http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation The Department of Labour runs regular consultations on issues that affect New Zealand workplaces. http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/working-at-height/index.asp The Department of Labour, in conjunction with the construction industry stakeholder group, welcomes your comments on this proposed document. closed 2011-12-16 20111216-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/agriculture-sector-plan/ The Department of Labour is seeking feedback on the draft Agriculture Sector Action Plan. open 2011-12-14 20111214-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/manufacturing-sector-action-plan/ The Department of Labour is seeking feedback on the draft Manufacturing Sector Action Plan. closed 2011-12-05 20111205-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/support-adventure-website/index.asp Tourism Industry Association NZ (TIA), supported by Outdoors NZ, is seeking input on their new safety guidance tool, the Support Adventure website. open 2011-12-01 20111201-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/roofing-guidelines/ Input is being sought for the new Best Practice Guideline for Working on Roofs. closed 2011-11-29 20111129-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/ewps-horticulture/ Input is being sought for the revised Guidelines for the Safe Use of Elevating Work Platforms in the Horticultural Industry. closed 2011-11-15 20111115-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/occ-health-action-plan/ The Department of Labour is seeking feedback on the draft Occupational Health Action Plan. The plan was drafted in response to the 2009 review of the Workplace Health and Safety Strategy for New Zealand to 2015 which identified the need for a stronger focus on occupational health as a priority issue. closed 2011-10-26 20111026-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acc-regulations/ The Department of Labour is seeking input on proposed amendments to the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Lump Sum and Independence Allowance) Regulations 2002 to replace the current assessment tool used by ACC to determine the level of permanent impairment. closed 2011-09-21 20110921-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/Consultations/Ministerial+Inquiry+into+Foreign+Charter+Vessels/default.htm The Ministerial Inquiry into the use and operation of foreign charter vessels fishing in New Zealand waters is underway. open 2011-09-21 2010809-001-DOL Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/liability-pay-contribute-cost-of-treatment/index.asp The Department of Labour and ACC are consulting on behalf of the Minister for ACC on five different regulatory proposals relating to payment for treatment in the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Regulations 2003 (the Cost of Treatment Regulations). closed 2011-08-09 2010809-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/forestry-sector-plan/index.asp The Department of Labour is seeking feedback on the draft Forestry Sector Action Plan. closed 2011-07-18 2010718-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/adventure-tourism/regulations/index.asp The Department of Labour has developed draft Health and Safety in Employment (Adventure Activities) Regulations and now seeking your feedback. closed-available 2011-07-13 2010713-001-DOL Health and Safety http://dol.govt.nz/consultation/increasing-choice/summary.asp The Government wants to improve the delivery of the Accident Compensation Scheme. This means managing treatment, rehabilitation and compensation as efficiently as possible and reducing the number of injuries. closed 2011-07-18 2010718-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/wasteminz/index.asp WasteMINZ, the Waste Management Institute of New Zealand, is seeking input on their new Health and Safety Guidelines: For the Solid Waste and Resource Recovery Sector. closed 2011-04-20 2010420-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/pumping-concrete/summary.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input on the proposed new Good Practice Guide "Pumping Concrete". closed 2011-02-09 2010209-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/industrial-rope-access-2010/index.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revised draft of the new Industrial Rope Access Guidelines. closed 2010-12-24 20101224-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/quad-bike-guidelines/index.asp The Department of Labour intends to publish new Guidelines for the Safe Use of Quad Bikes in Agriculture. closed-available 2010-11-25 20101125-002-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/arboriculture-acop/ The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Trees Code Part 1 - Arboriculture Approved Code of Practice. An industry working party has been reviewing this Code and is seeking feedback on this draft Code. closed 2010-11-25 20101201-002-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/construction-sector-plan/index.asp A review of the Workplace Health and Safety Strategy to 2015 revealed an implementation gap between the high level strategy framework and concrete action at the workplace, sector and hazard level. To address this gap a three year National Action Agenda has been developed that will be supported by five Sector Action Plans and a National Occupational Health Plan. closed 2010-09-30 20100930-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/forklifts-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input on proposed amendments to the Approved Code of Practice for Training Operators and Instructors of Powered Industrial Lift Trucks (Forklifts). closed 2010-08-26 20100026-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/load-lifting-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input on proposed amendments to the Approved Code of Practice for Load-Lifting Rigging. closed 2010-08-19 20100019-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/accgst/index.asp GST is increasing to 15% on 1 October 2010. The Department of Labour and ACC are consulting on behalf of the Minister for ACC on the following regulations, proposing to increase amounts payable to reflect the rise in GST closed 2010-08-09 20100809-001-DOL Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/robbery/robbery.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input on the new Guidelines for the Safety of Staff from the Threat of Robbery. closed 2010-07-28 20100728-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/chainsaw-draft/index.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input on the new Guide to Safety with Chainsaws. closed 2010-07-27 20100727-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/exposure-standards/wood-dust.asp In 2008, the Department of Labour commenced consultation on proposed changes to some toxic substances that have been assigned Workplace Exposure Standards. Wood Dust is one of the substances proposed for reduction. closed-available 2010-07-23 20100723-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/exposure-standards/formaldehyde.asp In 2008, the Department of Labour commenced consultation on proposed changes to some toxic substances that have been assigned Workplace Exposure Standards. Formaldehyde is one of the substances proposed for reduction. closed-available 2010-06-17 20100617-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/religious-workers/index.asp The Minister of Immigration has agreed to a review of immigration policies that religious workers use to enter and work in New Zealand. closed-available 2010-06-15 20100615-001-DOL Immigration http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/exposure-standards/methyl-bromide.asp In 2008, the Department of Labour commenced consultation on proposed changes to some toxic substances that have been assigned Workplace Exposure Standards. Methyl bromide is one of the substances proposed for reduction. closed-available 2010-06-10 20100610-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/nihl/index.asp The Department of Labour and ACC are consulting on behalf of the Minister for ACC on two separate regulatory proposals on how ACC responds to injury-related hearing loss claims: prescribing the proportion of the costs that ACC is liable to pay for hearing loss entitlements and updating procedures for noise-induced hearing loss assessment procedures. closed 2010-05-24 20100524-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/cranes-acop-revoke.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input to revoke the first and second editions of the Approved Code of Practice for the Design, Manufacture, Supply, Safe Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Cranes. closed-available 2010-04-29 20100429-001-DOL Health and Safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/myfirstjob/index.asp The Department is seeking inputs for a newly developed online resource that combines information across the Department of Labour and some other Government agencies. The resource specifically dedicated to issues related to children and young people in employment. closed 2010-03-22 20100322-001-DOL employment relations http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/precast-concrete-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Precast Concrete Approved Code of Practice. When completed, the revised Code is intended to replace the ACOP published in 2002. closed 2010-03-10 20100310-001-DOL employment relations http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/personal-grievance/ The Department is seeking submissions to inform a review of the personal grievance system established under the Employment Relations Act 2000. closed-available 2010-03-02 20100302-010-DOL employment relations http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/trees6-forestry-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Forestry Operations Approved Code of Practice. The likely outcome of this review will be to also incorporate the necessary sections for the Trees Codes Part Three , Part Four and possibly Part Five. Accordingly we are seeking input and feedback on the current code. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-010-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/trees5-transport-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Trees Code Part 5 - Timber Stacking, Packeting and Transportation Approved Code of Practice. The likely outcome of this review will be to revoke this Code and to incorporate the necessary sections either in to the Forestry Operations ACOP (which is also being reviewed) or alternatively a Best Practice Guideline. Accordingly we are seeking input and feedback on the current code. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-009-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/trees4-helicopter-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Trees Code Part 4 - Helicopter Logging Approved Code of Practice. The likely outcome of this review will be to revoke this Code and to incorporate the necessary sections in to the Forestry Operations ACOP (which is also being reviewed). Accordingly we are seeking input and feedback on the current code. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-008-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/trees3-rivers-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Trees Code Part 3 - River and Stream Operations Approved Code of Practice. The likely outcome of this review will be to revoke this Code and to incorporate the necessary sections in to the Forestry Operations ACOP (which is also being reviewed). Accordingly we are seeking input and feedback on the current code. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-007-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/trees2-powerlines-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Trees Code Part 2 - Maintenance around power lines Approved Code of Practice. An industry working party has been reviewing this Code and is seeking additional input and feedback on the original code to be incorporated in to the draft that is being written. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-006-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/trees1-aboriculture-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Trees Code Part 1 - Arboriculture Approved Code of Practice. An industry working party has been reviewing this Code and is seeking additional input and feedback on the original code to be incorporated in to the draft that is being written. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-005-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/pressure-equipment-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Pressure Equipment (excluding Boilers) Approved Code of Practice. When completed, the revised Code is intended to replace the ACOP published in 2001. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-004-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz//consultation/acop/passenger-ropeways-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Passenger Ropeways Approved Code of Practice. When completed, the Code is intended to replace the ACOP published in 1995. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-002-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz//consultation/acop/excavations-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Excavations and Shafts Approved Code of Practice to further identify issues and ensure that the publication meets industry needs. When completed, the revised Code is intended to replace the current ACOP published in 1995. closed 2010-02-23 20100223-001-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz//consultation/acop/boilers-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for Boilers. When completed, Code is intended to replace the current edition of the ACOP last amended in 2005. closed 2010-02-19 20100219-001-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz//consultation/acop/demolition-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revocation of the Demolition Approved Code of Practice. When completed, the Demolition Best Practice Guideline that is currently under development by an industry working party is intended to replace the ACOP published in 1994. closed 2010-02-19 20100215-002-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz//consultation/acop/ewp-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revocation of the Power-Operated Elevated Work Platforms Approved Code of Practice. When completed, the Elevated Work Platforms Best Practice Guideline that is currently under development by an industry working party is intended to replace the ACOP published in 1995. We are seeking input and feedback on the current Code to be incorporated in to the draft best practice guideline. The Power-Operated Elevated Work Platform Approved Code of Practice would not be revoked until the new Guideline is in place. closed 2010-02-19 20100215-003-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz//consultation/acop/scaffolding-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revocation of the Safe use and Erection of Scaffolding Approved Code of Practice. In July 2009 the revised Scaffolding Best Practice Guideline was published in a review led by Scaffolding and Rigging New Zealand (SARNZ) with Department of Labour input and support. We are looking to revoke the current Code in favour of these updated guidelines and are seeking input and feedback on the decision to revoke the Code. closed-available 2010-02-19 20100215-004-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz//consultation/acop/spaces-acop.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Working in a Confined Space Guideline. When completed, the guideline is intended to replace the first edition published in 1997. closed 2010-02-19 20100215-005-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/industrial-rope-access/index.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input on the new Industrial Rope Access Best Practice Guidelines closed 2010-02-15 20100215-002-DOL health safety http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/tor-review-part6a/review-consultation.asp The Department of Labour is conducting a review of Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (Part 6A) Continuity of employment if employees' work affected by restructuring. closed 2010-02-15 20100215-001-DOL Employment relations http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/atvs-on-farms/index.asp The Department is reviewing its guidance on the safe use of off-road vehicles including the publication “Safe Use of ATVs on New Zealand Farms: Agricultural Guideline”. As part of this review the Department is looking to extend this publication to apply to the agricultural, forestry and adventure tourism industries. closed 2010-01-06 20100106-001-DOL Employment relations http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/adventure-tourism/index.asp People who are interested in the adventure tourism industry are being asked for their views on its safety and risk management practices. This is part of the consultation phase for the review of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors launched by Prime Minister John Key in September 2009. closed-available 2009-11-25 20091125-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/wes-airborne-lead/index.asp Stakeholder consultation is being sought in regard to a proposed change to the New Zealand Workplace Exposure Standard (WES) for inorganic airborne lead. closed-available 2009-09-23 20090923-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/demolition-guidelines/index.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input on the new Demolition Best Practice Guidelines. When completed, the Guide is intended to replace the Demolition Approved Code of Practice. closed-available 2009-09-10 20090910-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/asbestos/index.asp The Department of Labour is seeking input on the new Asbestos Best Practice Guidelines. When completed, the Guide is intended to provide further guidance to the Asbestos Regulations (1998). closed-available 2009-09-08 20090908-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/consultation/infant-feeding/index.asp From 1 April 2009 the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act), amended by the Employment Relations (Breaks, Infant Feeding and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2008, requires employers to provide appropriate facilities and breaks for employees who wish to breastfeed either at the workplace or during a work period, as far as is reasonable and practicable in the circumstances. closed 2009-08-07 20090807-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/consultation/holidays-act-review/ A Ministerial Advisory Group, consisting of employer and employee representatives, has been appointed to review the Holidays Act 2003 (the Act). The Group will advise the Minister of Labour on options for amending the Act (without reducing current entitlements) closed-available 2009-07-20 20090720-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/consultation/brittle-roofing/ The Department of Labour and the Roofing Association of New Zealand are seeking input on the draft Brittle Roofing Best Practice Guidelines. closed 2009-07-08 20090708-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/consultation/crane-draft-09/ The Department welcomes your comments on this draft document. closed-available 2009-05-28 20090528-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/consultation/youth-in-entertainment/ The Department of Labour is seeking input for the proposed Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for Youth in the Entertainment Industry. closed 2009-05-22 20090522-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/consultation/prevention%2Dof%2Dfalls/ The Department of Labour is seeking input for a revision of the Guidelines for the prevention of falls. When completed, the Guide is intended to replace the first edition of the Guidance Document, published in 2000. closed 2009-05-07 20090507-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/whss/review/review-report.asp The Department of Labour is reviewing the Workplace Health and Safety Strategy for New Zealand. The review is underway and will be reported up to government by the end of June 09. closed 2009-04-08 20090408-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/transgender/index.asp The Department of Labour is developing two factsheets to provide information about legal rights and protections available to trans people under New Zealand law, as well as best practice guidelines to assist trans people, employers and employees in the workplace. One factsheet is aimed at trans employees, while the other is aimed at employers of trans people. closed 2008-09-03 20080903-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/contracting/index.asp The Department of Labour would like your feedback on draft guidance it has prepared to help principals to contracts to meet their obligations under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. closed-available 2008-07-29 20080729-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/peopletrafficking/index.asp People trafficking is an international crime that so far has not managed to gain a foothold in New Zealand. We have been fortunate; however there is no room to be complacent. People trafficking is a global concern and New Zealand could potentially be targeted as a destination for trafficked persons. New Zealand government agencies and non-government organisations (NGOs) should be prepared to deal with instances of trafficking in accordance with international best practice. closed 2008-06-12 20080612-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/pecpr/index.asp The Department is consulting on two proposed minor amendments to the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999 (the PECPR Regulations). Both are to clarify coverage of the regulations. closed 2008-06-11 20080611-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/underground-mining/index.asp The Department of Labour would like your feedback on effective ways to improve the identification and management of hazards in the underground mining industry. closed-available 2008-04-03 20080403-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/shoptrading/index.asp The purpose of this discussion document is to canvass public opinion on issues and options related to the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal Act 1990, Sale of Liquor 1989 and the Holidays Act 2003. closed-available 2007-11-16 20071116-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/interface-project/index.asp A summary of findings from the interface project on health and safety legislation is now available. closed 2007-07-12 20070712-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/serious-harm/index.shtml The Department of Labour consultation on the definition of "serious harm" under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 is now closed. If you have any questions about the consultation please contact Bob White on 04 915 4369 closed-available 2008-10-23 20081023-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/physiotherapy/index.asp The Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Government and New Zealand First includes a review of the way in which physiotherapy services are funded and accredited. Accordingly, the Government has decided to undertake a Ministerial Review to assess the adequacy of the current regulatory and purchasing arrangement for physiotherapists within the ACC regime having regard to the context of the existing regulatory regime governing competency standards of health practitioners. closed-available 2007-02-16 20070216-001-DOL Department of Labour