Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 - Publications
These Publications 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.
You can view the HSE Amendment Act and HSE Regulations at the New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office website - once at the site choose Statutes or Statutory Regulations then browse the list on the left menu.
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Health and Safety in Employment Act Consolidated [PDF file size: 249KB] This document has been prepared by the Department of Labour to aid understanding of changes to the legislation as they will take effect from 5 May 2003. |
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An Introduction to Employers Rights and Responsibilities under the Health and Safety in Employment Act [PDF file size: 213KB] |
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Are you ready? Workplace health and safety and the self-employed [PDF file size: 223KB] |
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Involving Employees in Safety at Work Developing an approach that suits your workplace [PDF file size: 172KB] |
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Healthy Work: Managing Stress in the Workplace: Health and safety is good business Employee-Employer Version [PDF file size: 170KB] |
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Healthy Work: Managing Stress and Fatigue in the Workplace Expert Guide [PDF file size: 379KB] |
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Temporary Impairment Dealing with an Employee's Temporary Impairment [PDF file size: 138KB] |
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Working Safely for your Community Health and safety guidelines for community and voluntary organisations [PDF file size: 181KB] |
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Are you ready? Voluntary work and workplace health and safety [PDF file size: 109KB] |
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Working Together so we all go home safe and well! Employee rights under the Health and Safety in Employment Act
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Working Together so we all go home safe and well! A poster available in the following languages Chinese [PDF file size: 801KB] English [PDF file size: 130KB] Japanese [PDF file size: 172KB] Khmer/Cambodian [PDF file size: 601KB] Korean [PDF file size: 159KB] Thai [PDF file size: 304KB] |
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People Matter Brochure - available in English [PDF file size: 634KB] Samoan [PDF file size: 632KB] Tongan [PDF file size: 636KB] |
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People Matter Brochure - available in Maori - phone 0800 20 90 20 to order copies |
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People Matter Poster (man and woman) - available in English [PDF file size: 194KB] Samoan [PDF file size: 194KB] Tongan [PDF file size: 196KB] |
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People Matter Poster (two men) - available in English [PDF file size: 216KB] Samoan [PDF file size: 215KB] Tongan [PDF file size: 217KB] |
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People Matter Poster - available in Maori - phone 0800 20 90 20 to order copies |
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Improving Workplace Safety and Health for Small Business [PDF file size: 224KB] |
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How to Manage Hazards for Small Business [PDF file size: 239KB] |
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Training and Supervision for Small Business [PDF file size: 255KB] |
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Emergencies and Incident Investigation for Small Business [PDF file size: 250KB] |
Summary report of the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee on the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill - October 2002 [PDF file size: 31KB]
HSE Amendment Bill with Explanatory note [PDF file size: 83KB]
General policy statement
This Bill provides the basis for a new approach to the management of health and safety in workplaces by amending, and adding important new elements to, the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 ("the principal Act").