First tranche of health and safety reforms exempts small businesses, more coming this week

First tranche of health and safety reforms exempts small businesses, more coming this week
Brooke van Velden says several tranches of health and safety reform are being announced this week. (Image: Supplied)
Dileepa Fonseka
Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says the Government will make announcements around several tranches of health and safety reform this week, but a tranche she announced on Monday has already attracted the ire of professionals in the area.On Monday afternoon, van Velden announced the first round of changes to the Health and Safety at Work Act agreed to by the Cabinet, which included a “carve-out” exempting small and “low-risk” businesses from some health and safety requirements.“This is just the first part...

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