Health & Safety
The AQA strongly supports the new health and safety requirements being introduced by the Government. Our industry wants to see its workers return home safely every day. Achieving this is no easy task. Our industry was lightly regulated for many years and there are new, demanding training requirements, even for industry veterans who want to retain their Certificates of Competence (required to operate a quarry.) Many smaller quarries, which pose some of the greatest health and safety risks, are not members of the AQA. We are working with WorkSafe, the Health and Safety Council for Mining/Extractives – MinEx, our industry training organisation, MITO and other organisations to help start bringing the necessary changes into practice.
There are many instances across New Zealand where companies are engaged in activities that fall under the definition of Quarry Operations as defined in the 16 December 2013 amendment to the Act. Those operations that fall under these regulations are subject to a number of codes, guidelines and regulations that companies need to be aware of and to follow. Read more on our guidelines page.
