Subject & Study Guides: Plumbing, Gasfitting &amp; Drainlaying: NZ Standards & Safety Resources

Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying Standards

We have subscription access to most New Zealand and combined AustraliaNew Zealand Standards, including the AS/NZS 3500 series. New Zealand Standards are published by 'Standards New Zealand/Te Mana Tautikanga o Aotearoa'.

ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS: To search for other New Zealand Standards, follow the instructions on the PDF document below and use the 'New Zealand Standards Online' link.

Accessing New Zealand Standards at Unitec Library

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Building Code Compliance Documents

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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.

Health & 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

SafetyHub [SCA] This link opens in a new window
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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.

WorkSafe NZ
WorkSafe NZ is New Zealand’s workplace health and safety regulator.
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New Zealand has unacceptably high rates of workplace fatalities, serious harm injuries and work-related disease and illness. WorkSafe NZ is aiming to achieve a 25 percent reduction by 2020 of the workplace death and injury toll.