The WorkSafe website will be unavailable on Tuesday 16 September from 12pm–5pm due to planned maintenance.
Our other online services, including the online services portal(external link) and Energy Safety portal(external link), will remain available.
To notify us of an injury, illness or incident at work, visit our online services portal(external link). For urgent notifications, please call us on 0800 030 040. For general or non-urgent enquiries, email us at info@worksafe.govt.nz.
Manual handling (or ‘how to lift’) training does not reduce the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders.
The Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) Australia and New Zealand have information about what works instead and what businesses can do to manage the risks of hazardous manual tasks.
These documents were first published in Australia in August 2022, and in New Zealand in May 2024.
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