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Health and safety on site

Last updated: 15 March 2016

Everyone working on a building site needs to contribute to health and safety. Think ahead to avoid accidents.

Worksafe New Zealand website

Health and safety emergency procedures template, and information specific to the construction and building sector, including a template to create your own health and safety plan.

Visit Worksafe's Safer Construction website

You can also read A guide to health and safety and employment standards at work on the New Zealand Government Procurement website. The guide is part of a series developed by MBIE to support agencies in using good practice when planning construction procurement.

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This information is published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Chief Executive. It is a general guide only and, if used, does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which the information relates according to the circumstances of the particular case. Expert advice may be required in specific circumstances. Where this information relates to assisting people:

with compliance with the Building Act, it is published under section 175 of the Building Act
with a Weathertight Services claim, it is published under section 12 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006.

Worksafe New Zealand website

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