PREPARED FOR RTIM - MARCH 2014

HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM BILL

KEY CONCEPTS OF THE NEW LEGISLATION

WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND 2MARCH 2014

HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM BILLLEGISLATION AT A GLANCE

• New legislation introduced March 2014

• First major reform of health and safety law in over 20 years

• Part of Working Safer reform package

WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND 3MARCH 2014

HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM BILLLEGISLATION AT A GLANCE

• Based on Australian Model Law• Will replace the Health and Safety

in Employment Act 1992• Will amend:

• the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

• The Accident Compensation Act 2001

WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND 4MARCH 2014

HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM BILLKEY CONCEPTS

Introduces a number of key concepts:

1. Places duties on people in best position to control risks

2. Places primary duty of care on all PCBUs

3. Encourages greater worker engagement and participation

4. Defines works and their specific health and safety duties

5. Places specific duties on PCBUs ‘upstream’ in the supply chain

6. Duty to consult when overlapping health and safety duties

7. Places a due diligence duty on officers of a PCBU

8. Establishes a tougher and more effective enforcement regime

9. Creates a stronger legislative framework

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM BILLREGULATIONS

• Discussion document on regulations• General risk and workplace

management• Worker participation and

representation• Work involving hazardous substances• Major hazard facilities• Work involving asbestos

• Public consultation

WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND 6MARCH 2014

HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM BILLNEXT STEPS

• Law now goes through Select Committee process• Your opportunity to make a submission

• Education campaign after law passed and before comes into force

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WORKSAFE INSPECTORATENOTIFICATION

• Response team

• Investigation team

• Assessment team

New no. 0800 030 040

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NEW CROWN ENTITYWORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND – 16 DECEMBER 2013

• Triage response• Investigation Inspector• Duty Holder Review

Duty-holders review investigation report template [256 KB DOC]

• Assessment team

WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND 9MARCH 2014

KEY PARTNERSH&S INSPECTORS

• CVIU

• SCU

• Maritime Safety

• Civil Aviation

worksafe.govt.nz0800 030 040

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