Worker Health & Safety Essentials
A practical foundation in worker duties, communication and safe work practices.
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Built for NZ small businesses
Practical compliance tools for New Zealand workplaces.
Find clear information, free staff learning and practical resources to help you organise workplace training, risks, incidents and follow-up — without starting with expensive software.
Understand what you need. Choose learning for your workers. Keep useful evidence. Add ready-made tools when they save you time.
Safer people. Stronger businesses. A safer New Zealand.
Featured solutions
Choose the right solution for your business
Practical training, validation resources and tools for New Zealand workplaces.
Contractor Ready Pack
NZ$79 · Register interestPractical compliance resources for contractors and subcontractors.
Learn more →Building & Fire Pack
NZ$129 · Available nowPractical tools to help organise building and fire compliance responsibilities.
Learn more →Workplace Training
Learning by industryFind workplace learning and resources relevant to your team.
Browse learning →Free Resources
Guides and templatesHelpful tools to support workplace compliance and documentation.
Explore resources →NEW · FREE GUIDE
Health & Safety is changing in 2027.
Running a small NZ business? See what changes from 1 April 2027, what “critical risk” means, how the worker threshold works, and what you can start checking now.
Read the free 2027 guide →1 Apr2027 start date
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Employer hub
Health & Community Support
Provider knowledge, workforce learning, competency evidence and practical tools organised for employers and managers.
Open the employer hub → Free employer toolWorkplace Training Matrix
Track worker learning, evidence, review dates and practical competency in one reusable workbook.
Get the free matrix → Build your systemCompliance Tools
Explore the connected commercial Starter Pack and workplace resource tools.
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Free microlearning library
START HERENZQC-HS-001
FOUNDATIONNZQC-HS-002
FOUNDATIONNZQC-HS-003
FOUNDATIONNZQC-HS-005
HAZARDS & CONTROLSNZQC-HS-006
EMERGENCY & RESPONSENZQC-HS-014
PEOPLE & WELLBEINGNZQC-HS-015
PEOPLE & WELLBEINGNZQC-HS-016
PERSONAL SAFETYNZQC-HS-018
WORK DESIGNNZQC-HS-019
CONTRACTORSNZQC-HS-020
HAZARDS & CONTROLSNZQC-HS-021
Practical NZ workplace learning — without the clutter.
Explore our growing library of free microlearning courses with short lessons, knowledge checks, assessments and completion certificates. Start with a featured course below, or browse the full library by topic or industry.
Hazard & Risk Management
Identify hazards, understand risk and choose controls that work.
Start HS-002 Free →Optional ready-made toolsResource Pack · NZ$19 →
Incident, Injury & Near-Miss Reporting
Know what to report, what to record and when events need escalation.
Start HS-003 Free →Optional ready-made toolsResource Pack · NZ$19 →
Worker Engagement & Participation
Understand how workers contribute to health and safety decisions, raise concerns and participate in improvements.
Start HS-005 Free →Optional ready-made toolsResource Pack · NZ$19 →
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Understand where PPE fits in risk management and how suitable PPE is selected, used and maintained.
Start HS-006 →Workplace First Aid Awareness
Understand workplace first aid arrangements, raising the alarm and accessing trained help without acting beyond your training.
Start HS-014 →Psychosocial Risks at Work
Recognise psychosocial hazards and understand prevention at the source.
Start HS-015 →Preventing & Responding to Sexual Harassment
Understand risk factors, reporting, bystander options and fair response principles.
Start HS-016 →Workplace Violence & Aggression
Recognise threats and aggression, use preventive controls and prioritise safety.
Start HS-018 →Working From Home & Hybrid Work
Recognise common home and hybrid work risks and support safer working arrangements.
Start HS-019 →Contractor Safety & Overlapping Duties
Understand coordination, communication and shared health and safety responsibilities when businesses work together.
Start HS-020 →Machinery Safety & Guarding
Recognise machinery hazards, guarding principles and safer approaches around moving equipment.
Start HS-021 →
Browse the free course library →
General workplace learning. Workplace-specific induction, procedures, supervision and competency requirements may still apply.
Free NZ compliance resources
Practical guides for small New Zealand businesses
Browse our free guides for managing risks, incidents, corrective actions, audits and wider small-business compliance. Each guide is designed to be practical, easy to follow and connected to the tools in the Starter Pack.
2027
Critical Risk Starter Worksheet
Work through a workplace hazard, check it against the 2027 critical-risk test and record how your important controls are working.
Use the free worksheet →R
Risk Register Template NZ
Learn how to record risks, controls, owners, review dates and practical risk ratings.
Read the guide →I
Incident Register Template NZ
Structure incident and near-miss records, immediate actions, follow-up and investigation.
Read the guide →✓
Small Business Compliance Checklist NZ
Review important areas such as risk, employment records, privacy, training and document control.
Read the guide →C
CAPA Template NZ
Understand root cause, corrective action, ownership, due dates and effectiveness checks.
Read the guide →A
Internal Audit Checklist NZ
Check whether your key compliance processes, records and controls are actually working.
Read the guide →C
Complaints Register Template NZ
Record complaints, investigations, corrective actions, outcomes and closure in one practical register.
Get the free template →I
Incident Investigation Template NZ
Investigate incidents, identify contributing and root causes, assign corrective actions and verify improvements.
Get the free template →↓
Free NZ Small Business Risk Register
Start with the free Risk Register and 5×5 risk matrix before moving to the complete toolkit.
Get the free template →
Workplace tools
Ready to put the work into practice?
Start free, or choose a ready-built tool when your organisation needs a more connected system.
NEW · NZQC-HS-002
Workplace Risk & Hazard Management Pack
Interactive risk register and dashboard plus practical hazard identification, risk assessment, control and review resources. The HS-002 microlearning course remains free.
NEW · NZQC-HS-003
Workplace Incident & Corrective Action Pack
Ready-made incident reporting resources plus an interactive corrective-action tracker and dashboard. The HS-003 microlearning course remains free.
NEW · NZQC-HS-005
Worker Engagement & Participation Workplace Pack
Consultation records, worker participation and action tracking, review tools, plus an Excel management dashboard. The HS-005 learning remains free.
Free starter
NZ Small Business Risk Register
Free
A simple starting point for businesses that need a practical way to record and review workplace risks.
- Risk Register with automatic scoring
- 5×5 live Risk Matrix
- Quick Guide
Launch offer · One-off purchase
NZ Quality & Compliance Starter Pack
NZ$79NZ$99
A ready-built quality and compliance system so you don't have to create separate registers, dashboards and review tools from scratch.
- Connected Risk Register with automatic scoring & 5×5 matrix
- Incidents & Near Misses register
- Complaints & Feedback register
- CAPA / corrective-action register
- Audit Schedule & Training Matrix
- Interactive management dashboard
- Monthly Management Report
- 15-page Implementation Guide & Quick Start Checklist
- Commercial Licence for the purchasing organisation
Designed to save setup and administration time. Excel-based with no monthly QMS software subscription required.
Get the complete Starter Pack — NZ$79This toolkit supports internal quality and compliance management. It is not legal advice, certification, accreditation, or a guarantee of compliance. Businesses remain responsible for identifying the requirements that apply to them.
For businesses
Build a repeatable compliance rhythm
Use NZQC as your team grows: free learning for workers, practical registers for day-to-day work, and connected tools for risks, incidents, corrective actions, audits and training.
Train
Worker learning
Use the free training library for induction, refreshers and workplace learning.
Browse training → ImplementFree workplace resources
Use practical templates and guides to turn learning into workplace action.
Browse resources → ManageConnected workplace tools
Move to paid tools when separate free resources are no longer enough.
See workplace tools →Frequently asked questions
Do I need special software?
The product is supplied as an Excel workbook plus PDF guides. It is designed to avoid the need for a separate monthly QMS subscription.
Is this only for health and safety?
No. The toolkit is broader: risks, incidents, complaints, improvement actions, audits, training and monthly management review.
Is it legally compliant for every NZ business?
No generic template can guarantee compliance for every organisation. The toolkit helps structure management and record-keeping; you still need to identify your own legal, contractual and sector requirements.
Can I customise it?
Yes. The commercial licence allows the purchasing organisation to customise the toolkit for its own internal business use.
Can a consultant use one copy for multiple clients?
Not under the standard licence. A separate client licence or future consultant licence would be required.
Will there be an advanced edition?
Yes. The planned next tier will add more advanced reporting, sector packs and additional quality-system tools.
Start with one useful system — not another subscription.
Download the free Risk Register today, then move to the full toolkit when your business needs connected quality and compliance management.