Work & employment · Business owner, Worker
Health and safety for small businesses
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Use WorkSafe's small-business guidance to identify, assess and manage workers' health risks.
WorkSafe's Healthy workers guidance is written for small-business owners. It explains the duty to prevent harm to workers' health under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
The guide uses Plan-Do-Check-Act to identify, assess and manage health risks, with examples including fatigue, noise and sun exposure. Start with its official examples and adapt the process to the work in your business rather than treating a generic checklist as a complete safety assessment.
Key facts
- Small-business owners have a duty to prevent harm to workers' health.Sources: Healthy workers: health risk guidance for small businesses
- WorkSafe's small-business health-risk guide uses the Plan-Do-Check-Act process.Sources: Healthy workers: health risk guidance for small businesses
Official sources
- Healthy workers: health risk guidance for small businesses
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Review history (1)
Revision 1 ·
Reviewed WorkSafe guidance and replaced unverified industry examples with its stated health risks. Migrated linked facts and retained original publication date.