• 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 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

AUTHOR & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Author

Gunningham & Associates

NOHSAC Members

Neil Pearce (Chair)

Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University

Evan Dryson

Occupational Medical Specialists Ltd, Auckland;
Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University

Philippa Gander

Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University

Professor John Langley

Injury Prevention Research Unit, University of Otago

NOHSAC Secretariat

Mark Wagstaffe (Project Manager)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research was commissioned by the Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (the Office of the ASCC), in the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), and the New Zealand National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee (NOHSAC). The research was undertaken by Professor Neil Gunningham and Mrs Elizabeth Bluff, commissioned as Gunningham and Associates which provided this research report.

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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.