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Home › Managing health and safety › Getting started
Managing health and safety

Getting started

Understand your rights and responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Getting started

Understanding the law

Find out more about the key concepts of HSWA – New Zealand's workplace health and safety law.

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Introduction to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 – special guide

A guide to New Zealand’s key work health and safety law and its regulator.

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Health and safety at work – quick reference guide

This quick reference guide summarises the key components of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA), including the roles and responsibilities of businesses, officers, workers and others in managing workplace health and safety risks.

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Mythbusting and FAQs

Here we bust some of the myths about the Health and Safety at Work Act, and answer some of the frequently asked questions about the law.

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