Decide 3

A system vs free templatesFree WorkSafe, business.govt.nz and ACC templates are a great start, but a template is a document, not a system. What they give you, and where they stop.Read guide →Do you need H&S software?The law does not require software, so the real question is whether it helps you. A self-check on size, sites, field work, risk and admin.Read guide →Software vs spreadsheetsAn honest look at H&S software vs spreadsheets and paper: when manual systems are fine, where they break down as you grow, and the signs it is time to switch.Read guide →

Compare 4

H&S software pricing & cost modelsPer-user, flat, per-site and per-module models, what drives the cost, and how to compare the real annual price. No competitor prices.Read guide →How to choose a H&S systemA step-by-step process: define your needs, choose a format, shortlist and trial with real users, and check support, pricing, data ownership and scale before you commit.Read guide →Mobile H&S app: what to look forFor field teams the mobile app is where a system is won or lost: easy capture, offline mode, inspections, actions and real-time sync.Read guide →What to look for in a H&S systemA criteria-led checklist: NZ and HSWA alignment, ease of use and adoption, field access, reminders, incident and hazard reporting, and the audit trail that proves due diligence.Read guide →

Switch & adopt 3

Driving system adoptionWhy adoption beats features, what drives it, and how to measure and sustain it so your team actually uses the system.Read guide →How to implement a H&S systemWhy rollouts fail on people not technology, the steps from scoping to go-live, and how to drive adoption.Read guide →Migrating to H&S softwareMoving records from spreadsheets or another system: what to bring, cleaning data, running parallel, and verifying before you switch.Read guide →

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