Workplace Health and Safety Strategy for New Zealand to 2015

Rautaki mō te Haumaru me te Hauora o te Wāhi Mahi mō Aotearoa ki te 2015

Snapshot of Progress 2006/07

Conclusion

The summary of highlights on the previous pages demonstrates the breadth of activities engaged in during the 2006/07 year to support the Workplace Health and Safety Strategy. The highlights and case studies also show the emphasis that has been placed on government agencies working in partnership, since that greatly increases their individual effectiveness.

The challenge for coming years will be to maintain the level of activity and partnership, as attention is given - with the assistance of the Workplace Health and Safety Council - to activities that matter most as the Strategy priorities are refined.

Appendix 1 describes all activities associated with the Strategy and shows that many relevant activities arise from agencies' usual business, while others are specifically designed to progress the Strategy. As the Strategy progresses, reporting is likely to concentrate more on the refined priorities - with the understanding that other work is business as usual.

In the next year, there will be an increased focus on activities that both broaden the influence of the Strategy and build on our understanding of the critical mass areas that need to be progressed to gain momentum.

The focus moving forward will be to:

  • increase awareness of the social costs of workplace injury and disease and the necessary behaviour changes needed
  • promote the productivity benefits of quality health and safety management systems, employee participation and management commitment
  • address common misconceptions about health and safety regulation and practice
  • build on the range and breadth of government agency leadership, co-operation and co-ordination activities
  • improve the information and surveillance of occupational disease and injury
  • utilise national priority areas to further progress the Strategy.

Ultimately, the aim is to influence all workplaces to excel in their health and safety practices, so that that Strategy vision is achieved - healthy people in safe and productive workplaces.

Steady progress each year will keep New Zealand on track to reach the Strategy's desired outcomes by 2015.

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