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Kia ora koutou and welcome to the September work-related health newsletter.
Check out the latest guidance to help you ensure a healthy and safe work environment for you and your workers.
In this edition:
- WorkSafe's priority plans published
- Updated guidance for working with asbestos
- New manual tasks screening and risk assessment tools
- Keeping volunteers healthy and safe
- Health and safety governance good practice guide
- ACC levy consultation
- Upcoming conference.
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WorkSafe has published priority plans on our website.
These priority plans will bring to life our new strategy over the next two years.
We will deliver enforcement, engagement, and permitting activities across these priority areas to maximise our influence and achieve better, more equitable outcomes.
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The first suite of updated guidance to support safe and healthy work with asbestos is now available on our website. Further guidance is under development.
The guidance available now is:
- Asbestos in New Zealand quick guide
- Asbestos in the home quick guide
- PPE guidance for businesses
- Managing asbestos in your building or workplace good practice guide.
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The first set of tools for manual task screening, the assessment of manual handling risks (lifting and lowering, carrying, team handling), and identifying musculoskeletal harm contributing factors are now available on WorkSafe's website.
These tools have been adapted for New Zealand based on resources from the United Kingdom.
Tools for assessing repetitive upper limb activities and pushing and pulling tasks are being developed.
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New guidance and learning modules are now available that provide practical advice for organisations on how to keep volunteers healthy and safe at work.
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The Institute of Directors and WorkSafe have released a new resource – Health and safety governance: a good practice guide.
This is to help directors, officers and executives find ways to improve their own organisations’ performance.
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Each year ACC receives almost two million new claims and spends around $7 billion in medical treatment, rehabilitation support, and weekly compensation.
ACC’s levy rates are reviewed every three years, on behalf of the Minister for ACC. This is to make sure enough is being collected to cover the cost of future injuries. The amount paid by levy payers reflects the level of risk.
Have your say on this year’s proposed changes to levy rates and the levy system. There are some significant changes proposed for next year. This is your chance to shape how ACC levies businesses in the future. Consultation closes on Wednesday 9 October 2024.
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