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WorkSafe New Zealand
A new era for workplace health and safety Presentation to Forum on Workplace Carcinogens, 28 November 2013
Professor Gregor Coster WorkSafe NZ Board
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The men lost at Pike River
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Why we need to change
• 75 deaths a year
• 6,000+ serious harm
notifications
• 600 – 900 deaths from occupational ill health
o 150+ from asbestos-related diseases including mesothelioma
• The national “system” is crippled
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Three years after Pike River
• A new regulator – WorkSafe New Zealand
• Working Safer – the reform blueprint
• Clear target – 25% reduction in work-related deaths and injuries by 2020
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WorkSafe NZ Board
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Prof. Gregor Coster (Chair) Paula Rose Don Stock Dr. Patrick Strange Ross Wilson Kerry Prendergast Chris Ellis
Acting Chief Executive-Designate Geoffrey Podger
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WorkSafe NZ priorities
1. Targeting risk: focus on acute, chronic & catastrophic harms
2. Working together: work collaboratively with others for maximum effect
3. Rebuilding Canterbury safely: focus on construction, occupational health & high-risk populations
4. Working smarter: implement a clearer regulatory regime
5. Strengthening our organisation: build a high-performing agency
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul • Based on Australian Model Law
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul
• More guidance
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul
• More guidance
• Facilitate worker participation
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul
• More guidance
• Facilitate worker participation
• More funding
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul
• More guidance
• Facilitate worker participation
• More funding
• Focus on high-risk areas
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul
• More guidance
• Facilitate worker participation
• More funding
• Focus on high-risk areas
• Better coordination across govt
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul
• More guidance
• Facilitate worker participation
• More funding
• Focus on high-risk areas
• Better coordination across govt
• Stronger penalties, enforcement
tools & court powers
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul
• More guidance
• Facilitate worker participation
• More funding
• Focus on high-risk areas
• Better coordination across govt
• Stronger penalties, enforcement
tools & court powers
• Enhanced capability and knowledge, eg. HaSPA
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Working Safer blueprint for reform
• Law overhaul
• More guidance
• Facilitate worker participation
• More funding
• Focus on high-risk areas
• Better coordination across govt
• Stronger penalties, enforcement
tools & court powers
• Enhanced capability and knowledge
• Focus on occupational harm &
hazardous substances
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So what do we know?
• “Work-Related Disease in New Zealand: the State of Play in 2010”, published 2013
– An estimated 600-900 deaths in 2010 from work-related disease
• 170 from asbestos-related disease
– An estimated 29,000-30,500 cases of non-fatal disease
• More than a third of these were cancers
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Current initiatives
• Ongoing asbestos focus in Canterbury rebuild
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Current initiatives
• Ongoing asbestos focus in Canterbury rebuild
• Occupational health advisory group to WorkSafe NZ Board
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Current initiatives
• Ongoing asbestos focus in Canterbury rebuild
• Occupational health advisory group to WorkSafe NZ Board
• Targets for future
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Health and safety …
… is everyone’s responsibility