Workplace safety shake-up: Compliance equals protection under new system of Approved Codes of Practice

Workplace safety shake-up: Compliance equals protection under new system of Approved Codes of Practice
Brooke van Velden has announced a number of health and safety changes this week. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
The Government is attempting to put a hard limit on some health and safety liabilities, saying compliance with guidance means obligations have been met. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden said the Government will change health and safety rules so that if a business complies with approved codes of practice (ACOPs), it will have met its health and safety obligations. Van Velden said the new health and safety regime would lean more heavily on ACOPs rather than regulations to set health and safety standards for diff...

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