Govt to cut health and safety requirements for smaller businesses

Whakaari-inspired law change to protect land owners from prosecution

The Government says it’s bringing “common sense” to health and safety regulations.

Govt to cut health and safety requirements for smaller businesses

The minister for workplace relations says she is looking to cut health and safety red tape for low-risk businesses and create a hotline to enable reporting of overzealous road cone use.

Govt to cut health and safety requirements for small businesses

Workplace Relations minister Brooke van Velden. Photo: RNZ The minister for workplace relations says she is looking to cut health and safety red tape for low-risk businesses and create a hotline to enable reporting of overzealous road cone use.

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“We’re delivering on the ACT-National coalition agreement to reform health and safety laws and regulations. We want all Kiwis to return home safe after every working day."

Govt health and safety changes put workers at risk – Labour

Changes to New Zealand’s health and safety laws will strip back key protections for small businesses and put working Kiwis at greater risk. “New Zealand already has one of the highest rates of workplace deaths in the developed world. Despite this appalling record, the Government is choosing to weaken our health and safety laws,” Labour workplace relations spokesperson Jan Tinetti said. “These changes are reckless and completely out of step with…

Government Begins Overhaul Of Safety Regulations

Farmers and small businesses say health and safety rules have created unnecessary burdens.New changes aim to cut red tape and focus on preventing serious workplace injuries.Retailers and chambers of commerce back the move towards more practical safety laws.Federated Farmers has welcomed the Government’s announcement of new health and safety reforms, saying it marks the beginning of long-overdue change.“Federated Farmers have been very clear that…