Labour Hire Guidelines New Zealand Style

The New Zealand Occupational Health and Safety Service (in the Dept of Labour) has developed a set of guidelines for the labour hire industry, setting out the occupational health and safety requirements for the "on-hire" industry.

As their website puts it, These Guidelines have been produced by the 'On-Hire Safer Industry Forum', which consists of representatives from the On-Hire Industry, the New Zealand Branch of the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA), ACC, the Council of Trade Unions and the Department of Labour's Occupational Safety and Health service (OSH).

They apply to the situation where an On-Hire Agency pays or rewards a person (a 'Temp') to work in a specific assignment in the workplace of its Client.

The aim is to promote and encourage best practice health and safety with all stakeholders in the On-Hire Industry and to assist all parties involved to understand their legal responsibilities and to work together to maximise the safety of the person doing the work."