• NOHSAC Technical Report 7
• Authors and Acknowledgements
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Executive Summary
• Summary of Issues
• 1   Introduction
• 2   Background
• 3   Occupational Health and Safety System
  • Occupational Health and Safety System
  • 3.1   Principles underpinning New Zealand’s occupational health and safety system
  • 3.2   International obligations
  • 3.3   Legislative framework
  • 3.4   National occupational health and safety budget
  • 3.5   The compliance and enforcement system
  • 3.6   The rehabilitation and compensation system
  • 3.7   The education and information framework
  • 3.8   Mechanisms to provide expert advice on occupational health and safety
  • 3.9   Collaboration and leadership
  • 3.10   The health and safety workforce
• 4   National Policy Framework
• 5   National Programmes
• Appendices
• References

3: Occupational Health and Safety System

ISSN 1177-2239
ISBN 0-478-28059-9

This document is available on NOHSAC’s website www.nohsac.govt.nz. It can be freely quoted, copied and circulated with appropriate acknowledgement. The suggested citation is: Allen & Clarke. Occupational health and safety in New Zealand. Technical Report prepared for the National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee: NOHSAC Technical Report 7: Wellington, 2006.