What’s missing in the New Zealand workplace health and safety system?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/nzjhsp.v1i2.9550

Keywords:

Workplace Health and Safety, regulatory system, management system, Health and Safety at Work Act, gap analysis; system thinking

Abstract

This article was initially planned to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK Health and Safety at Work etc Act which came into force on 31 July 1974. It was expanded to help respond to consultation by the New Zealand Government on experience with the New Zealand Act of the same name.

I briefly review aspects of system thinking and then report on the origins of the New Zealand Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. Experience from New Zealand, the UK and Australia is used to help suggest some areas where there are gaps in the workplace health and safety system.

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Published

2024-08-08 — Updated on 2024-11-18

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How to Cite

Peace, C. (2024). What’s missing in the New Zealand workplace health and safety system?. New Zealand Journal of Health and Safety Practice, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.26686/nzjhsp.v1i2.9550 (Original work published August 8, 2024)

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): From Robens to 2024: What's missing in the New Zealand health and safety system?

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Research Papers