Over the years, the Department of Labour has issued health and safety publications on numerous subjects. Many of these were never updated to take account of changes in legislation, standards, technology or industry practice, and are no longer available in printed form. However, some of the information in these publications is still relevant and not available elsewhere.
The Publications Archive is intended as a repository of this older material. It also contains some earlier editions of current publications.
The Archive publications are all in pdf format and retain the look and feel of the original documents, although in some cases photographs or graphics have been removed to keep the file size to a minimum. The word ARCHIVE appears as a watermark on every page as a reminder of the publication's status.
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- Abrasive Wheels - Safety Hints for Operators of (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Accident Investigation - Beginner's Guide to Effective (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Acetylene Cylinders - Safety Hints for Users of (ARCHIVE 1977)
- Aerosol Manufacture - Code of Practice for Safety in (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Agrichemical Users - Guidelines on Personal Protection for (ARCHIVE 1996)
- Agrichemicals in Forestry - A Guide to the Safe Use of (ARCHIVE 1996)
- All Terrain Vehicle Safety - Rider Training (ARCHIVE 1994)
- Amusement Devices - A Guide for Owners and Operators (ARCHIVE 1991)
- Asbestos - Talking (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Asbestos Advisory Committee - Report to the Minister of Labour (ARCHIVE 1991)
- Asbestos Guide 1984 - Safety in Construction Guide (ARCHIVE 1964)
- Asbestos Regulations 1984 - A Guide to the (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Atmospheric Conditions in the Workplace (ARCHIVE 1984)
- ATVs on New Zealand Farms - Safe Use of - Summary Poster (ARCHIVE 2003)
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- Back in Care - Preventing Back Pain and Back Injuries in Caregivers (ARCHIVE 1993)
- Back in Care - Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries in Staff in Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities (ARCHIVE 1993)
- Belt Conveyors - Guarding of (ARCHIVE 1978)
- Blow Moulding Machines - Safety Principles (ARCHIVE 1976)
- Boilers - Code of Practice for the Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance and Servicing of (ARCHIVE 1996)
- Building Maintenance Units and Powered Swinging Stages (ARCHIVE 1989)
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- Cable Logging - Safety Code for Bush Undertakings Part 2 (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Carding Machines - Guarding of (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Chains, Ropes, Lifting Tackle and Liftting Machines - Register of (ARCHIVE 1991)
- Circular Saws - Safe Use of (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Cold Chisels - Safety Hints for Users of (ARCHIVE 1978)
- Construction Blaster - The (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Construction Blasting Safety - Code of Practice for (ARCHIVE 1978)
- Corrosive Chemicals - Safety With (ARCHIVE 1984)
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- Demolition (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Dough Dividing Machines - Guarding of (ARCHIVE 1981)
- Dust Explosions in Factories - Precautions Required with Combustible Dusts (ARCHIVE 1985)
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- Earth Moving Machines - How to Operate Safely (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Electric Arc Welding - Safety Hints (ARCHIVE 1975)
- Electricity - Safe Use of in Construction (ARCHIVE 1986)
- Electrostatic Powders - Code of Practice for the Application of Coatings by Spraying of (ARCHIVE 1985)
- Excavation (ARCHIVE 1987)
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- Falls from Heights - How to Avoid (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Falsework (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Falsework Guide 1988 (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Farm Chemicals - Handling of (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Farm Chemical Safety - Guide to - Agricultural Employees (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Farm Health and Safety Package (ARCHIVE 1995)
- Farmers' and Growers' Guide to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (ARCHIVE 1993)
- Firewood Saw - How to Fence Your (ARCHIVE 1989)
- First Aid Equipment, Facilities and Training - Guidance Notes on Providing(ARCHIVE 2001)
- Five Rules for Tree Fellas (poster) (ARCHIVE 1986)
- Flammable Liquids Tankwagon Code (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Forest Operations - Part 3 Logging - Safety Code for (ARCHIVE 1992)
- Fork Truck Hazard Protection - A Guide to (ARCHIVE 1989)
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- Gas Cylinders - A Guide to (ARCHIVE 1992)
- Good Housekeeping in Industry (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Grain Augers - The Guarding of Portable (ARCHIVE 1990)
- Granulators in the Plastics Industry - Safe Use of (ARCHIVE 1990)
- Grease Gun Safety (ARCHIVE 1987)
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- Hammers - Safety Hints for Users of (ARCHIVE 1978)
- Handwheels and Flywheels - Guarding of (ARCHIVE 1976)
- Hazards - How to Identify and Control - A Workbook (ARCHIVE 1994)
- Health and Safety Committees and Representatives - Guide for (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Health and Safety Committees - Beginner's Guide to (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 - Employees - What you should know about the - English, Cook Island Maori, Niuean, Samoan and Tongan Versions (ARCHIVE 1998)
- Health and Safety Regulations (1995) - What Employers and Employees Need to Know about NZ's New Workplace Regulations (ARCHIVE 1995)
- Health and Safety Representatives and Health and Safety Committees - Code of Practice for (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Heavy Power Presses - Safety Principles for (ARCHIVE 1969)
- Horizontal Two Roll Mill - Safe Use of the (ARCHIVE 1984)
- Hydro-Extractors - Guarding (ARCHIVE 1967)
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- Icing Sugar and Cocoa Milling Operations - Code of Practice (ARCHIVE 1984)
- Industrial Deafness - How to Avoid (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Industrial Overalls - A Safety Guide (ARCHIVE 1980)
- Isocyanate Spillages (poster) (ARCHIVE 1982)
- Isocyanate-Containing Paints - A Guide to Spraying (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Isocyanates - How to Use Safely - Polyurethane Foam Workers (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Isocyanates - How to Use Safely - Spray Painters (ARCHIVE 1989)
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- Labour and Employment Gazette - Index of Articles (ARCHIVE 1984)
- Lathes - Safety Hints for Users of (ARCHIVE 1978)
- Lead Hazards in Radiator Repair Work (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Lifting Gear - Safety Hints for Users of (ARCHIVE 1982)
- Loose Materials - Safety Guide for Handling of (ARCHIVE 1980)
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- Machine Guarding - The Ergonomics of (ARCHIVE 1979)
- Machine Terms - Glossary of (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Managing Health and Safety - A Guide to (ARCHIVE 1993)
- Manual Handling Workshop Tutors Kit (ARCHIVE 1992)
- Mesothelioma - The Epidemiology of in Historical Context (ARCHIVE 1998)
- Metal Cutting Guillotines - Safety Principles for (ARCHIVE 1980)
- Mitre Saws - Do's and Don'ts for Using (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Molten Salt Baths - The Safe Use of - Code of Practice (ARCHIVE 1984)
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- Occupational Health Nursing in New Zealand - Standards for (ARCHIVE 1994)
- Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) - Prevention of (ARCHIVE 1995)
- Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) - Treatment and Rehabilitation, A Practitioners' Guide (ARCHIVE 1992)
- Overhand Planers - Safety Rules for Operators (ARCHIVE 1978)
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- Paper Baling Presses - Guarding of (ARCHIVE 1985)
- Pendulum Saws - Using Safely (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Planning the Workplace (ARCHIVE 1991)
- Platen Presses - Guarding of Hand-Fed (ARCHIVE 1979)
- Playing Cards - Health and Safety (ARCHIVE 1999)
- Pneumatic Presses - Guarding Small (ARCHIVE 1965)
- Powder-Operated Fixing Tools on Construction Work (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Power Operated Elevating Work Platforms - Code of Practice (ARCHIVE 1986)
- Prescoring Blades - Guarding of Saws with (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Presence Sensing Devices for Machine Guarding (ARCHIVE no date)
- Press Brake Guarding (ARCHIVE 1980)
- Punch and Forming Presses - Safety Principles (ARCHIVE 1975)
- Push Sticks - How to Choose and Use (ARCHIVE 1989)
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- Radial Arm Saws - How to Use Safely (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Respirators and Breathing Apparatus - A Guide to (ARCHIVE 1992)
- Respiratory Equipment - Using Safely (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Rise and Fall Saws - How to Guide Your (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Riving Knives - Safe Use of (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Road Works Safety Guide (ARCHIVE 1984)
- Robot Safety (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Roll Over Protective Structures for Earth Moving Machines - Code of Practice for (ARCHIVE 1985)
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- Safe Stacking and Storage (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Safe Access (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Safety at Work - What Every Employee Should Know (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Safety Supervisor's Guide (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Scaffolding (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Screw Conveyors - Guarding of (ARCHIVE 1980)
- Screwdrivers - Safety Hints for Users of (ARCHIVE 1978)
- Shearers' Accommodation - A Guide to the Shearers Act 1962 and Regulations (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Sheep's Head Splitting Machines - Guarding (ARCHIVE 1972)
- Sources of Ignition where Dangerous Goods are Present - Guide on (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Spanners and Wrenches - Safety Hints for Users of (ARCHIVE 1978)
- Spindle Moulders - Safety Rules for Operators of (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Spray Coating - A Guide to the Spray Coating Regulations 1962 (ARCHIVE 1976)
- Static Electricity in Industry - Guidelines for the Control of (ARCHIVE 1990)
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- Tanning Industry - Chemicals Handling in the (ARCHIVE 1983)
- Tanning Industry - Machine Guarding in the (ARCHIVE 1985)
- Timber Ladders on Construction Work - Care, Use and Maintenance of (ARCHIVE 1976)
- Timber Preservatives and Antisapstain Chemicals - Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Use of (ARCHIVE 1994)
- Tractor Operation - Guide to Safe (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Training and Supervision - Attention All Agricultural Employers - Your Obligations for (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Training and Supervision - General Guide to (ARCHIVE 1989)
- Tyre Safety (ARCHIVE 1988)
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- Underground Services - Guide for Safety with (ARCHIVE 1994)
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- Vapour Degreasing Operations - Code of Practice (ARCHIVE 1984)
- VDUs - Guidelines for Using (ARCHIVE 1989)
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- Welding Safety (ARCHIVE 1987)
- Wire Mesh Guards for Machinery (ARCHIVE 1982)
- Woodworking Planers - Reduction of Noise from Multihead - A Technical Guide (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Wool Presses - Guarding of Floor-to-Floor (ARCHIVE 1984)
- Workplace Air Quality and Environmental Conditions (ARCHIVE 1988)
- Workplace Exposure Standards - Effective from 1994 (ARCHIVE 1994)
- Workplace Inspections - Beginner's Guide to (ARCHIVE 1989)