Conclusions

This study was in no way encompassing. It did not discuss the noteworthy strengths of the WHSS. However, the findings of the study revealed that the WHSS can still be enhanced by going further in terms of goals and methods and by linking the WHSS to behavioural changes of the workers in the workplace.

The goals could be specifically directed not only to the industry sectors but also to the regions that have shown high fatality and injury rates. These regions are Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. As the collaborating and partnering approaches run counter to the nature of enforcement, a moratorium on random inspections among those industries that actively participate in the WHSS can be taken, for a period of three years. Lastly, WHSS can be linked towards an active participation of workers in the workplace. This can be done by replicating the WHHS in the workplace to facilitate active engagement between employer and worker in the integration of health and safety culture in the organization.

This paper did not discuss the sectoral action plan but this could be taken as the next step of the implementation analysis.

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