WorkSafe New Zealand

What WorkSafe New Zealand does

WorkSafe New Zealand is a Crown Agent established on 16 December 2013 under New Zealand law to serve as the country's primary workplace health and safety regulator. Operating under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, the organisation regulates every business and worker in New Zealand across priority industries including agriculture, construction, forestry, and manufacturing, as well as horizontal topic areas such as asbestos, hazardous substances, dust, machinery, working at height, fatigue, and psychosocial hazards. Its core functions include proactive and reactive workplace assessments by inspectors, incident and complaint investigations, enforcement actions, licensing of asbestos removalists, and management of hazardous substances regulations in coordination with the Environmental Protection Authority.

The organisation's technology footprint consists of a digital services platform (services.worksafe.govt.nz) for online notifications, licensing applications, and compliance submissions; a public Data Centre (data.worksafe.govt.nz) providing national and sector-level injury and incident statistics; and a portfolio of standalone regulatory tools including the Hazardous Substances Calculator, Pathways Awarua learning platform, Pickled! educational game, Respirator Selection Tool, and Separation Distances Calculator. It also maintains public registers of asbestos licence holders, compliance certifiers, and recognised inspection bodies, alongside a publications library of over 2,265 guides, fact sheets, codes of practice, and case studies.

WorkSafe's revenue model is anchored in Crown appropriations as a government entity, supplemented by licensing, certification, and application fees for asbestos removalists, hazardous substances handlers, and other regulated activities. There are no commercial product sales, and pricing is not publicly disclosed for fee-based services. The go-to-market motion combines a self-service digital portal, a national contact centre (0800 030 040), field inspector-led assessments, and broad public outreach through the website, social media channels, email subscriptions, sector events (e.g., Fieldays), and regular safety alerts and media releases. The CEO is Phil Parkes, and the organisation is accountable to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety.

Name

WorkSafe New Zealand

Legal name

WorkSafe New Zealand

Website

https://worksafe.govt.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

WorkSafe New Zealand is the country's primary workplace health and safety regulator, enforcing the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 across all NZ businesses and workers. It conducts inspections, issues licenses, publishes guidance, and operates digital compliance and data platforms, funded primarily by Crown appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriation: WorkSafe New Zealand is a Crown Agent established on 16 December 2013. As a government regulatory body, the primary funding comes from government appropriations. The organization generates some revenue through certification, licensing, and application fees for asbestos removalists, hazardous substances handlers, and other regulated activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WorkSafe New Zealand is the primary workplace health and safety regulator in New Zealand, operating as a Crown Agent under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. It conducts workplace assessments, investigates incidents and complaints, issues enforcement actions and prosecutions, and provides licensing and certification for asbestos removalists, hazardous substances handlers, and major hazard facilities. It also publishes guidance, codes of practice, and a national data centre of workplace harm statistics, supported by digital portals, online tools, and a public library of more than 2,265 resources.

Product overview

WorkSafe New Zealand is New Zealand's primary work health and safety regulator, functioning as a Crown Entity established in December 2013. Rather than offering a unified software product, WorkSafe provides a portfolio of regulatory services, digital platforms, and informational resources. The core offering includes the worksafe.govt.nz website and online services portal for notifications and reporting, supported by a Data Centre for statistics, and a Publications Library containing over 2,265 downloadable resources. Supporting tools include the Hazardous Substances Calculator, Pathways Awarua learning platform, Pickled! educational game, Respirator Selection Tool, and Separation Distances Calculator. Additionally, WorkSafe maintains multiple public registers including the Asbestos Licence Holder Register, Compliance Certifier Register, and Recognised Inspection Bodies Register. The organisation's focus areas span priority industries including Agriculture, Construction, Forestry, and Manufacturing, with topic coverage ranging from Asbestos and Dust to Machinery, Hazardous Substances, and Working at Height.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WorkSafe Online Services Portal A digital portal providing online services including injury notifications, incident reporting, asbestos removalist licensing applications, major hazard facility notifications, and protected disclosures for workers and businesses in New Zealand.
• WorkSafe Data Centre An online repository providing access to annual and monthly data on health and safety at work in New Zealand, including sector-specific data views for agriculture, construction, forestry, and manufacturing.
• Hazardous Substances Calculator An online tool helping businesses create hazardous substances inventories and determine compliance requirements under the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations.
• Pathways Awarua An online learning platform providing free health and safety training modules covering topics such as asbestos awareness, hazardous substances in agriculture, and forestry Approved Codes of Practice requirements, for workers and businesses.
• Pickled! Workplace Safety Game A workplace health and safety educational game designed to engage users in learning about workplace hazards.
• Respirator Selection Tool An online tool to help businesses select appropriate respirators based on workplace hazards and conditions.
• Separation Distances Calculator A tool for calculating separation distances for hazardous substance storage and use as required by hazardous substances regulations.
• Asbestos Licence Holder Register A searchable public register of licensed asbestos removalists in New Zealand.
• Compliance Certifier Register A register of certified compliance certifiers for electrical and gas work.
• Recognised Inspection Bodies Register A register of organisations recognised to conduct inspections under various health and safety regulations.
• Publications and Resources Library A comprehensive library of over 2,265 downloadable documents including guides, fact sheets, templates, case studies, reports, Approved Codes of Practice, and sector plans covering workplace health and safety topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% of all work-related fatalities and serious injuries occur in agriculture (5% of workforce)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkSafe shares regulatory responsibility for hazardous substances management with the EPA. The EPA handles substance classification while WorkSafe oversees workplace use and storage under the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.
• Government Agencies (Memoranda of Understanding)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkSafe maintains formal relationship agreements with relevant government agencies through written agreements including memoranda of understanding (MOUs) to coordinate regulatory activities and share information.
• Auckland University of Technology (AUT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkSafe collaborated with AUT on research into asbestos-containing colored sand products, providing scientific assessment of airborne asbestos fiber release from recalled colored sand materials used in workplaces.
• Local and Territorial AuthoritiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTerritorial authorities such as Kāpiti Coast District Council work with WorkSafe on enforcement matters, including prosecuting individuals who ignore WorkSafe prohibition orders and conducting local compliance activities.
• Health and Safety Association of New Zealand (HASANZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHASANZ maintains a register of health and safety consultants that WorkSafe directs businesses to for specialized technical advice and support beyond what WorkSafe can provide.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WorkSafeNZ
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6ACAsaw2_ENg6Rw2mCIYHw/feed
• Facebookfacebook.com/nzworksafe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/worksafe-new-zealand
• Instagraminstagram.com/worksafe_nz

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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