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- A General Guide To The Health And Safety In Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, And Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999
- A Guide To Occupational Health And Safety In The New Zealand Sex Industry
- A Guide To Respiratory Protection
- A Guide To Safety With Chainsaws
- A Guideline To Promote Best Practice With Organophosphates - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Cranes
- Approved Code Of Practice For Demolition
- Approved Code Of Practice For Helicopter Logging - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Load-Lifting Rigging
- Approved Code Of Practice For Passenger Ropeways In New Zealand
- Approved Code Of Practice For Powder-Actuated, Hand-Held Fastening Tools
- Approved Code Of Practice For Power-Operated Elevating Work Platforms - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Pressure Equipment (Excluding Boilers) 2001
- Approved Code Of Practice For Roll Over Protective Structures On Tractors In Agricultural Operations
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In Forest Operations (2012)
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In Forest Operations Part 5: Timber Stacking, Packeting And Transportation - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In The Manufacture Of Paint, Printing Inks And Resins
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In Tree Work Part 2: Maintenance Of Trees Around Power Lines
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In Tree Work Part 3 River And Stream Operations - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance And Servicing Of Boilers, 2000 Edition Incorporating Amendment 1:2004
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Management Of Noise In The Workplace
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Management Of Substances Hazardous To Health In The Place Of Work
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Prevention Of Sulphur Fires And Explosions
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Prevention, Detection And Control Of Fire And Explosion In New Zealand Dairy Industry Spray Drying Plant
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Safe Erection And Use Of Scaffolding - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Safe Handling, Transportation And Erection Of Precast Concrete - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Use Of Visual Display Units In The Place Of Work - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Training Operators And Instructors Of Powered Industrial Lift Trucks (Forklifts)
- Code Of Practice For The Design, Installation And Operation Of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems
- Code Of Practice For The Design, Installation And Operation Of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems Supplement No. 1 Management Of Existing Underground Petroleum Storage Systems
- Code Of Practice For The Transport And Disposal Of Petroleum Storage Tanks And Related Waste
- Commercial And Industrial Premises - Guidelines For The Provision Of Facilities And General Safety In
- Composites Based On Synthetic Resins (Fibreglass) - Code Of Practice For Health And Safety In The Manufacture Of
- Construction Industry - Guidelines For The Provision Of Facilities And General Safety In The
- Control Guide Management Of Noise At Work
- Danger: Eyes At Work
- Dangerous Goods (Class 3 - Flammable Liquids) Regulations 1985 - Revoked
- Dental Therapy Practice
- Elevating Work Platforms In The Horticultural Industry - Revoked
- Geothermal Energy Regulations 1961
- Guidance Notes For The Protection Of Workers From Solar Uv Radiation
- Guide On Sources Of Ignition Where Dangerous Goods Are Present
- Guide To Health And Safety In The Timber Processing Industry
- Guidelines For A Certificate Of Fitness For High-Pressure Gas And Liquids Transmission Pipelines
- Guidelines For Health And Safety In The Kumara Growing Industry
- Guidelines For Occupational Diving 2004
- Guidelines For The Management And Removal Of Asbestos
- Guidelines For The Management Of Lead-Based Paint
- Guidelines For The Prevention Of Falls
- Guidelines For The Provision Of Facilities And General Safety And Health In The Healthcare Industry
- Guidelines For The Provision Of Safety, Health And Accommodation In Agriculture
- Guidelines For The Safe Handling Of Cytotoxic Drugs And Related Waste
- Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Chemicals In Electroplating And Related Industries
- Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Portable Mechanically Powered Nailers And Staplers
- Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Sodium Fluoroacetate (1080)
- Hazardous Goods Storage Facilities
- Health And Safety Guidelines For Home-Based Health Care Services
- Health And Safety Guidelines For Self-Management Of Shallow Geothermal Bore Systems
- Health And Safety Guidelines For Shallow Geothermal Wells
- Health And Safety Guidelines For The Selection And Safe Handling Of Synthetic Mineral Fibres
- Health And Safety Guidelines For Tyre Fitters
- Health And Safety Guidelines On The Cleanup Of Contaminated Sites
- Health And Safety Guidelines On The Management Of Hazards In The Metal Casting Industry
- Health And Safety In Employment (Pipelines) Regulations 1999
- Health And Safety In Welding
- Health Bulletin - Physical Hazards Fact Sheet - Thermal Comfort Project
- Introducing The Approved Code Of Practice For The Management Of Noise In The Workplace (2002)
- LPG Tankwagon Code - Bulk Transport Of Class 2d Dangerous Goods By Road
- Managing Health And Safety Risks In New Zealand Mortuaries
- Managing Shift Work To Minimise Workplace Fatigue. A Guide For Employers.
- New And Expectant Mothers At Work
- Occupational Health Tools 2006-07 - Revoked
- Occupational Health Tools 2009
- Occupational Overuse Syndrome Guidelines For Prevention And Management
- Practical Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Organic Solvents
- Prevention Of Legionnaires’ Disease - Employers’ Responsibilities
- Repainting Lead-Based Paint
- Safety Code For Forklift Truck Operators No.1 Front Loading Forklift Trucks
- Selection And Use Of Hearing Protectors
- What You Need To Know About Temperature In Places Of Work
- Approved Code of Practice for Safety and Health in Arboriculture (2012)
- Best practice guidelines for working at height in New Zealand
- Best Practice Guidelines: Safe Use of Elevating Work Platforms in the Horticultural Industry
- Concrete Pumping Health and Safety Guidelines
- Scaffolds with screening or containment sheeting
- Workplace Exposure Standards and Biological Exposure Indices 7th Edition
- Guidance for Managing Drug and Alcohol-Related Risks in Adventure Activities
- Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice for Fire or Explosion in Underground Mines and Tunnels
- Approved Code Of Practice for Ventilation in Underground Mines and Tunnels
- Guidance for a Hazard Management System for Mines
- A guide to developing safety management systems for the extractives industry
- People Come First: promote a strong health and safety culture
- Best practice guidelines for working on roofs
- Industrial Rope Access in New Zealand: Best Practice Guidelines
- Best Practice Guidelines for the Safe Use of Machinery
- Working safely with chemicals and fuels on farms: Good Practice Guidelines
- Best Practice Guidelines for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
- Good Practice Guidelines: Health and Safety at Opencast Mines, Alluvial Mines and Quarries
- Quarry Essentials Pocket guide
- Notice that Particular Low Voltage or Extra-Low Voltage Fittings or Appliances are Declared medium Risk Articles
- Excavation safety - Good practice guidelines
- Code of Practice for the Management and Removal of Asbestos
- Approved Code of Practice for Air Quality in the Extractives Industry
- Good Practice Guidelines - Major hazard facilities - Safety cases
- Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017
- Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances – Polyethylene Above Ground Stationary Tanks for Diesel Fuel) Safe Work Instrument 2017
- Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Thermoplastic Stationary Tanks) Safe Work Instrument 2017
- Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Above Ground Rotationally-Moulded Polyethylene Stationary Tanks) Safe Work Instrument 2017
- Safe work with precast concrete
- Approved code of practice for flammable liquids road tank wagons
- Approved Code of Practice for Bungy (AS/NZS 5848:2000)
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Guidelines For The Provision Of Facilities And General Safety And Health In The Healthcare Industry
Other citing documents: WorkSafe New Zealand
- A General Guide To The Health And Safety In Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, And Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999
- A Guide To Occupational Health And Safety In The New Zealand Sex Industry
- A Guide To Respiratory Protection
- A Guide To Safety With Chainsaws
- A Guideline To Promote Best Practice With Organophosphates - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Cranes
- Approved Code Of Practice For Demolition
- Approved Code Of Practice For Helicopter Logging - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Load-Lifting Rigging
- Approved Code Of Practice For Passenger Ropeways In New Zealand
- Approved Code Of Practice For Powder-Actuated, Hand-Held Fastening Tools
- Approved Code Of Practice For Power-Operated Elevating Work Platforms - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Pressure Equipment (Excluding Boilers) 2001
- Approved Code Of Practice For Roll Over Protective Structures On Tractors In Agricultural Operations
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In Forest Operations (2012)
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In Forest Operations Part 5: Timber Stacking, Packeting And Transportation - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In The Manufacture Of Paint, Printing Inks And Resins
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In Tree Work Part 2: Maintenance Of Trees Around Power Lines
- Approved Code Of Practice For Safety And Health In Tree Work Part 3 River And Stream Operations - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance And Servicing Of Boilers, 2000 Edition Incorporating Amendment 1:2004
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Management Of Noise In The Workplace
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Management Of Substances Hazardous To Health In The Place Of Work
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Prevention Of Sulphur Fires And Explosions
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Prevention, Detection And Control Of Fire And Explosion In New Zealand Dairy Industry Spray Drying Plant
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Safe Erection And Use Of Scaffolding - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Safe Handling, Transportation And Erection Of Precast Concrete - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For The Use Of Visual Display Units In The Place Of Work - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice For Training Operators And Instructors Of Powered Industrial Lift Trucks (Forklifts)
- Code Of Practice For The Design, Installation And Operation Of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems
- Code Of Practice For The Design, Installation And Operation Of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems Supplement No. 1 Management Of Existing Underground Petroleum Storage Systems
- Code Of Practice For The Transport And Disposal Of Petroleum Storage Tanks And Related Waste
- Commercial And Industrial Premises - Guidelines For The Provision Of Facilities And General Safety In
- Composites Based On Synthetic Resins (Fibreglass) - Code Of Practice For Health And Safety In The Manufacture Of
- Construction Industry - Guidelines For The Provision Of Facilities And General Safety In The
- Control Guide Management Of Noise At Work
- Danger: Eyes At Work
- Dangerous Goods (Class 3 - Flammable Liquids) Regulations 1985 - Revoked
- Dental Therapy Practice
- Elevating Work Platforms In The Horticultural Industry - Revoked
- Geothermal Energy Regulations 1961
- Guidance Notes For The Protection Of Workers From Solar Uv Radiation
- Guide On Sources Of Ignition Where Dangerous Goods Are Present
- Guide To Health And Safety In The Timber Processing Industry
- Guidelines For A Certificate Of Fitness For High-Pressure Gas And Liquids Transmission Pipelines
- Guidelines For Health And Safety In The Kumara Growing Industry
- Guidelines For Occupational Diving 2004
- Guidelines For The Management And Removal Of Asbestos
- Guidelines For The Management Of Lead-Based Paint
- Guidelines For The Prevention Of Falls
- Guidelines For The Provision Of Facilities And General Safety And Health In The Healthcare Industry
- Guidelines For The Provision Of Safety, Health And Accommodation In Agriculture
- Guidelines For The Safe Handling Of Cytotoxic Drugs And Related Waste
- Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Chemicals In Electroplating And Related Industries
- Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Portable Mechanically Powered Nailers And Staplers
- Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Sodium Fluoroacetate (1080)
- Hazardous Goods Storage Facilities
- Health And Safety Guidelines For Home-Based Health Care Services
- Health And Safety Guidelines For Self-Management Of Shallow Geothermal Bore Systems
- Health And Safety Guidelines For Shallow Geothermal Wells
- Health And Safety Guidelines For The Selection And Safe Handling Of Synthetic Mineral Fibres
- Health And Safety Guidelines For Tyre Fitters
- Health And Safety Guidelines On The Cleanup Of Contaminated Sites
- Health And Safety Guidelines On The Management Of Hazards In The Metal Casting Industry
- Health And Safety In Employment (Pipelines) Regulations 1999
- Health And Safety In Welding
- Health Bulletin - Physical Hazards Fact Sheet - Thermal Comfort Project
- Introducing The Approved Code Of Practice For The Management Of Noise In The Workplace (2002)
- LPG Tankwagon Code - Bulk Transport Of Class 2d Dangerous Goods By Road
- Managing Health And Safety Risks In New Zealand Mortuaries
- Managing Shift Work To Minimise Workplace Fatigue. A Guide For Employers.
- New And Expectant Mothers At Work
- Occupational Health Tools 2006-07 - Revoked
- Occupational Health Tools 2009
- Occupational Overuse Syndrome Guidelines For Prevention And Management
- Practical Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Organic Solvents
- Prevention Of Legionnaires’ Disease - Employers’ Responsibilities
- Repainting Lead-Based Paint
- Safety Code For Forklift Truck Operators No.1 Front Loading Forklift Trucks
- Selection And Use Of Hearing Protectors
- What You Need To Know About Temperature In Places Of Work
- Approved Code of Practice for Safety and Health in Arboriculture (2012)
- Best practice guidelines for working at height in New Zealand
- Best Practice Guidelines: Safe Use of Elevating Work Platforms in the Horticultural Industry
- Concrete Pumping Health and Safety Guidelines
- Scaffolds with screening or containment sheeting
- Workplace Exposure Standards and Biological Exposure Indices 7th Edition
- Guidance for Managing Drug and Alcohol-Related Risks in Adventure Activities
- Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 - Revoked
- Approved Code Of Practice for Fire or Explosion in Underground Mines and Tunnels
- Approved Code Of Practice for Ventilation in Underground Mines and Tunnels
- Guidance for a Hazard Management System for Mines
- A guide to developing safety management systems for the extractives industry
- People Come First: promote a strong health and safety culture
- Best practice guidelines for working on roofs
- Industrial Rope Access in New Zealand: Best Practice Guidelines
- Best Practice Guidelines for the Safe Use of Machinery
- Working safely with chemicals and fuels on farms: Good Practice Guidelines
- Best Practice Guidelines for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
- Good Practice Guidelines: Health and Safety at Opencast Mines, Alluvial Mines and Quarries
- Quarry Essentials Pocket guide
- Notice that Particular Low Voltage or Extra-Low Voltage Fittings or Appliances are Declared medium Risk Articles
- Excavation safety - Good practice guidelines
- Code of Practice for the Management and Removal of Asbestos
- Approved Code of Practice for Air Quality in the Extractives Industry
- Good Practice Guidelines - Major hazard facilities - Safety cases
- Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017
- Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances – Polyethylene Above Ground Stationary Tanks for Diesel Fuel) Safe Work Instrument 2017
- Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Thermoplastic Stationary Tanks) Safe Work Instrument 2017
- Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Above Ground Rotationally-Moulded Polyethylene Stationary Tanks) Safe Work Instrument 2017
- Safe work with precast concrete
- Approved code of practice for flammable liquids road tank wagons
- Approved Code of Practice for Bungy (AS/NZS 5848:2000)
Section:
2.6 Physical hazardsContext:
There are no New Zealand regulations controlling the use of lasers. The National Radiation Laboratory does provide an advisory service, and Standards New Zealand has produced a standard on laser safety, NZS 5821, which is, in part, an adoption of AS 2211.Section:
2.6 Physical hazardsContext:
There are no New Zealand regulations controlling the use of lasers. The National Radiation Laboratory does provide an advisory service, and Standards New Zealand has produced a standard on laser safety, NZS 5821, which is, in part, an adoption of AS 2211.Section:
2.6 Physical hazardsContext:
There are no New Zealand regulations controlling the use of lasers. The National Radiation Laboratory does provide an advisory service, and Standards New Zealand has produced a standard on laser safety, NZS 5821, which is, in part, an adoption of AS 2211.Section:
2.4 Hazardous waste managementContext:
NZS 4304:1990 Healthcare waste management is the agreed basis for acceptable practice for the management of healthcare related waste. The facility generating the waste should be responsible for ensuring the safe disposal of all healthcare wastes arising wSection:
3.9 LightingContext:
To determine whether sufficient lighting is provided, the values set out in NZS 6703:1984 should be used. Light value readings should be taken under both daylight and night conditions to determine the sufficiency and suitability of the lighting provided.