Health and Safety is paramount within the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI). The industry Workplace Health and Safety Strategy to 2020 aims to lift electricity supply industry health and safety performance through vision, direction and co-ordinated action into the future. The Strategy builds on the previous strategy, the new H&S legislative framework and the work towards safety excellence by industry stakeholders, other industries, employee organisations and safety research groups. The Strategy is a living document that will be regularly reviewed.
The EEA welcomes comment or suggestion from industry, regulators and other stakeholders with a view to better realising the safety vision for the New Zealand electricity supply industry.
Our vision is to unite the electricity supply industry in a common goal to make our workplaces safe and free from work-related ill-health.
The goal is to eliminate fatalities, and significantly reduce severe accidents¹ from work-related activity and serious harm from work-related² diseases and ill-health.
The Electricity Supply Industry will reduce harm through:
The Electricity Supply Industry will support and facilitate the provision of:
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Preamble 2008
Safety is paramount within the electricity supply industry. The industry Workplace Safety Strategy to 2020 developed under the auspices of the EEA outlines the industry health and safety vision, aims and aspirations extending to 2020. The statement identifies focus areas to fulfill these aspirations, and the aim is to lift electricity supply industry safety performance through vision, direction and co-ordinated action into the future. The Strategy builds on the existing legislative framework, Government's Workplace Health & Safety Strategy and the work towards safety excellence by industry stakeholders, other industries, employee organisations and safety research groups. The Strategy is a living document that will be regularly reviewed.