HSWA Compliance Campaigns

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From time to time Maritime New Zealand runs inspection campaigns to ensure compliance; because this helps keep people in the maritime industry safe from workplace harm.

These campaigns range from fact-finding missions to understand safety within particular sectors, to campaigns that target vessels that are at risk. These inspections come at no cost to the operator.

Over 40% Inspection Campaign

This campaign was conducted during the second half of 2017 and the first half of 2018, and involved inspecting the commercial operators who scored 40% or more in their risk rating, when they first entered the Maritime Operator Safety System (MOSS).

Stevedore Inspection Campaign

Over a 12 month period, Maritime NZ investigaged 24 incidents related to load failures from cranes on foreign-flagged ships. Stevedore loading logs were over-represented in ACC claims - especially in relation to musculoskeletal injuries.

High Risk Operators Inspection Campaign

Classified as one of New Zealand's high risk sector, the fishing sector was the focus of a targeted HSWA (Health and Safety at Work Act 2015) inspection campaign for the year 2016/2017.

HSWA Compliance Campaigns

These campaigns range from fact-finding missions to understand safety within particular sectors, to campaigns that target vessels that are at risk. These inspections come at no cost to the operator.

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