These Factsheets provide guidance on the 2002 amendment to the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act.

You can view or download a copy of the amended legislation or a more comprehensive guide to the legislation from here.

• Key Changes to the Health & Safety in Employment Act pdf [size: 36KB]
   
• Contractors pdf [size: 28KB]
• Employee Participation Systems pdf [size: 31KB]
• Fine Levels pdf [size: 28KB]
• Hazard Notices pdf [size: 28KB]
• Health and Safety Representatives pdf [size: 31KB]
• Hirers, sellers and suppliers of plant pdf [size: 54KB]
• Infringement Notices pdf [size: 34KB]
• Insurance pdf [size: 29KB]
• Mobile Workers pdf [size: 28KB]
• People Who Control a Place of Work pdf [size: 29KB]
• Personal Protective Clothing & Equipment pdf [size: 27KB]
• Principals pdf [size: 30KB]
• Recording and Reporting Serious Harm pdf [size: 30KB]
• Self-Employed People pdf [size: 31KB]
• Serious Harm pdf [size: 32KB]
• Stress pdf [size: 33KB]
• Taking All Practicable Steps pdf [size: 30KB]
• The Home as a Workplace pdf [size: 29KB]
• The Right to Refuse Dangerous Work pdf [size: 30KB]
• Volunteers pdf [size: 36KB]
• Volunteers on Marae pdf [size: 41KB]
• What is Employee Participation pdf [size: 30KB]
• Workplace Rights Information For Young People multiple pdfs

Information Sheets for Maori

• Key Changes pdf [size: 39KB]
• Enforcement pdf [size: 41KB]
• Employee Participation pdf [size: 45KB]
• Volunteers pdf [size: 42KB]