NZ industry templates
Complete worked bow-ties built around WorkSafe NZ critical risk themes. Pick one close to your operation, then adapt the threats and controls to your own site — a template is a starting point, not a finished assessment.
Fall from height — roof work
Falls remain NZ construction’s biggest killer. Covers roof edge work, fragile surfaces and ladder access.
Mobile plant strikes pedestrian
Excavators, loaders and trucks working near people on foot — a top-three killer across NZ industry.
Quad bike rollover
Quad rollovers kill more NZ farmers than any other vehicle event. Built around WorkSafe’s CPD and terrain guidance.
Worker struck during tree felling
Manual felling strike — the highest-fatality task in NZ forestry. Two-tree-length rule and retreat discipline at the core.
Entanglement in machinery
Caught in moving plant — guards, isolation and lockout discipline for any factory floor.
Truck loss of control — driver fatigue
Fatigue-driven loss of control for line-haul and rural freight. Worktime rules plus real scheduling discipline.
Contact with live electrical conductor
Electrical work and work near lines — isolation, test-before-touch and minimum approach distances.
Confined space — toxic atmosphere
Tanks, pits, silos and vaults. Atmosphere testing and permit discipline; would-be rescuers are half the fatalities.