This act aims to keep you and others safe at work. It does this by trying to remove or reduce risks that come from work or certain dangerous equipment.
The act wants to make sure that workers and bosses can talk to each other about safety issues. It also encourages unions and employer groups to help make workplaces safer.
You'll get advice, information, and training about how to stay safe at work. The act also makes sure that people follow the rules by having ways to check and enforce them.
The act wants to keep improving safety standards over time. It says that workers and others should be protected from harm as much as possible.
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"The official name of this law about workplace safety"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
