• NOHSAC Technical Report 9
• Authors and Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2 – Methods Adopted for this Project
• Chapter 3 – Types of Instrument: Quasi-legal, Voluntary and Hybrid
• Chapter 4 – Purposes and Characteristics of Instruments
  • Chapter Overview
  • Purpose and Choice of OHS Instrument
    • Quasi-legal codes and guidance materials – regulator developed
    • Voluntary codes of practice
  • Subject Matter Addressed
  • Type of Standard
  • Design of Instruments – Format and Style
  • Chapter Summary – Purposes and Characteristics of Instruments
• Chapter 5 – Processes for Development
• Chapter 6 – Processes for Promulgation, Monitoring and Enforcement
• Chapter 7 – Contextual Factors Influencing the Uses and Impacts of Instruments
• Chapter 8 – Uses and Impacts of Codes and Guidance Materials – Insights from Industry and Unions
• Chapter 9 – Evidence for the Efficacy of Particular Instruments and Key Characteristics Determining Efficacy
• Chapter 10 – Implications for OHS Codes of Practice and Guidance Materials
• Bibliography
• Chapter 11 – Appendices

Chapter 4: Purposes and Characteristics of Instruments

ISSN 1177-2239
ISBN 978-0-498-28166-8

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: Gunningham & Associates. Review of key characteristics that determine the efficacy of OHS instruments. NOHSAC Technical Report 9: Wellington, 2008.