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Health and Safety in New
Zealand
How It Works
Hillary Jenkins, Otago Polytechnic 2008
OSH & ACC
Acts of Parliament
Manage hazards & Prevent
accidents
Operation Safety Plans
HEALTH AND SAFETY IN
NEW ZEALAND
Best Practice
Guidelines
Rules Regulation Obligation
Health and Safety in New Zealand
Acts of Parliament
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995
Health and Safety Amendment Act 2002
• Determined by ACC and OSH boards who make
recommendations to Government
• ACC - Accident Compensation Corporation – a
compulsory government insurance scheme designed to
help compensate people injured through work or sport
• OSH - Occupational Safety and Health Department –
design and implement regulation & investigate
workplace accidents
Rules, Regulations, Obligations
Best Practice Guidelines
• Activity guidelines determined by industry experts
• In tourism, it is NZ Mountain Safety Council (NZMSC),
NZ Outdoor Instructors Association (NZOIA)
• In conjunction with Rules, Regulations and Obligations
• Used in Industry as accepted best practice
Operational Safety Plans
All business’s have a Safety Plan:
• Protect Employees, Guests, Volunteers
• Identify Hazards
• Eliminate, Minimize, Isolate
• Details Emergency Procedure
Safety Plans:
Manage Hazards
Prevent Accidents
Keep People Safe
Health and Safety in New Zealand
Accidents in Work Place
• OSH Investigates
• Is it a reoccurring accident?
• Was it employee/er negligence?
• Can end in court
• Recommendations to Acts of Parliament
• Changes to Best Practice Guidelines
• ACC Levies Rise
• Reputation of business can be affected
OperationSafety Plans
Manage Hazards
and Prevent
Accidents
Best practice
guidelines
Acts of Parliament
RulesRegulationObligation
OSH and ACC
Health and Safety in New Zealand