Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995

This version was replaced on 8 August 2018 to make a correction to regulation 2 under section 25(1)(j)(iii) of the Legislation Act 2012.

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Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995

(SR 1995/167)

Catherine A Tizard, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 21st day of August 1995

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.

Pursuant to section 21 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour, hereby makes the following regulations.

1	Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
3	Relationship between Act and regulations
	Part 1 General duties of employers [Revoked]
4	Duties in respect of facilities at every place of work [Revoked]
5	Duties in respect of facilities at certain places of work [Revoked]
6	Duty in respect of indisposed employees [Revoked]
7	Tests for suitability and sufficiency of facilities [Revoked]
8	Duty in respect of drinking water [Revoked]
9	Duty in respect of cleanliness of place of work [Revoked]
	Part 2 Duties in relation to management of particular hazards
	Duties of all employers in relation to noise at any workplace
10	Application of regulation 11
11	Noise
	Duties of all employers in relation to some hazards at any workplace
12	Application of regulations 13 to 21
13	Overcrowding [Revoked]
14	Containers of liquids [Revoked]
15	Loose but enclosed materials [Revoked]
16	Raised objects [Revoked]
17	Cleaning, maintenance, or repair of machinery
18	Woodworking and abrasive grinding machinery
19	Application of regulation 20
20	Self-propelled mobile mechanical plant
	Duty in relation to heights at some workplaces
21	Heights of more than 3 metres
	Duty in relation to scaffolding in construction work
22	Scaffolding
	Duties in relation to excavations in construction work
23	Application of regulations 24 and 25
24	Excavations with face more than 1.5 metres high
25	Excavations of hazardous depth
	Notification of particular hazardous work
26	Notification
	Part 3 Certificates of competence
27	Certificates of competence
	Application, issue, renewal, cancellation, and suspension
28	WorkSafe may recognise organisations
29	Application for certificate of competence to be made to chief executive or WorkSafe
30	Application to contain evidence
31	Requirements of applicants
32	Requirements of diver
33	Requirements of construction blaster [Revoked]
34	Requirements of powder-actuated tool operator
35	Requirements of scaffolder
36	Investigations by chief executive or WorkSafe
37	Use of information
38	Chief executive or WorkSafe to issue certificate of competence
39	WorkSafe to determine duration
40	Renewal of certificate of competence
41	Cancellation or suspension of certificate of competence
42	Replacement of certificate of competence
43	Register
44	Appeal to District Court
45	Fees inclusive of goods and services tax
46	Transitional provisions relating to certificates of competence
	Part 4 Duties in relation to certificates of competence
	Duties of employers in relation to divers
47	Application of regulations 48 and 49
48	Diver
49	Duty in respect of medical fitness of diver
	Duties of employers in relation to construction work
50	Application of regulations 52 and 53
51	Construction blaster [Revoked]
52	Powder-actuated tool operator
53	Scaffolder
	Part 5 Duties in relation to young persons [Revoked]
	Duties of employers to young persons [Revoked]
54	Employment of young persons [Revoked]
55	Injurious tasks [Revoked]
56	Machinery [Revoked]
57	Tractors and self-propelled mobile mechanical plant [Revoked]
58	Night employment [Revoked]
	Duties of principals to young persons [Revoked]
58A	Application of regulations 58B to 58F [Revoked]
58B	Engaging young persons as contractors [Revoked]
58C	Injurious tasks [Revoked]
58D	Machinery [Revoked]
58E	Tractors and self-propelled mobile mechanical plant [Revoked]
58F	Night work [Revoked]
	Duties of other persons to young persons [Revoked]
59	Presence of young persons [Revoked]
60	Tractors and self-propelled mobile mechanical plant [Revoked]
	Exception from certain duties relating to tractors [Revoked]
61	Exception for tractors [Revoked]
	Part 6 Duties in relation to agricultural employees’ accommodation [Revoked]
62	Application of this Part [Revoked]
63	Accommodation and general facilities for agricultural employees [Revoked]
64	Cooking facilities or meals for agricultural employees [Revoked]
	Part 7 Duties of designers, manufacturers, and suppliers [Revoked]
65	Sufficient compliance with certain duties in this Part [Revoked]
	Plant [Revoked]
66	Duties of designers of plant [Revoked]
67	Duties of manufacturers and suppliers of plant [Revoked]
	Protective clothing and protective equipment [Revoked]
68	Duties of designers of protective clothing and protective equipment [Revoked]
69	Duties of manufacturers and suppliers of protective clothing and protective equipment [Revoked]
	Part 8 Offences [Revoked]
70	Offences [Revoked]
	Schedule 1 Protective devices or apparatus for woodworking or abrasive grinding machinery
	Schedule 2 Fees for issue, renewal, and replacement of certificates of competence
	Gazette Information
	Reprint notes

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