Online Health & Safety Legislation
Key Information
Duration:Online
Online Learning, completed in your own time at a location of your choice.
Once you have signed up to your course, you have 60 days of accessibility to complete your assessment.
Price (excl GST)
$170 Per Person
Describe duties, rights, representation, and the regulator in terms of New Zealand health and safety legislation.
Stay on top of evolving legislation with our Online Health and Safety Legislation course. Ensure your organisation remains compliant with the latest regulations, reducing legal risks and promoting a culture of safety.
This comprehensive course provides learners with an in-depth
understanding of health and safety legislation, duty holders, and the regulator WorkSafe NZ:
- Introduces New Zealand’s health and safety legislative
framework including the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015,
regulations, and safe work instruments. Outlining the different
duty holders like PCBUs, officers, workers, and others. - Examines the specific responsibilities of duty holders and requirements for worker representation, participation, and engagement.
- Covers the role and powers of the regulator WorkSafe NZ
including education, engagement, and enforcement. It details
notification requirements for notifiable events.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Describe key health and safety legislation, documentation that supports health and safety at work, and the role of the health and safety regulator.
- Describe key duties and the application of those duties in the workplace in accordance with health and safety legislation.
- Describe key roles in terms of worker participation and engagement in relation to the HSWA.
Entry Criteria:
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All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
Online Health and Safety Legislation Training Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the Online Health and Safety Legislation course in New Zealand.
- Business Owners and Company Directors
- Managers and Supervisors
- Team Leaders
- Health and Safety Representatives and Advisors
- HR Professionals
- Workers
- Anyone wanting to understand New Zealand workplace health and safety law
- The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
- Employer and worker responsibilities
- Officer due diligence duties
- Risk management principles
- Worker engagement and participation
- Workplace consultation requirements
- Legal responsibilities for managing health and safety
- Creating a positive workplace safety culture
- Provide a safe working environment
- Identify and manage workplace risks
- Provide appropriate information, training and supervision
- Consult with workers
- Ensure work can be carried out safely
- Construction and manufacturing
- Transport, logistics and warehousing
- Forestry and agriculture
- Healthcare and education
- Hospitality and retail
- Government and professional services
