This report discusses changes to injury and fatality rates, particularly since 2013, before analysing how changes came about and what drove these. It considers the role that forestry owners, contractors, crews, unions and WorkSafe played in bringing about improved practice on the ground, and discusses what could be improved in the future.

This fact sheet tells you about the conditions a Controlled Substance License (CSL) holder is subject to.

This report looks at the health risks associated with working in forestry, such as noise, vibration, musculoskeletal disorders, psychosocial issues, and fatigue. It then discusses how New Zealand forestry employers (both contractors and forest owners) address these, and where responses could be improved.

This report looks at the differences and similarities between two of forestry’s subsectors – silviculture and harvesting. The two subsectors are viewed as being distinct groups, with silviculture receiving significantly less focus than harvesting. However, it was evident that whilst there are difference, there are also many similarities in the health and safety issues for the two groups, and with silviculture often being a pathway to harvesting for workers – a focus on silviculture is warranted in the future.

Placing a ‘Have your say’ board in the middle of the staff cafeteria has significantly increased worker participation for Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) – providing a ‘hotline’ for people to raise issues with senior leaders.

This report presents Agricultural sector findings for the Qualitative Research. The purpose of this research was to investigate key themes with regard to Health and Safety, including the identification of a spread of attitudes to be confirmed quantitatively. This qualitative research involved 97 in-depth interviews and mini-groups, conducted 3- 28 March 2014 inclusive. 25 interviews were conducted in the Agricultural sector.

Qualitative research was conducted during March 2014 and this research provided in-depth information and insights about attitudes and behaviours relating to Health and Safety in New Zealand and on how best to communicate with the four high-risk sectors regulated by WorkSafe NZ. This document reports on the quantitative stage of the research programme.

This report presents general findings and findings specific to the Construction sector for the Qualitative Research. The purpose of this research was to investigate key themes with regard to Health and Safety, including the identification of a spread of attitudes to be confirmed quantitatively. This qualitative research involved 97 indepth interviews and mini-groups, conducted 3-28 March 2014 inclusive.

Qualitative research was conducted during March 2014 and this research provided in-depth information and insights about attitudes and behaviours relating to Health and Safety in New Zealand and on how best to communicate with the four high-risk sectors regulated by WorkSafe NZ. This document reports on the quantitative stage of the research programme. A survey, using a self-completion method, was undertaken with workers and employers. Structured questionnaires were designed for workers and employers based on extensive consultation with WorkSafe NZ and Maritime NZ and on the insights provided by the qualitative research.