Where’s the harm in that? How we think about workplace hazards hampers the application of health and safety law
- Written by Louise Deacon, PhD Graduand, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Current thinking about workplace problems, mental health and the law is hindering New Zealand’s ability to prevent job-related mental harm.
The inclusion of mental health in New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is meant to protect workers from the risk of harm arising from exposure to workplace psychosocial hazards.
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