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Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995 (SR 1995/167) (as at 04 April 2016) – New Zealand Legislation
5 Duties in respect of facilities at certain places of work [Revoked]
6 Duty in respect of indisposed employees [Revoked]
14 Containers of liquids [Revoked]
15 Loose but enclosed materials [Revoked]
28 WorkSafe may recognise organisations
29 Application for certificate of competence to be made to chief executive or WorkSafe
36 Investigations by chief executive or WorkSafe
38 Chief executive or WorkSafe to issue certificate of competence
39 WorkSafe to determine duration
54 Employment of young persons [Revoked]
55 Injurious tasks [Revoked]
56 Machinery [Revoked]
57 Tractors and self-propelled mobile mechanical plant [Revoked]
58 Night employment [Revoked]
58A Application of regulations 58B to 58F [Revoked]
58B Engaging young persons as contractors [Revoked]
58C Injurious tasks [Revoked]
58D Machinery [Revoked]
58E Tractors and self-propelled mobile mechanical plant [Revoked]
58F Night work [Revoked]
59 Presence of young persons [Revoked]
60 Tractors and self-propelled mobile mechanical plant [Revoked]
61 Exception for tractors [Revoked]
Duties in relation to agricultural employees’ accommodation
62 Application of this Part [Revoked]
63 Accommodation and general facilities for agricultural employees [Revoked]
64 Cooking facilities or meals for agricultural employees [Revoked]
65 Sufficient compliance with certain duties in this Part [Revoked]
66 Duties of designers of plant [Revoked]
67 Duties of manufacturers and suppliers of plant [Revoked]
68 Duties of designers of protective clothing and protective equipment [Revoked]
69 Duties of manufacturers and suppliers of protective clothing and protective equipment [Revoked]
70 Offences [Revoked]
These regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
These regulations shall come into force on 2 October 1995.
a barrow ramp:
a bracket scaffold for tank work and formwork:
a cantilevered scaffold:
a catch net:
a hoist that is cantilevered from a scaffold, has a load limit not exceeding 250 kilograms, and is used for no purpose other than the support of material:
hung scaffolding, including scaffolding hung from a chain, tube, or wire rope:
a load platform cantilevered from a scaffold:
a mast climber:
a safety net for public protection:
scaffolding associated with a perimeter safety screen or shutter:
a sloping platform:
a spurred scaffold:
tube and coupler scaffolding, including a covered way or gantry made of tube and coupler scaffolding
means work on any farm, being work directly related to the operation of the farm; and
horticultural work; and
shearing work; and
includes cooking for any person carrying out any agricultural work; but
does not include any work on any marine or freshwater farm
alluvial mining operation has the meaning given to it in the Act
a fall arrest system:
a free-standing modular scaffolding system:
a gin wheel:
a static line
fitted with a circular saw; and
used to reduce flitches from the log breakdown to smaller dimension timber when the flitches are fed manually past the saw with or without the assistance of horizontal live feed and return rollers
means any work in connection with the alteration, cleaning, construction, demolition, dismantling, erection, installation, maintenance, painting, removal, renewal, or repair, of—
any building, chimney, edifice, erection, fence, structure, or wall, whether constructed wholly above or below, or partly above and partly below, ground level:
any aerodrome, cableway, canal, harbour works, motorway, railway, road, or tramway:
any thing having the purpose of drainage, flood control, irrigation, or river control:
any distribution system or network having the purpose of carrying electricity, gas, telecommunications, or water:
any aqueduct, bridge, culvert, dam, earthwork, pipeline, reclamation, reservoir, or viaduct:
any scaffolding; and
includes any work in connection with any excavation, preparatory work, or site preparation carried out for the purposes of any work referred to in paragraph (a); and
includes any work referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) carried out underwater, including work on buoys, obstructions to navigation, rafts, ships, and wrecks; and
includes the use of any materials or plant for the purposes of any work referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c); and
includes any inspection or other work carried out for the purposes of ascertaining whether any work referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) should be carried out; but
does not include any work in any mine, quarry, or tunnel
means felling trees by manual or mechanical means for the purpose of extracting logs, poles, and posts; and
includes extracting logs to an area within a forest for processing and loading out
mining operation has the meaning given to it in the Act
any construction work of 1 or more of the following kinds:
work in which a risk arises that any person may fall 5 metres or more, other than—
work in connection with a residential building up to and including 2 full storeys:
work on overhead telecommunications lines and overhead electric power lines:
work carried out from a ladder only:
maintenance and repair work of a minor or routine nature:
the erection or dismantling of scaffolding from which any person may fall 5 metres or more:
work using a lifting appliance where the appliance has to lift a mass of 500 kilograms or more a vertical distance of 5 metres or more, other than work using an excavator, a fork-lift, or a self-propelled mobile crane:
work in any pit, shaft, trench, or other excavation in which any person is required to work in a space more than 1.5 metres deep and having a depth greater than the horizontal width at the top:
work in any drive, excavation, or heading in which any person is required to work with a ground cover overhead:
work in any excavation in which any face has a vertical height of more than 5 metres and an average slope steeper than a ratio of 1 horizontal to 2 vertical:
work in which any explosive is used or in which any explosive is kept on the site for the purpose of being used:
work in which any person breathes air that is or has been compressed or a respiratory medium other than air
plant means plant that is to be used or is used in a workplace
quarrying operation has the meaning given to it in the Act
means any advanced scaffolding, basic scaffolding, or suspended scaffolding or any framework or structure, of a temporary nature, used or intended to be used—
for the support or protection of persons carrying out construction work or work connected with construction work, for the purpose of carrying out that work; or
for the support of materials used in connection with any such work; and
includes any scaffolding constructed as such and not dismantled, whether or not it is being used as scaffolding; and
includes any coupling, device, fastening, fitting, or plank used in connection with the construction, erection, or use of scaffolding
in relation to plant, includes any person who sells or hires any plant or offers any plant for sale or hire:
in relation to protective clothing or protective equipment, includes any person who sells or hires any protective clothing or protective equipment or offers any protective clothing or protective equipment for sale or hire
a boatswain’s chair, whether hand-hauled or mechanical:
a swinging stage, whether hand-hauled or mechanical
other than extracting logs, poles, and posts; but
including the purposes of—
harvesting firewood commercially:
land clearance:
maintaining shelter belts for horticulture:
maintaining or removing trees in the vicinity of overhead power lines:
managing and caring for trees in the general community:
willow layering and any other work in catchment or soil erosion operations
Regulation 2 alluvial mining operation: inserted, on 16 December 2013, by regulation 235(2) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/483).
Regulation 2 mine: revoked, on 16 December 2013, by regulation 235(3) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/483).
Regulation 2 mining operation: inserted, on 16 December 2013, by regulation 235(3) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/483).
Regulation 2 plant: amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 2 quarry: revoked, on 16 December 2013, by regulation 235(4) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/483).
Regulation 2 quarrying operation: inserted, on 16 December 2013, by regulation 235(4) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/483).
Regulation 2 tunnel: revoked, on 16 December 2013, by regulation 235(5) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/483).
Part 1 General duties of employers
that facilities of the kinds described in subclause (2) are provided at every place of work under the control of that employer; and
that any such facilities are suitable for the purpose for which they are to be used; and
that any such facilities are provided in sufficient numbers; and
that any such facilities are maintained in good order and condition; and
that all employees have access to any such facilities in a way that is convenient to them.
The facilities referred to in subclause (1) are—
means of leaving the place of work in an emergency:
first-aid facilities:
facilities for lighting for the purposes of enabling employees to perform their work safely and to move safely about the place of work:
ventilation providing either fresh or purified air:
means for controlling humidity that arises from any work process or activity:
means for controlling atmospheric conditions, including air velocity, radiant heat, and temperature:
facilities to enable any atmospheric contaminants to be controlled as closely as possible to their source:
facilities for treating or carrying off any atmospheric contaminants for the purpose of minimising the likelihood that any atmospheric contaminants will be a cause or source of harm to any employee:
facilities for employees to have meals during work hours in reasonable shelter and comfort, being facilities that are separate from any plant or materials used in the place of work and that are protected from any atmospheric contaminants, dirt, noise, or any other hazard produced by any work process.
Regulation 5: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 54 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 6: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 54 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
The suitability of any facilities provided in accordance with regulations 4 to 6 shall be determined having regard to—
the purpose for which the facilities are provided; and
the circumstances in which the facilities are provided.
The sufficiency of the numbers of any facilities provided in accordance with regulations 4 to 6 shall be determined having regard to—
the number of employees in the place of work; and
the needs of employees in the place of work; and
the nature of the place of work; and
the nature of any particular hazard in the place of work; and
the type or types of work being carried out in the place of work; and
whether or not the work is always carried out at the same place of work.
that drinking water is provided for employees at every place of work under the control of that employer; and
that any such drinking water is wholesome; and
that the amount of any such drinking water is sufficient, having regard to the number of employees in the place of work and the nature of the place of work; and
that all employees have access to any such drinking water in a way that is convenient to them.
Part 2 Duties in relation to management of particular hazards
In regulation 11, the term employer includes—
a principal who controls the workplace at which a contractor or subcontractor works.
In regulation 11, the term employee,—
in relation to a person who controls a workplace, means a person working in the workplace; and
in relation to a principal, means an employee of a contractor or subcontractor or, if a contractor or subcontractor is an individual, the contractor or subcontractor, being an employee, contractor, or subcontractor doing any work (other than residential work) that the contractor was engaged to do.
Regulation 10(1)﻿(a): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 10(1)﻿(b): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 10(2)﻿(a): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure, in relation to every workplace under the control of that employer, that no employee is exposed to noise above the following levels:
a noise exposure level, LAeq,8h, of 85 dB(A); and
a peak noise level, Lpeak, of 140 dB,—
For the purposes of subclause (1),—
the noise exposure level, LAeq,8h, is the level of the daily noise exposure normalised to a nominal 8-hour day, in dB(A) referenced to 20 micropascals; that is to say, it is the steady noise level that would, in the course of an 8-hour period, cause the same A-frequency-weighted sound energy as that due to the actual noise over the actual working day; and
the peak noise level, Lpeak, is the highest frequency-unweighted peak sound pressure level in the workplace in decibels referenced to 20 micropascals, measured using sound measuring equipment with “P” time-weighting, as specified in the Australian Standard numbered AS 1259.1–1990 and entitled “Sound level meters Part 1: Non-integrating” ; and
the levels of noise referred to in subclause (1) shall be measured and assessed in accordance with the Australian Standard numbered AS 1269–1989 and entitled “Acoustics—Hearing conservation” .
Where an employer has, so far as is reasonably practicable, taken steps to ensure that no employee at any workplace under the control of that employer is exposed to noise above the levels specified in subclause (1) but has not eliminated the risk that any employee may be exposed to noise above those levels, the employer shall communicate clearly, by way of signs, labelling of machinery, or other appropriate means—
the fact that noise levels at the workplace are or are likely to be hazardous; and
the sort of personal hearing protection device that is suitable to protect against the noise levels; and
where such a device may be obtained.
Regulation 11(2)﻿(b): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 11(3)﻿(a): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
In regulations 13 to 21, the term employer includes a person who controls a workplace.
In regulations 13 to 17 and 19 to 21, the term employee, in relation to a person who controls a workplace, means a person working in the workplace.
Regulation 12(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 12(2): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Subject to subclause (2), every employer shall take all practicable steps to ensure, in relation to every place of work under the control of that employer,—
that no part becomes so crowded with people or things or both as to be hazardous to any employee; and
that sufficient space is provided in any room in which work is normally performed to permit reasonable movement without that movement being hazardous to any employee.
Nothing in this regulation applies to any place of work—
that is a temporary place of work; or
that is, or is an integral part of, a structure erected for the purpose of enabling any agricultural work or construction work to be carried out.
Regulation 14: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 55 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 15: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 55 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Subject to subclause (2), every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure, in relation to every workplace under the control of that employer, that, where the cleaning, maintenance, or repair of any machinery while the whole or a part of the machinery is moving may cause harm to any employee, the machinery is not cleaned, maintained, or repaired—
until every part of the machinery, including any extension or attachment, has been secured against movement, including inadvertent movement; and
until every control device has been secured in the inoperative position by the use of locks or lock-out procedures or other equally effective means.
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure, in relation to any machinery to which subclause (1) applies, that, where it is essential to the process that the machinery performs, or to the procedure for cleaning, maintaining, or repairing the machinery, that the whole or a part of the machinery remains in motion during cleaning, maintenance, or repair,—
a procedure is established for the carrying out of the cleaning, maintenance, or repair in a safe manner; and
the procedure contains at least the following features:
no employee who has not been adequately trained for the purpose shall carry out the cleaning, maintenance, or repair:
where it is essential that a part of the machinery remains moving, only that part shall be set in motion; and
the procedure is followed on every occasion to which it applies.
Regulation 17(2): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Where any machinery of a kind listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 is used in a workplace under the control of any employer, that employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that the machinery is provided with a protective device or apparatus—
of the kind or kinds listed, opposite the name of that machinery, in column 2 of that schedule; and
that is suitable for the purpose for which it is to be used.
Regulation 18: amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that every self-propelled mobile mechanical plant to which this regulation applies is fitted with a roll-over protective structure and a seat belt.
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure—
that every roll-over protective structure fitted to a self-propelled mobile mechanical plant pursuant to subclause (1) is suitable for the purpose for which it is to be used; and
that every seat belt fitted to a self-propelled mobile mechanical plant pursuant to subclause (1) is of a kind, and fitted in a manner, that is suitable for the purpose for which it is to be used; and
where the roll-over protective structure fitted to any self-propelled mobile mechanical plant pursuant to subclause (1) is damaged so that its effectiveness is substantially reduced, no employee uses the plant until the structure has been either—
restored to a condition approved by the manufacturer or the manufacturer’s principal agent in New Zealand, or by a chartered professional engineer (as defined in section 6 of the Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002) with a qualification in mechanical engineering, as equal in strength and effectiveness to the structure as originally fitted.
Regulation 20(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 20(2): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 20(2)﻿(c)﻿(ii): amended, on 1 January 2004, by section 76 of the Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 (2002 No 17).
In this regulation, the term employer does not include any employer who employs any employee to carry out any agricultural work in a workplace under the control of that employer.
Regulation 21(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 21(2): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
In this regulation, the term employer means—
every employer, in relation to every workplace under the control of that employer in which any construction work is carried out; and
every person who controls a workplace in which any construction work is carried out.
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that, where any construction work cannot be carried out safely without the use of scaffolding,—
scaffolding is provided; and
the scaffolding so provided is—
suitable for the purpose for which it is to be used; and
properly constructed of sound material; and
constructed with a sufficient reserve of strength having regard to the loads and stresses to which it may be subjected; and
sufficient in amount for the purpose for which it is to be used.
Regulation 22(1)﻿(a): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 22(1)﻿(b): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 22(2): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
In regulations 24 and 25, the term employer means—
In regulations 24 and 25, the term employee,—
in relation to an employer of the kind described in subclause (1)﻿(a), means an employee of that employer; and
in relation to a person of the kind described in subclause (1)﻿(b), means a person working in the workplace.
Regulation 23(1)﻿(a): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 23(1)﻿(b): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 23(2)﻿(b): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Subject to subclause (2), every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that, where any face of any excavation is more than 1.5 metres high, that face is shored.
Subclause (1) does not apply where—
the face is cut back to a safe slope; or
the material in the face is of proven good standing quality under all reasonably foreseeable conditions of work and weather; or
by reason of the nature of the work and the position of any employee in the vicinity, there is no danger to any employee; or
the provision of shoring is impracticable or unreasonable by reason of the nature of the work and the employer has, so far as is reasonably practicable, taken steps to ensure that other precautions are taken to make the face as safe as possible in the circumstances.
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that any shoring used in any excavation at the workplace—
consists of materials that are suitable for the purpose for which they are to be used, of sound quality, and adequate in strength for the particular use; and
has bracings, jacks, and struts that are securely held to prevent accidental displacement, and packings and wedges that are held by nails or spikes; and
is placed in a proper manner by an experienced person under competent supervision; and
is not altered, dismantled, or interfered with except on the instructions of the employer or a representative of the employer.
Regulation 24(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 24(2)﻿(d): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 24(3): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
readily accessible to any person; and
likely to collect or retain water of such a depth as to constitute a danger to any person,—
any such excavation is covered or fenced, when no employee is in the immediate vicinity to prevent access to it by any person; and
any such excavation created in the course of the work is covered, fenced, or filled at the completion of the work.
Regulation 25: amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
In this regulation, the term employer includes a person who controls a workplace.
Subject to subclause (4), every employer who intends to commence any notifiable work or any work that will at any time include any notifiable work must, so far as is reasonably practicable, take steps to lodge notice of that intention in accordance with this regulation.
A notice required to be lodged under subclause (2) shall—
be lodged at an office that deals with occupational safety and health matters, being the nearest such office of the Department to the place where the work is to be carried out; and
be given at least 24 hours before the time at which the employer intends to commence the work; and
contain the following particulars—
the nature and location of the work; and
the name, address, and contact details of the employer; and
the intended date of commencement of the work; and
the estimated duration of the work.
It shall not be necessary for any employer to comply with subclause (2) before commencing any construction work or tree-felling operation necessary to deal with an emergency arising from—
damage caused by any earthquake, explosion, fire, flood, lightning, rain, slip, storm, or washout; or
the blockage or breakdown of any drain or sewer; or
the blockage or breakdown of any distribution system or network for electricity, gas, telecommunications, or water.
Regulation 26(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 26(2): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
The following kinds of certificates of competence may be issued under regulation 38:
a certificate of competence as a diver:
a certificate of competence as a powder-actuated tool operator:
a certificate of competence as a scaffolder.
A certificate of competence as a diver shall authorise the holder to dive in any category of diving specified in the certificate.
A certificate of competence as a powder-actuated tool operator shall authorise the holder to operate any powder-actuated tool—
of a kind specified in the certificate; and
in any category of construction work specified in the certificate.
A certificate of competence as a scaffolder shall authorise the holder to erect, maintain, repair, or dismantle 1, some, or all of the following types of scaffolding:
advanced scaffolding:
Regulation 27(1)﻿(b): revoked, on 16 October 2003, by regulation 3 of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/257).
WorkSafe may, on being satisfied that it is appropriate to do so, recognise any organisation as an organisation that may issue certificates of competence of all kinds or of a particular kind.
WorkSafe may, on being satisfied that it is appropriate to do so, withdraw recognition, in relation to certificates of competence of all kinds or of a particular kind, from any organisation recognised under this regulation.
Where WorkSafe has recognised any organisation, or withdrawn recognition from any organisation, under this regulation, WorkSafe shall publish a notice to that effect in the Gazette.
Regulation 28 heading: amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 28(1): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 28(3): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
An application for a certificate of competence shall be made—
to the chief executive of an organisation that has been recognised by WorkSafe under regulation 28 as an organisation that may issue certificates of the kind to which the application relates, by lodging the application at the head office of the organisation; or
if no such organisation has been recognised, to WorkSafe, by lodging the application at any office—
Every application made under subclause (1) for which a fee is prescribed in Schedule 2 shall be accompanied by the fee so prescribed.
Regulation 29 heading: amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 29(1)﻿(a): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 29(1)﻿(b): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
fulfil the requirements of regulation 32(a) to (d) or regulation 34(a) to (c) or regulation 35(a) to (d), as the case may require; and
be physically and mentally able to perform any task that it is reasonable to expect the holder of such a certificate to perform; and
have a thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of diving; and
have a thorough knowledge of the practices that must be followed to enable diving to take place safely; and
have had suitable recent training, including suitable recent experience, in diving; and
be medically fit for diving.
have a thorough knowledge of the operation of powder-actuated tools; and
have a thorough knowledge of the practices that must be followed to enable powder-actuated tools to be operated safely; and
have had suitable recent training, including suitable recent experience, in the operation of powder-actuated tools.
have a thorough knowledge of the use or uses to which the type or types of scaffolding in respect of which the applicant seeks a certificate may be put; and
have a thorough knowledge of the erection, maintenance, repair, and dismantling of the type or types of scaffolding in respect of which the applicant seeks a certificate; and
have a thorough knowledge of the practices that must be followed to enable scaffolding of the type or types in respect of which the applicant seeks a certificate to be used, erected, maintained, repaired, and dismantled safely; and
have had suitable recent training, including suitable recent experience, in the use, erection, maintenance, repair, and dismantling of scaffolding of the type or types in respect of which the applicant seeks a certificate.
For the purpose of investigating whether an applicant for a certificate of competence is a person to whom regulation 31 applies, the chief executive or WorkSafe, as the case may be, may—
request any person who the chief executive or WorkSafe believes is able to provide relevant information to provide information on relevant matters.
shall specify those matters on which the chief executive or WorkSafe, as the case may be, seeks information; and
The applicant shall supply information on such matters as may be specified in a request made under subclause (1)﻿(a).
Any person to whom a request is made under subclause (1)﻿(b) shall supply information on such matters as may be specified in the request, if the person holds that information or can reasonably be expected to obtain it.
Every person shall have the same privileges in relation to the giving of information to the chief executive or WorkSafe, as the case may be, as witnesses have in any court.
No person shall be liable to prosecution for any offence against any enactment by reason of that person’s compliance with any requirements of the chief executive or WorkSafe, as the case may be, under this regulation.
Regulation 36 heading: amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 36(1): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 36(1)﻿(b): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 36(2)﻿(a): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 36(5): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 36(6): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
For the purpose of determining whether an applicant is a person to whom regulation 31 applies, the chief executive or WorkSafe, as the case may be, may take into account any information received in response to the exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 36.
Regulation 37: amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
A chief executive or WorkSafe, as the case may require, to whom an application for a certificate of competence is made shall issue the certificate of competence sought in the application, if he or she is satisfied—
that the application was made in accordance with regulations 29 and 30; and
that the applicant is a person to whom regulation 31 applies.
Where a chief executive or WorkSafe, as the case may require, refuses to issue any certificate of competence, he or she shall supply to the applicant a statement of the reasons for the refusal.
Regulation 38 heading: amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 38(1): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 38(2): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
WorkSafe shall from time to time determine the period for which each kind of certificate of competence, issued after a date to be determined by WorkSafe, shall remain in force.
WorkSafe may determine different periods for different kinds of certificates of competence.
A certificate of competence expires at the close of the day that concludes the period that applies to certificates of competence of that kind.
Every certificate of competence shall show on its face the date on which it expires.
Regulation 39 heading: amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 39(1): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 39(2): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
An application for the renewal of a certificate of competence shall—
where the certificate was issued by an organisation recognised under regulation 28, to the chief executive of that organisation; or
where WorkSafe has withdrawn recognition from the organisation that issued the certificate or where the organisation has ceased to exist, to the chief executive of any organisation recognised under regulation 28 whose functions are substantially similar to those of the organisation that issued the certificate or to WorkSafe; or
where the certificate was issued by WorkSafe, to WorkSafe.
Where WorkSafe has, after the date on which a certificate of competence was issued, recognised an organisation under regulation 28 as an organisation that may issue certificates of competence, WorkSafe shall transfer to the organisation any application for a renewal of any certificate of competence that that organisation may issue.
Where an application is made in accordance with this regulation, the certificate of competence to which the application relates shall be renewed, unless the person to whom the application is made or transferred cancels or suspends the certificate under regulation 41.
A certificate of competence may be renewed before or after the day on which the certificate expires, but in each case the renewed certificate shall be in force from the commencement of the day following that day.
Subclauses (3) and (4) of regulation 39 apply to a certificate of competence renewed under this regulation.
Regulation 40(1)﻿(c)﻿(ii): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 40(1)﻿(c)﻿(iii): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 40(2): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
The person who issued a certificate of competence shall cancel the certificate if he or she is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the holder has died.
The person who issued a certificate of competence shall cancel the certificate if, after giving the holder an opportunity to be heard, he or she is satisfied on reasonable grounds—
that the holder’s application for the certificate contained any false information or evidence; or
that the holder either never has been or is no longer a person to whom regulation 31 applies.
The person who issued a certificate of competence shall cancel the certificate or suspend the certificate for such period as he or she thinks fit if, after giving the holder an opportunity to be heard, he or she is satisfied on reasonable grounds—
that the holder has been so negligent in carrying out any task that the holder of the certificate could reasonably be expected to perform to a reasonable standard that the life of any person has been or could have been endangered; or
that the holder has shown himself or herself unfit to be the holder of the certificate by the improper manner in which he or she has carried out any task that the holder of the certificate could reasonably be expected to perform in a proper manner.
In this regulation, the term person who issued a certificate of competence includes a person to whom an application under regulation 40 is made or transferred.
An application for a duplicate of a certificate of competence shall—
Where WorkSafe has, after the date on which a certificate of competence was issued, recognised an organisation under regulation 28 as an organisation that may issue certificates of competence, WorkSafe shall transfer to the chief executive of that organisation any application for a duplicate of any certificate of competence that that organisation may issue.
Where the person to whom an application is made or transferred under this regulation is satisfied that a certificate of competence has been lost or destroyed, that person shall issue a duplicate of that certificate.
Regulation 42(1)﻿(b)﻿(ii): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 42(1)﻿(b)﻿(iii): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 42(2): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Every organisation recognised under regulation 28 and the Department shall keep a register of the individuals to whom the chief executive or WorkSafe, as the case may be, has issued a certificate of competence.
Every register kept under subclause (1) shall show—
Regulation 43(1): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
Regulation 43(2)﻿(e): added, on 12 September 1996, by regulation 33(2) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996 (SR 1996/220).
an applicant who is dissatisfied with a refusal to issue a certificate of competence under regulation 38:
a holder of a certificate of competence who is dissatisfied with a refusal to renew the certificate of competence under regulation 40:
a holder of a certificate of competence who is dissatisfied with the cancellation or suspension of the certificate of competence under regulation 41:
a holder of a certificate of competence who is dissatisfied with a refusal to issue a duplicate of that certificate under regulation 42.
Part 9 of the District Courts Rules 1992 (SR 1992/109) applies to an appeal brought under subclause (1).
The decision of the District Court on any appeal brought under subclause (1) shall be final.
a certificate of competency granted under the Construction Regulations 1961; or
a certificate as a powder-powered tool operator granted under the Construction Regulations 1961; or
a certificate of registration as a construction diver issued under the Construction Regulations 1961—
Where a person holds a certificate to which this regulation applies, that person may, before 2 October 1996, make an application under regulation 40 as if that certificate had been in force at the commencement of these regulations and as if—
a certificate of competency as a scaffolder were a certificate of competence as a scaffolder issued under these regulations:
a certificate of competency as a construction blaster were a certificate of competence as a construction blaster issued under these regulations:
a certificate as a powder-powered tool operator were a certificate of competence as a powder-actuated tool operator issued under these regulations:
a certificate of registration as a construction diver were a certificate of competence as a diver issued under these regulations;—
For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that, where a person holds a certificate to which this regulation applies and that person does not, before 2 October 1996, make an application under regulation 40, that certificate shall have no force or effect on and from 2 October 1996.
Part 4 Duties in relation to certificates of competence
In regulations 48 and 49, the term employer includes a person who controls a workplace.
In regulations 48 and 49, the term employee in relation to a person who controls a workplace, means a person working in the workplace.
Regulation 47(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 47(2): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that every employee who dives in the course of that employee’s work is the holder of a current certificate of competence as a diver, being a certificate that authorises the holder to dive in the category of diving in which the employee is diving.
Nothing in this regulation prevents an employee training to become the holder of a certificate of competence as a diver from diving, in the course of that employee’s work, under the direct supervision of the holder of such a certificate, being a current certificate that authorises the holder to dive in the category of diving in which the employee is diving.
Regulation 48(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Notwithstanding anything in regulation 48, every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that every employee who dives in the course of that employee’s work is, at the time of so diving, medically fit for diving.
Regulation 49: amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
In regulations 52 and 53, the term employer means—
every person who controls a workplace in which any construction work is carried out, including, in relation to regulation 52, every person who owns any powder-actuated tool operated in any workplace in the course of construction work.
In regulations 52 and 53, the term employee,—
Regulation 50(1)﻿(a): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 50(1)﻿(b): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 50(2)﻿(b): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that every employee who, in the course of carrying out construction work, operates a powder-actuated tool is the holder of a current certificate of competence as a powder-actuated tool operator, being a certificate that authorises the employee to operate the kind of tool being operated in the kind of work being carried out.
Nothing in this regulation prevents an employee training to become the holder of a certificate of competence as a powder-actuated tool operator from operating, in the course of carrying out construction work, a powder-actuated tool under the direct supervision of a holder of such a certificate, being a current certificate that authorises the holder to operate the kind of tool being operated by the employee in the kind of work being carried out by the employee.
Regulation 52(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Every employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that every employee who, in the course of carrying out construction work, erects, maintains, repairs, or dismantles scaffolding (being scaffolding any part of which is 5 metres or more above the ground) is the holder of a current certificate of competence with respect to—
basic scaffolding, where the scaffolding being erected, maintained, repaired, or dismantled is basic scaffolding; or
advanced scaffolding, where the scaffolding being erected, maintained, repaired, or dismantled is advanced scaffolding; or
suspended scaffolding, where the scaffolding being erected, maintained, repaired, or dismantled is suspended scaffolding.
Nothing in this regulation prevents an employee training to become the holder of a certificate of competence as a scaffolder from erecting, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling scaffolding (being scaffolding any part of which is 5 metres or more above the ground), in the course of carrying out construction work, under the direct supervision of the holder of such a certificate, being a current certificate that authorises the holder to erect, maintain, repair, or dismantle scaffolding of the type that the employee is erecting, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling.
Regulation 53(1): amended, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Part 5 Duties in relation to young persons
Part 5: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Duties of employers to young persons[Revoked]
Heading: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 54: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 55: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 56: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 57: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 58: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Duties of principals to young persons[Revoked]
Regulation 58A: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 58B: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 58C: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 58D: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 58E: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 58F: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Duties of other persons to young persons[Revoked]
Regulation 59: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 60: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Exception from certain duties relating to tractors[Revoked]
Regulation 61: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Part 6 Duties in relation to agricultural employees’ accommodation
Part 6: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 62: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 63: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 64: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Part 7 Duties of designers, manufacturers, and suppliers
Part 7: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 65: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Plant[Revoked]
Regulation 66: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 67: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Protective clothing and protective equipment[Revoked]
Regulation 68: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Regulation 69: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by regulation 56 of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13).
Part 8: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Regulation 70: revoked, on 4 April 2016, by section 232 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (2015 No 70).
Schedule 1 Protective devices or apparatus for woodworking or abrasive grinding machinery
fitted on the operator’s side of the feed roller
(a) an effective cover having sufficient clearance for the operator’s foot; or
Schedule 2 Fees for issue, renewal, and replacement of certificates of competence
This is a reprint of the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.
Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/13): Part 6
Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/483): regulation 235