A safety audit standard for adventure activities specifies the requirements that adventure activity operators must comply with to reduce risks when providing adventure activities.
The following safety audit standard has been developed
and published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ("the Ministry") pursuant to Regulation 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment (Adventure Activities) Regulations 2011:
Safety Audit Standard for Adventure Activities - Requirements for a Safety Audit of Operators
(The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, March 2013).
This is the inaugural standard and will be kept under review.
Copies of the standard may be obtained from the Ministry’s website
www.dol.govt.nz/adventure-activities
or by writing to the Principal Advisor - Adventure Activities, Health and Safety Group, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, PO Box 3705, Wellington 6140.
The standard sets out the requirements for a safety management system for all operators that provide the adventure activities covered by the Regulations.
It includes explicit requirements to manage the risks of drug and alcohol use.
The standard was developed in consultation with the
public, the adventure and outdoor sector, and with other Government agencies.
The Regulations require commercial operators who provide adventure activities, as defined by the Regulations, to pass safety audits and become registered by the Ministry.
Passing a safety audit is required for registration.
Safety audits are performed by safety auditors recognised by the Ministry.
Safety auditors are engaged directly by operators.
A safety auditor must audit an operator for compliance
with the safety audit standard that applies to the adventure activities provided by the operator.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of March 2013.
SUSAN LESLEY HAINES, Deputy Chief Executive, Health and Safety Group, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.