New Zealand has unacceptably high rates of workplace fatalities, serious harm injuries & work-related disease & illness. WorkSafe NZ are working collaboratively to achieve a 25 percent reduction by 2020 of the workplace death & injury toll. Work is also underway to establish occupational health reduction targets.
Our focus is to embed & promote good workplace health & safety practices. We are also the regulator for electricity & gas safety in the workplace & home.
WorkSafe NZ have approximately 350 staff located in 20 offices across New Zealand.
WorkSafe NZ works closely with employers, employees & others to: Educate them about their workplace health & safety responsibilities, Engage them in making changes that reduce the chances of harm & Enforce workplace health & safety legislation.
