PERFORMANCE

18 WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND
Inspectors supporting safer
workplace practices
One of our objectives in 2014/15 was for our inspectors’ contact with
workplaces to lead to improved practices; this is a key indicator that our
engagement, education, and enforcement model is working.
83%
OF WORKPLACES HAD
CHANGED THEIR
PRACTICES AS A RESULT
OF THEIR CONTACT WITH
HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORS IN 2014/15.
MOST CHANGES WERE
TO THE SAFE USE OF
EQUIPMENT.
MAIN CHANGES IN WORKPLACE PRACTICES MADE
AFTER CONTACT WITH WORKSAFE
Changes to improve the safe use of equipment
Increased employee participation in health and safety
Changes to health and safety training
52%
50%
58%
Improvements to equipment to make it safer
49%
Changes to how hazards are identified and/or managed
48%
Changes to technical skills training
33%
Appointment of health and safety representatives
25%
Base: 391; includes employers, employees, and self-employed people.
Source: WorkSafe’s Service Excellence Survey 2014/15 of workplaces we assessed
or investigated.