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It's our role to influence businesses and workers to ensure their work is healthy and safe.

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Our priority plans

Our priority plans set out how we will deliver enforcement, engagement, and permitting activities to achieve better, more equitable outcomes for kaimahi in Aotearoa.

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Latest updates

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  1. 19 December 2024

    Overhead power lines spark safety call

    WorkSafe is urging businesses to prioritise safety near overhead electric lines, after three companies were sentenced within the last week for incidents that killed or injured workers.

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  2. 19 December 2024

    Working with businesses to make positive changes

    Our inspector Thomas recently worked with a panel beater in Hamilton to make improvements to their health and safety processes.

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  3. 13 December 2024

    New restricted entry intervals for pesticides (REIs)

    After working with industry, we’ve set a number of new REIs for pesticides. These will come into force on 10 June 2025 to give PCBUs and suppliers time to adapt to the new REIs.

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