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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, General
Keyword
Public health Risk assessment/management Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Farming Rural employment Agricultural development
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The main purpose of this Act is to provide for a balanced framework to secure the health and safety of workers and workplaces by protecting workers and other persons against harm to their health, safety, and welfare by eliminating or minimising risks arising from work or from prescribed high-risk plant; by providing for fair and effective workplace representation, consultation, co-operation, and resolution of issues in relation to work health and safety; by encouraging unions and employer organisations to take a constructive role in promoting improvements in work health and safety practices; by promoting the provision of advice, information, education, and training in relation to work health and safety; by securing compliance with this Act through effective and appropriate compliance and enforcement measures; by ensuring appropriate scrutiny and review of actions taken by persons performing functions or exercising powers under this Act; an by providing a framework for continuous improvement and progressively higher standards of work health and safety.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.govt.nz