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Health and Safety at Work Act presentation resource
The basic facts you need to know about the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) presented by WorkSafe Chief Executive Gordon MacDonald or as a PowerPoint presentation to download – a great resource for getting the message across to your business.
In short, the key messages around the new law include:
- Health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We all have a role to play in improving workplace health and safety.
- The focus is on identifying and managing risks.
- Managing risks means doing what is sensible and proportionate.
- The new law doesn’t create new risks that suddenly have to be managed – health and safety risks have always had to be managed.
- Business with good health and safety practices now, has nothing to fear.
- A safer and more engaged workforce improves productivity and reduces staff turnover, which is good for business.
- It is important that everyone – workers, managers, self-employed and directors alike – understands what the Act means for them and take steps to comply with it.
It’s a change in people’s behaviours and attitudes to health and safety that will make the real difference.
New WorkSafe Guidance on HSWA
For the latest guidance material to help you understand HSWA and stay healthy and safe at work keep checking back to the HSWA guidance page.
Notifiable events online tool
An easy-to-use online tool to guide you on what’s a notifiable event to WorkSafe under HSWA.
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