Subject and Study Guides: Carpentry: Legal & Safety Information

Building Code and Building Act 2004

Legal System Controlling Building in New Zealand

MBIE/Hīkina Whakatutuki - Building Performance
Government website with information on building law, compliance and services including weathertightness issues.

Building Code

Building Code compliance documents and handbooks
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE/Hīkina Whakatukituki) publishes Acceptable Solutions and Verifications Methods, which provide means of establishing compliance with the Building Code. These documents, as well as the Building Code Handbook, are available to downloaded here.

Building Code information
Official information about the New Zealand Building Code from Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE/Hīkina Whakatukituki).

Building Act 2004

Building Act 2004
The official text of the Building Act 2004.
Building Act 2004 Guidance
Guidance information on Building Act initiatives that affect different people, including homeowners and consumers, building owners, managers and developers, builders, tradespeople and designers, and building officials. Resources from MBIE/Hīkina Whakatukituki.
MBIE/Hīkina Whakatutuki - Building and Construction
Information on weathertightness, Canterbury earthquakes, licensing, renovating and maintenance legislation and more.

Safety Resources

Health & Safety at Work Act 2015
Direct Link to the full-text of this important Act.
Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016
Link direct to the new regulations from the NZ Legislation website
CHASNZ Website
CHASNZ is the "Construction Health and Safety New Zealand" charitable trust. They have information surrounding this topic.

SafetyHub [SCA]
A collection of workplace safety training videos providing instruction on how to keep safe in a range of situations. Safetyhub covers falls and heights, trenches and excavations, handheld and power tools, vehicles, hazardous substances, forklifts and cranes, welding safety, personal protection and more.