Due Diligence - focus on preventing harm

In reaction to recent case law, there has been a significant amount of commentary in the past two months around how due diligence duties under HASWA may be evaluated in court. At Construction Health and Safety NZ (CHASNZ) our message is fairly simple - all parties should prioritise preventing harm rather than focusing on systems and processes that may only be useful for a legal defence. i.e. Don't put yourself in that situation in the first place.

We have curated a series of guidance documents that we believe are useful to those in governance and leadership positions tasked with duties that ultimately prevent workplace harm. The guidance is based on practical, evidence-based research designed to move the dial in health and safety risk management.

These resources are all free and may be used by organisations, individuals and teams to assist in understanding and improving good work that in turn generates healthier and safer working conditions. Please share with your contacts and we always respect and value feedback.

The resources are available here.

https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/construction-health-and-safety-nz-chasnz_due-diligence-in-health-safety-asks-the-activity-7294517128253059073-sKNw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop