03-08-2025
The Governments' latest health and safety announcements
A health and safety expert says extensive consultation last year with the sector, has largely been ignored in favour of isolated comments and anecdotes. Last week the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden made five announcements related to reducing red tape across various workplaces. This included proposals to change when scaffolding might be required, rules for children working and being on farms, exposure to dust and fumes, and reducing red tape for adventure activity and amusement ride operators. The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 is 10 years old, and the promise to reform New Zealand's health and safety laws was an agreement in the ACT - National Coalition Agreement. Mike Cosman has almost 50 years' experience in occupational safety and health and risk management in New Zealand and internationally. He was Chair of the NZ Institute of Safety Management Board for 9 years, and runs the health and safety consultancy form CosmanParkes.
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