Notice that the Secretary of Labour has asked the Minister of Labour to review a code of practice pursuant to section 20(1)(a) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
The current code sets out a statement of preferred work practices or arrangements for the health and safety practices for tree maintenance and felling around power lines.
An industry working party has been reviewing this code and is seeking additional input and feedback on the original code to be incorporated into the draft that is being written.
The current code is available on the Department of Labour’s website
www.dol.govt.nz
It is intended that the reviewed code would apply to the arboriculture industry with other key stakeholders including the forestry and electricity sectors.
Interested parties are invited to comment on the proposed code.
Written submissions in relation to the approval of this
code can be made by mail to Maintenance of Trees
Around Power Lines Approved Code of Practice - Part 2 Submissions, Technical Services, Department of Labour,
PO Box 3705, Wellington, or email standards@dol.govt.nz with the subject line Maintenance of Trees Around Power Lines Approved Code of Practice - Part 2 Submissions.
Submissions close on Friday 9 April 2010.
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of February 2010.
CHRISTOPHER BLAKE, Secretary of Labour, Department of Labour.